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.
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.
Jerusalem [Israel], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will leave for Washington on Monday night to meet with his United Arab Emirates (UAE) and US counterparts, his office said in a statement.
Sydney [Australia], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): As Sydney, capital of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), exited its 106-day lockdown Sunday, residents have re-emerged to celebrate a long-awaited "Freedom Day".
Canberra [Australia], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has declared that there will be no turning back to COVID-19 lockdowns as restrictions ease across the east coast amid the country's battle against the third wave of infections.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 7,373 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,339,594, according to the health ministry.
Brasilia [Brazil], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil has registered 182 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the number of deaths to 601,011, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday.