News Archives for World - 2021-03-18

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World Published 18 Mar, 2021 02:36pm

Nine members of Afghan military killed in helicopter crash

A defence ministry statement on Thursday said they were investigating the crash which took place in Maidan Wardak...

World Published 18 Mar, 2021 11:21am

UN sounds alarm on South Asia child deaths

NEW DELHI: The coronavirus pandemic may have indirectly contributed to around 228,000 additional child deaths in...

World Published 18 Mar, 2021 11:15am

Tanzanian President John Magufuli dies at 61

In Dares Salaam, President of Tanzania John Pombe Magufuli died of heart failure after protracted illness. He was ...

World Published 18 Mar, 2021 11:14am

UN chief appoints personal envoy to Afghanistan

Washington wants to jumpstart the process and get the Taliban and Afghan government to agree to some form of...

World Published 18 Mar, 2021 09:22am

Japan to lift Tokyo area state of emergency as planned on Sunday

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government’s advisory panel on coronavirus measures approved on Thursday a plan to let the state of emergency expire in the Tokyo area as scheduled on March 21, while the capital’s governor warned citizens not to let down their guard.

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