Death toll rises to 20 from riots in Indian capital; hundreds badly injured
At least 20 people have been killed in the Indian capital during violent clashes between Hindu and Muslim groups over a new citizenship law, a hospital official told Reuters, even as an eerie calm descended in riot-torn areas on Wednesday.
Indian PM Modi calls for calm in Delhi after sectarian clashes
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for peace in Delhi on Wednesday after days of violent clashes between Hindus and minority Muslims over a citizenship law left at least 20 people killed.
No political motive behind carnival incident: Germany’s FAZ
German authorities are ruling out that the man who plowed a car into a carnival parade on Monday, injuring some 60 people including children, was driven by a political or ideological motive, Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Wednesda…
Austria quarantines a dozen people after first coronavirus cases
Austria has quarantined 12 people who were in close contact with a couple who were the country’s first coronavirus cases, one of whom works as a hotel receptionist, authorities in the province of Tyrol said on Wednesday.
Factbox: Malaysian parties by the numbers amid political turmoil
As Malaysian parties try to secure a parliamentary majority to form the next government after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad abruptly resigned on Monday, here are how the parties and factions stack up currently.
Worried Chinese turn to online doctor consultations amid coronavirus outbreak
Spooked by a sneeze or a cough, Chinese consumers are turning to online consultations in droves for advice about possible coronavirus symptoms – a boon for a fledgling industry that has struggled to win over customers.
Egypt to bury former president Mubarak in military funeral
Egypt will on Wednesday bury its former president Hosni Mubarak, who died at the age of 91, in a military funeral in Cairo.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Tanimbar region, Indonesia: EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Tanimbar region in Indonesia, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said on Wednesday.
Parents’ lawsuit accuses Japan of double standard on child ‘abductions’
A group of parents fighting against child “abductions” by their partners accused Japan in a lawsuit on Wednesday of having a double standard in how it treats domestic instances of such incidents, compared to international ones.
Hong Kong flags record budget deficit as virus, protests cripple economy
Hong Kong unveiled a record budget deficit on Wednesday, pledging cash handouts to residents and business tax breaks to soften the blow to the recession-hit economy from often-violent protests and the coronavirus.
