The majority of the world's population remains susceptible to COVID-19 and there is a long road to travel as the risk remains high, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said

Ride-hailing service Ola said it has resumed normal ride operations in more than 160 cities with enhanced safety protocols applicable with every trip as per the state governments guidelines

Faced with a piquant situation with hundreds of thousands of migrant workers having left the state, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday appealed to the locals or 'sons of the soil' to come forward and help in the progress and development of Maharashtra, India's most industrialised state

In compliance with the Supreme Court directive, the government on Monday allowed resumption of train service, public transport and opening of all shopping centres across the country

Prominent Pakistani clerics and noted scholars have announced resumption of five-time congregational prayers at mosques across the country, hoping the government this time would not put any hurdle and saying uncertainty about the end of coronavirus could not stop people from activities of daily life and regular business

Pakistan and the World Bank on Monday signed two loan agreements of $371 million to support projects in the agriculture and social sectors

As many as 18 cases of coronavirus-infection have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Population, taking Nepal’s tally to 375 on Monday

India has provided 30,000 coronavirus testing kits to Nepal

Thousands of people have begun to leave Dhaka for their village homes ahead of Eid, ignoring the risks of contracting coronavirus and spreading it to many others

Afghan political parties expect a “truly inclusive government,” capable of bringing all parties and movements together in order to move the peace process forward, a move that Dr. Abdullah Abdullah also called for after his signing of the agreement with President Ghani on Sunday

A group of Faryab residents in a public uprising against the Taliban cleared five villages under the control of the insurgent group in Shirin Tagab district

Almost every day for weeks at his daily briefings New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has bemoaned the fact that the state was deluged by a wave of coronavirus coming in from Europe and setting off the COVID-19 pandemic

The Maldives Islamic Ministry on Monday urged people to perform the Eid al-Fitr prayer at home in the wake of the nationwide ban on mass prayers in mosques to curb the spread of COVID-19

Marking the first bilateral agreement signed at a virtual ceremony here, Canada on Monday extended CAD 100,000 (over MVR 1 million) to the Maldivian government to provide basic services to the homeless and vulnerable communities in the capital city impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

The Commissioner of Police Mohamed Hameed has confirmed that 23 police officials from the Maldives Police Service have tested positive for COVID-19