Health

Minorities under attack as PM pushes 'tolerant' Pakistan
Jul 16, 2020

Minorities under attack as PM pushes 'tolerant' Pakistan

Analysts and activists say minorities in Pakistan are increasingly vulnerable to Islamic extremists as Prime Minister Imran Khan vacillates between trying to forge a pluralistic nation and his conservative Islamic beliefs


Jul 15, 2020

Turkey marks fourth anniversary of failed coup attempt

Turkey is marking the fourth anniversary of the July 15 failed coup attempt against the government, with ceremonies and events remembering its victims


Asia Today: Another spike brings India past 900,000 cases
Jul 14, 2020

Asia Today: Another spike brings India past 900,000 cases

India’s number of coronavirus cases jumped by another 28,000 and are fast approaching 1 million



Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized with coronavirus
Jul 11, 2020

Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized with coronavirus

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Mumbai


AP Explains: Why India cases are rising to multiple peaks
Jul 11, 2020

AP Explains: Why India cases are rising to multiple peaks

In three weeks, India has shot up from the world’s sixth worst-affected country by the coronavirus pandemic to the third


Asia Today: India's cases jump, transmission rate increases
Jul 9, 2020

Asia Today: India's cases jump, transmission rate increases

India is reporting nearly 25,000 new coronavirus infections as its transmission rate is increasing


Thermometers in hand, Dubai opens for tourists amid pandemic
Jul 7, 2020

Thermometers in hand, Dubai opens for tourists amid pandemic

Dubai is trumpeting the fact that it has reopened for tourism despite the coronavirus pandemic


American student released after 486 days in Egyptian prison
Jul 6, 2020

American student released after 486 days in Egyptian prison

The U.S. State Department says an American medical student detained without trial in an Egyptian prison for nearly 500 days has been freed and returned to the United States


Asia Today: India's cases up as WHO cautions vs vaccine plan
Jul 5, 2020

Asia Today: India's cases up as WHO cautions vs vaccine plan

India has reported another record 24-hour jump in coronavirus cases as the World Health Organization cautioned against the country’s plans to release a vaccine by August