Pak govt decides to amend Constitution for Senate election January 26, 2021 at 09:05PM

Japan PM apologises after lawmakers' night club outings January 26, 2021 at 08:29PM

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Wednesday after lawmakers from his ruling coalition visited night clubs despite his government's call for people to avoid unnecessary outings to curb the spread of Covid-19.

#MeToo: Harvey Weinstein to pay sexual abuse victims $17 million January 26, 2021 at 06:10PM

Weinstein, 68, was sentenced to 23 years in prison last year after being convicted of rape and sexual assault. The money will be split between 37 women, meaning they are each likely to receive six-figure sums.

Ottawa residents seek to dump Trump street name January 26, 2021 at 05:32PM

The Central Park neighborhood, known for New York City-themed street names, was built in the late 1990s -- long before a certain Big Apple real estate mogul entered politics.

UK PM extends condolences to deceased kin in UK January 26, 2021 at 05:55PM

As the United Kingdom on Tuesday crossed the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths due to Covid-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson extended condolences to the kin of victims and said it was hard to "compute the sorrow contained in the grim statistic". Johnson during a Covid-19 briefing on Tuesday said that he and his government take "full responsibility" for the decisions taken by him and his Cabinet to curb the spread of the virus and reduce the fatalities due to the pathogen

From sunny Florida, Trump casts shadow over Republican Party January 26, 2021 at 04:59PM

If many Americans -- perhaps discreetly including a number of senior Republicans -- wished Trump would just disappear at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, they're in for a sore disappointment.

Coronavirus: 100 million Covid-19 cases worldwide January 26, 2021 at 04:47PM

The United States, which passed 25 million confirmed cases last weekend, remains the country with the largest outbreak -- and the largest death toll of over 420,000.

Biden, in first call with Putin, presses on Navalny, treaty January 26, 2021 at 10:08AM

President Joe Biden had his first call with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the White House and Kremlin said. US officials said Biden raised concerns about the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny while pressing the Russian president on his nation's involvement in a massive cyberespionage campaign and bounties on American troops in Afghanistan.

UK crosses grim Covid-19 death toll of 100,000 January 26, 2021 at 08:34AM

The UK on Tuesday hit another grim Covid-19 milestone as the country's death toll from the deadly virus crossed 100,000 since the peak of the pandemic last year, with another 1,631 daily deaths.

Italy PM quits to seek new govt as pandemic rages January 26, 2021 at 02:35AM

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned on Tuesday in the hope of forming a new government after weeks of turmoil in his ruling coalition, leaving Italy rudderless as it battles the deadly coronavirus pandemic. He tendered his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella.

'Historic' snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travel January 26, 2021 at 02:03AM

The National Weather Service said at least 4 inches (10 centimeters) of snow is expected across most of an area stretching from central Kansas northeast to Chicago and southern Michigan. Parts of southeast Nebraska and western Iowa could get more than three times that much by Tuesday morning.

New Zealand's vaccine slated for possible approval next week January 25, 2021 at 09:22PM

The green light for New Zealand's first Covid-19 vaccine could be granted in just over a week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday. "We're making swift progress towards vaccinating New Zealanders against the virus, but we're also absolutely committed to ensuring the vaccines are safe and effective," Ardern told a press conference.