Kabul [Afghanistan], February 14 (ANI): Mohammad Afzal, "a driver of the defense minister" and his five-year-old son were killed in their house in Macrorayan-e-Char area in Kabul on Friday night, TOLO News reported citing sources.
Auckland [New Zealand], February 14 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand is imposing first lockdown restrictions since October on the city of Auckland -- its most populous city -- for three days after three COVID-19 community cases were reported, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday.
Beijing [China], February 14 (ANI): China's sweeping crackdown on Muslim ethnic minority, Uyghurs in Xinjiang since 2017 in the name of counterterrorism has drawn global ire, particularly US State Department, that has classified it as 'genocide', reported The Washington Post.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 14 (ANI): Facebook on Friday decided to reduce pages controlled by the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) on grounds of spreading misinformation, reported Myanmar Times.
Herat [Afghanistan], February 14 (ANI): A massive fire broke out at the customs office in Islam Qala border town in the western province of Herat on Saturday afternoon, TOLO News reported citing the provincial governor Waheed Qatali as saying.
Peshawar [Pakistan], February 14 (ANI): A homeopathic doctor, belonging to the Ahmadi community, was shot dead on Thursday in Peshawar's Bazidkhel area, Dawn reported citing police as saying.
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 14 (ANI): Tightening the noose around non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Pakistan to crush dissent, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday alleged that NGOs have been receiving foreign funds to promote the "enemy agenda" and are working against the state,
New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): A total of 12,194 more COVID-19 cases and 92 deaths was reported in India, in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 14 (ANI): The International Development Committee (IDC) on Friday has relaunched an inquiry into the effectiveness of UK aid to Pakistan, reported Dawn.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], February 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia registered 756 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 145,704, the country's Ministry of Health said Saturday.
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI/Sputnik): US Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo is resigning after he threatened to "destroy" a female reporter for investigating aspects of his private life.
Quito [Ecuador], February 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador registered 2,010 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total number of cases to 265,527, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.