Wellington [New Zealand], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 810 new community cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
Aden (Yemen) January 13 (ANI/Xinhua): A United Nations official confirmed on Saturday that five UN staff members were kidnapped in Yemen's turbulent southern province of Abyan.
Ankara [Turkey], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey's foreign ministry on Saturday advised its citizens to avoid traveling to eastern Ukraine amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Hanoi [Vietnam], February 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 27,311 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up 824 cases from Friday, according to the Ministry of Health.
Cairo [Africa], February 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,001,034 cases as of Friday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Ottawa [Canada], February 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday urged all protesters to go home, saying "everything is on the table" when it comes to ending the blockades paralyzing cross-border trade at multiple locations.
Ankara [Turkey], February 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish security forces detained Friday 197 illegal immigrants and 10 suspected human smugglers in Turkey's western province of Izmir, state-run TRT broadcaster reported.
Tehran [Iran], February 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that Iran never pins hopes on the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement noting its reliance on its people and domestic potentials.
Antananarivo [Madagascar], February 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the intense tropical cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar has risen to 111, the country's Disaster Risk Management Office (BNGRC) reported Friday.
Hong Kong, February 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Hong Kong registered 1,325 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to data from the Center for Health Protection on Friday.
London [UK], February 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Commissioner Cressida Dick, head of London's Metropolitan Police (Met), announced Thursday night she has resigned as Britain's top cop.
Tripoli [Libya], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Unidentified gunmen on Thursday attacked the convoy of Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah in the capital Tripoli, said Libya's Interior Ministry.