Heavy rains damage 200-year-old mosque in New Delhi
Al Jazeera News :The central dome of a 200-year-old mosque in the Indian capital New Delhi has come crashing down due to the heavy monsoon...
International
UN chief to world leaders: ‘Inequality starts at the top’
Reuters :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions, but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a “generational...
Thai demonstrators call for Prayuth’s government to resign
Al Jazeera News :Around 2,500 Thai protesters took to the streets in Bangkok on Saturday night demanding the resignation of the government and the dissolution...
Kuwait ruler undergoes successful surgery, crown prince takes over some duties
Reuters :Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah underwent successful surgery on Sunday morning, his office said, after having been admitted to hospital on...
Myanmar holds muted Martyrs’ Day tribute to fallen independence heroes
Reuters :Myanmar’s public marked one of the Southeast Asian nation’s darkest moments on Sunday with tributes to slain independence heroes, though the annual Martyrs’ Day...
Syria votes for new parliament amid war, economic woes
Al Jazeera News :Syria is holding parliamentary elections across government-controlled areas of the country on Sunday, as President Bashar al-Assad marks 20 years in power...
Iran’s Zarif in Iraq on his first visit since Soleimani’s killing
Al Jazeera News :Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is visiting Iraq, for the first time since the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander...
France: Nantes cathedral fire ruins organ, shatters stained glass
Al Jazeera News : A major fire broke out in the cathedral in the western French city of Nantes on Saturday, blowing out stained glass...
Eye on China, Modi-Abe Summit likely in October; Philippines next
Hindustan Times, New Delhi : India and Japan have restarted discussions to firm up dates for the annual summit between prime ministers Narendra Modi and...
Look to women to recover global economy refrom pandemic : Melinda Gates
Reuters : Efforts to help the world economy recover from the coronavirus crisis must give a lead role to women, even as the pandemic deals...
Tens of thousands stage anti-Kremlin protest in Russia’s far east
Al Jazeera News : Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Russia’s far eastern city of Khabarovsk have taken to the streets, protesting against the arrest...