Tashkent [Uzbekistan], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The Uzbek State Security Service in the Kashkadarya region of the country detained 12 men suspected of being supporters of Jihadist groups, the state news agency UzA said Sunday.
Yangon [Myanmar], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 500,073 on Sunday after 752 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
Lanzhou [China], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 43 residential compounds in northwest China's Gansu Province had been put under closed-off management as of Saturday to curb the latest spread of the coronavirus, local authorities said Sunday.
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Sunday confirmed 523 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total tally of infections to 4,244,358, according to the country's health ministry.
Baghdad [Iraq], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Three Katyusha rockets landed on Sunday in the western part of the Iraqi capital Baghdad without causing human casualties, a police source with the Interior Ministry said.
Rome [Italy], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian pledged to safeguard multilateralism when meeting here Saturday on the sidelines of Group of 20 (G20) Leaders' Summit.
Khartoum [Sudan], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Three protesters were killed in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday amid mass demonstrations rejecting the recent measures adopted by the General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, according to the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four people were killed and nine others injured in a vehicle crash in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Sunday, said rescue officials.
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States has reached a deal with the European Union (EU) to resolve a three-year dispute over tariffs on steel and aluminium imported from the bloc, US officials said on Saturday.
Tokyo [Japan], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Voting for Japan's general election began on Sunday morning with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seeking a public mandate for his policies regarding COVID-19, the economy and security.
Bamako [Mali], October 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven Malian soldiers were killed and three wounded in two terrorist attacks in western and central Mali, said the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) on its official website on Saturday.