Valletta [Malta], October 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Malta's Finance Minister on Monday pledged free public transport for residents to encourage people to ditch their cars and help solve the congestion on the roads.
Beijing [China] October 12 (ANI): Amid China's bid to tighten the control over free speech in the country, the Xi Jinping-led government added investment in media organisations to a list of 'banned investments'.
Los Angeles (California) [US], October 12 (ANI/Xinhua): A small plane on Monday afternoon crashed into homes in Santee, 220 km south of Los Angeles, killing at least two people.
Tripoli [Libya], October 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday said 16 bodies of illegal migrants were recovered off the Libyan coast.
London [UK], October 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 40,224 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,193,769, according to official figures released Monday.
Aden [Yemen], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Scores of the Houthis were killed during their military attacks to seize key areas in the country's northern oil-rich province of Marib on Monday, a government official told Xinhua.
Abuja [Nigeria], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 9 passengers were killed and 15 others injured when two commuter buses collided on a busy road in Nigeria's southwestern state of Oyo at the weekend, the country's Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Monday.
Yangon [Myanmar], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar on Monday reported 1,197 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, with a daily test positivity rate of 7.3 percent in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 479,848.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): Defending all-weather friend China, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Islamabad has spoken to China about the Uyghur issue and had been provided with an explanation, but the premier refrained from divulging any details.
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli cabinet on Monday approved the nomination of Ronen Bar as the next director of the Shin Bet, its internal security service, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.
Istanbul [Turkey], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 112 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Turkey as of Monday, according to the country's health ministry.