Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI/Xinhua): A local Islamic State (IS) leader was killed by Afghan Special Forces in the country's eastern Nangarhar province Saturday night, National Directorate of Security (NDS), the country's national intelligence agency, confirmed on Sunday.
Bogota [Colombia], April 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia has registered 16,654 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking its nationwide tally to 2,636,076, the ministry of health and social protection said Saturday.
Tokyo [Japan], April 18 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,408,245 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
London [UK], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 2,206 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,385,938, according to official figures released Saturday.
Tehran [Iran], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian health ministry on Saturday reported 21,312 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the country's total infections to 2,215,445.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,331 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, bringing the national total to 372,859.
Manila [Philippines], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday 11,101 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total cases in the Southeast Asian country to 926,052.
New York [US], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Security Council on Friday called on parties to the Yemeni conflict to negotiate a nationwide cease-fire and a political settlement.
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Two firefighters died when they were putting out a fire in an energy storage power station in Beijing, China on Friday.
Ottawa [Canada], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada's cumulative COVID-19 cases surpassed 1,100,000 as of Friday morning, with the total hitting 1,103,067, including 22,532 deaths, according to CTV.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,551 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Friday, bringing the national total to 370,528.