- Austria Suspends AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Batch After Woman's DeathAstraZeneca vaccine had been approved by the European Medicines Agency and the WHO.
- China to operate high-speed bullet trains in Tibet before JulyChina will operate bullet trains in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh before July this year, marking the opening of high-speed train services to all Chinese mainland provincial-level regions, a senior official has said.
- We're almost done with COVID curbs, Benjamin Netanyahu says as Israel reopens restaurantsBut health officials cautioned that rising contagions could trigger another lockdown - a possible dampener on Netanyahu's hope of parlaying his pandemic policies to victory in a March 23 ballot.
- China tells Biden to reverse 'dangerous practice' on TaiwanChina's foreign minister warned the Biden administration on Sunday to roll back former President Donald Trump's ``dangerous practice'' of showing support for Taiwan, the island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory.
- Satellite photos show aftermath of strike in northern SyriaBEIRUT: A suspected missile strike on an oil-loading facility used by Turkey-backed opposition forces in northern Syria appears to have sparked a massive fire across a large area where oil tankers are normally parked, satellite images show.
- Pope, Top Shiite Cleric Plead For "Peace" In Historic Iraq EncounterGrand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, one of Shiite Islam's top clerics, told Pope Francis in a historic meeting in Iraq on Saturday that the country's Christians should live in "peace".
- Two Pakistan Navy men killed, one injured in attack in BaluchistanKARACHI: Unidentified gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying security forces, killing two personnel of the Pakistan Navy and injuring another in the coastal district of Gwadar in the restive Baluchistan province.
- Black lives matter: Dozens rally before ex-officer put on trial in George Floyd's deathMINNESOTA: Dozens of people gathered in front of the Minnesota governor’s mansion on Saturday to demand accountability for police officers, days before a former Minneapolis officer is scheduled to go on trial in the death of George Floyd.
- Sri Lanka Catholics mark 'Black Sunday' for Easter victimsCOLOMBO: Sri Lankan Roman Catholics attended Mass dressed in black on Sunday, with prayers and protests calling for justice for those killed in coordinated suicide bomb attacks on Easter Sunday two years ago.
- Chinese urgency on Covid-19 goes missing in jabs driveBEIJING: Shirley Shi has received three offers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 -- through her hometown, her Beijing residential area and her office area -- but the human resources manager is in no rush.