Khartoum [Sudan], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Ten people angered by October's military takeover in Sudan were shot dead during protests that swept the North African country on Wednesday, an association of Sudanese doctors said.
Ankara [Turkey], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A meeting over Turkey's demand to acquire F-16 fighter jets between Turkish and US defence officials was conducted in a "positive and constructive atmosphere" in Washington, said Turkey's Defense Ministry on Wednesday.
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed 522 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total tally of infections to 4,251,945, according to the country's Health Ministry.
Accra [Ghana], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 25 people have been killed in a yellow fever outbreak in north Ghana, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
Abuja [Nigeria], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Five road passengers were burned to death after a petrol tanker burst into flames following a head-on collision with a moving truck in southwest Nigeria early Wednesday, local authorities said.
Istanbul [Turkey], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey's northwestern Duzce province on Wednesday, but no casualties have been reported so far, announced the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).
Zagreb [Croatia], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Croatia logged 64 COVID-19 related deaths in the latest 24-hour span, bringing the national death toll to 10,050 since the outbreak of the pandemic, the national COVID-19 response team said on Wednesday.
Paris [France], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): France will face the acceleration of the fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the coming weeks, Jean-Francois Delfraissy, head of the scientific council that advises the government on COVID-19, warned on Wednesday.
Hanoi [Vietnam] November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 9,849 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 9,839 locally transmitted and 10 imported ones, according to its Ministry of Health.
Melbourne [Australia], November 17 (ANI): Australia chairman of selectors George Bailey on Wednesday said the committee is "leaning towards" one of Usman Khawaja and Travis Head to be included in the Ashes playing XI for the first Test against England.
Seoul [South Korea], November 17 (ANI/Global Economic): Samsung Electronics maintained its Number one position in the Latin American smartphone market in the third quarter. However, its market share fell to around 30 per cent due to the increased sales of Chinese companies such as Xiaomi, ZT
Banjul [Gambia], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Politicians in The Gambia have been making last-minute promises to convince the electorates to vote for them as the country gears up for the December 4 presidential election to determine who would govern the nation for the next five years.