Washington [US], September 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were killed and 10 others injured after part of a two-lane highway was washed away on Monday night near Lucedale, a town in southern U.S. state of Mississippi, authorities said.
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 10,534 within one day to 4,089,801, with the death toll adding by 532 to 133,023, the country's Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Canberra [Australia], August 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The coronavirus lockdown in the Australian capital has been extended for two weeks as the country continued to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.
Ankara [Turkey], August 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Monday confirmed 19,557 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 6,366,438, according to its Health Ministry.
London [UK], August 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 26,476 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,757,650, according to official figures released Monday.
Ankara [Turkey], August 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday confirmed 17,332 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 6,346,881, according to its health ministry.
New York [US], August 30 (ANI/Xinhua): With the needs of Afghan children greater than ever before, the world "cannot abandon them now," a senior official with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Sunday after concluding a visit to the country.
Gaza [Palestine], August 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli fighter jets late on Saturday attacked posts and facilities belonging to the armed wing of Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said.
Gaza [Palestine], August 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Night clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers resumed on Saturday near the borders between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel for the first time in two years, eyewitnesses said.
Baghdad [Iraq], August 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraq's Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership on Saturday closed with the agreement of participating countries to unify efforts to stabilise the region.
Moscow [Russia] August 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 19,492 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 6,863,541, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday.
Seoul [South Korea], August 28 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,793 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 246,951.