New York [US], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned an attack against the peacekeeping mission in Mali, the MINUSMA.
Doha [Qatar], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Saturday announced 453 new COVID-19 infections, raising the number of total confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 156,804, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
Kandahar [Afghanistan], February 13 (ANI): At least seven policemen were injured in a car bomb explosion in Arghandab district in the southern Kandahar province on Saturday, Xinhua reported citing a police spokesperson Jamal Barikzai.
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 8,844 within one day to 1,210,703, with the death toll adding by 280 to 32,936, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 291 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths on Saturday, taking the tally to 540,266 and death toll to 8,266, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Manila [Philippines], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Saturday 1,960 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 547,255.
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): An unknown number of people are feared dead and others injured after a suicide bomber drove into a checkpoint in the Somali capital here early Saturday, police and witnesses said.
Tehran [Iran], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry reported 7,298 daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, raising the total nationwide infections to 1,503,753.
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday urged finance ministers of Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations to provide more financial support to boost the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tripoli [Libya], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said that more than 90 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast.
Abuja [Nigeria], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine people were confirmed killed and three others injured in a highway accident in the Nigerian southern state of Cross River on Friday, an official said.
London [UK], February 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 15,144 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,013,799, according to official figures released Friday.