Pak army admits China's role in 'crushing' Baloch movement January 30, 2021 at 08:03PM

WHO teams visits Wuhan food market in search of virus clues January 30, 2021 at 07:26PM

A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 in the central Chinese city of Wuhan was expected to visit Huanan market later on Sunday, a wholesale seafood centre where the new coronavirus was initially detected.

Trump parts with impeachment lawyers a week before trial January 30, 2021 at 05:23PM

Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers just over a week before his Senate trial is set to begin, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday. Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, both South Carolina lawyers, are no longer with Trump's defense team. One of the people described the parting as a "mutual decision''.

Toilet brushes & blue pants: Symbols of Russia's stir January 30, 2021 at 04:59PM

Mexico confirms at least 2 Guatemalan migrants among 19 dead January 30, 2021 at 05:11PM

Prosecutors in northern Mexico confirmed Saturday that at least two of the 19 people found shot to death and burned near the US border were Guatemalan migrants. Two other victims among the four identified so far were Mexicans, they said.

UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents January 30, 2021 at 04:43PM

Hong Kong residents can apply from Sunday for a new visa offering them an opportunity to become British citizens after Beijing's imposition of a national security law in the Asian financial hub last year.

Billionaire Steve Cohen quits Twitter, citing threats in GameStop uproar January 30, 2021 at 01:22PM

Top Trump donor funded rally that preceded US Capitol riot: Report January 30, 2021 at 07:54AM

Russia warn Navalny supporters not to attend Sunday protests January 30, 2021 at 05:39AM

His detention sparked nationwide protests one week ago in about 100 cities; nearly 4,000 people were reported arrested. The next demonstration in Moscow is planned for Lubyanka Square. The Federal Security Service, which Navalny claims arrange to have him poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent on behalf of the Kremlin, is headquartered in the square.

Novavax Covid vaccine news welcomed in South Africa January 30, 2021 at 01:43AM

Early findings from a British study suggest the vaccine is nearly 96% effective against the older coronavirus and nearly 86% effective against the new variant there. In South Africa, the new variant now causes more than 90% of new cases and is more infectious than the original virus.

China shuts down 18,489 'illegal' websites January 30, 2021 at 01:26AM

Some of the websites were shut down for promoting online games or dating information in the guise of online courses while others were punished for spreading illegal materials, including pornographic and violent content, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). Critics allege that the crackdown includes websites that carry critical content not approved by the government.

US military slams Chinese flights over South China Sea January 29, 2021 at 07:27PM

Iran hangs ethnic Baluch for 'terror', despite UN appeal January 29, 2021 at 11:46PM

Dehghan was found to have been involved in the killing of two Revolutionary Guards' members in 2015, as well as leading a raid aiming to abduct five border guards, one of whom was killed, it added.

China's first Hualong One nuclear reactor begins operations January 29, 2021 at 11:19PM