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Afghan authorities say 26 police officers poisoned in Laghman province
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI): As many as 26 police officers were positioned in the eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan, provincial governor's spokesman Asadullah Dawlatzai told Sputnik on Saturday.
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NATO commander meets Taliban leaders in Qatar to discuss implementation of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI) NATO commander in Afghanistan Gen Austin Miller met the Taliban leadership in the Qatari capital of Doha to discuss the implementation of a peace deal signed by both parties, a Taliban spokesman said on Saturday.
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Boris Johnson spends second night in intensive care
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 8 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is spending a second night in intensive care in hospital, where he is being treated for COVID-19, and he is in "stable" condition, a 10 Downing Street spokesman on Tuesday night (local time).
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Iran registers 151 new coronavirus death in single day
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Apr 05 (Sputnik/ANI): Iran has registered 151 new coronavirus-related deaths over the last one day, raising the overall death toll in the country since the start of the outbreak to 3,603, the Health Ministry's spokesman said on Saturday.
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Afghanistan's COVID-19 positive cases soar to 337
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of cases tested positive for COVID-19 has reached 337 in Afghanistan, spokesman for Public Health Ministry Wahidullah Mayar said on Sunday.
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Iran reports 53,183 coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in Iran has reached a total of 53,183, the Iranian Health Ministry's spokesman told the IRINN channel on Friday. As many as 3,294 people have died from the deadly virus.
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Iran temporarily frees 100,000 prisoners to limit spread of Coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran[Iran], Mar 29 (Sputnik/ANI): A total of 100,000 inmates have been temporarily freed from Iranian prisons as of Sunday to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, a judiciary spokesman has said.
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UN condemns Kabul Gurudwara terror attack
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the Kabul Gurudwara terror attack which killed 27 civilians, and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and wishes to those injured.
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Indonesia's coronavirus cases reach 790
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Mar 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Indonesia reached 790 on Wednesday after another 105 tested positive, a government spokesman said.
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UN chief urges warring parties in Libya to accept 5+5 draft ceasefire deal
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the rival Libyan administrations to lay down arms and accept the temporary draft ceasefire agreement negotiated by the Libyan Joint Military Commission (5+5) in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, a
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Countries must work together to combat COVID-19 pandemic: IMF
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 13 (ANI): The economic cost from the outbreak of coronavirus strain COVID-19 is still uncertain but countries must work together to combat it, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said.
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Philippines President Duterte to undergo Covid-19 testing
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Manila [Phillipines], Mar12 (ANI): President of Philippines Rodrigo Duterte will be tested for the novel coronavirus despite not showing any symptoms, his spokesman Salvador Panelo said in a statement as two of his key government officials went into quarantine after they came into contact wi
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