Only two roofs poke out of the vast expanse of an artificial lake that has swallowed an ancient Turkish town Hasankeyf that once drew in tourists with its pre-Ottoman ruins. The echoes of hammers banging stone and dust kicking up from construction sites around the Tigris River lake reveal a new city that is still a work in progress.

Turkey seeks new life for submerged tourist town Hasankeyf

As the tensions between China and Japan increased in the East China Sea, Liu Qingbin, an associate professor said that Beijing offered an olive branch to Tokyo by reducing its naval presence in the area but was snubbed when Japan hired fishing boats to go into the disputed waters, resulting in skirmishes between the two sides.

Senkaku Islands dispute: Japan snubs China's peace offer

Texas has stepped up efforts to counter the threat posed by a brain-eating amoeba detected in the water supply of a coastal county that led to the death of a 6-year-old boy earlier this month.

US: Texas on alert over brain-eating amoeba

The British government tightened restrictions on socialising in parts of northeast England in response to high and increasing COVID-19 infection rates in the region.

WION Ground Report: UK imposes new COVID-19 restrictions

An anti-corruption court in Pakistan indicted former President Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur in a money laundering case. Watch this video to know more.

Pakistan: Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur indicted for money laundering

Three of Apple Inc's top contract manufacturers plan to invest a total of almost $900 million in India in the next five years to tap into a new production-linked incentive plan, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Three top Apple suppliers plan to commit $900 million to India smartphone incentive plan

Artists in Kashmir valley have long been struggling for a physical art gallery to showcase their work but thanks to the pandemic that made them think out of the box.

India: Artists form online gallery in Kashmir

A Hong Kong appeals panel upheld a police ban on a mass protest planned for China National Day. Watch this video to know more.

Hong Kong bans mass protest on China National Day

A northern California wildfire raging in the foothills of the Cascade range has claimed three lives, officials said on Monday, as a separate blaze prompted mass evacuations and spread turmoil to the famed wine-producing regions of Napa and Sonoma counties.

US: Northern California wildfires kill 3, force evacuation of thousands

Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler will become the first to stand trial in Germany over the "dieselgate" emissions scandal, five years after parent company VW admitted responsibility.

Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler to stand trial for 'dieselgate'

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the manufacturers Abbott and SD Biosensor had agreed with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to "make 120 million of these new, highly portable and easy-to-use rapid COVID-19 diagnostic tests available over a period of six months".

WHO: Poorer countries to get 120 million rapid coronavirus tests

German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid a personal visit to Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny while he was undergoing treatment in a Berlin hospital for poisoning, in what Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called a "murderous attack".

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Kremlin critic Navalny in hospital

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Tuesday meet with Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya during his visit to Lithuania in what is seen as a major show of support for the activist.

Belarus opposition leader to meet French President Emmanuel Macron

Beijing has reportedly passed a law to protect “non-malicious” medical whistleblowers, months after a Chinese doctor Li Wenliang was reprimanded for sounding the alarm about the nature of the coronavirus outbreak.

Beijing gives new protections to medical whistleblowers

According to wildlife authorities, twelve more elephants have died in Zimbabwe, taking the total death toll to 34. Watch this video to know more.

Zimbabwe: Suspected bacterial infection kills 12 more elephants

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden square off on Tuesday in their first presidential debate. With five weeks to go until the November 3 general election, the stakes are high.

US Election 2020: Less than 24 hours to first presidential debate

Fighting escalated sharply on Monday between Azerbaijan and its ethnic Armenian mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and at least 55 people were killed in a second day of heavy clashes.

Armenia and Azerbaijan clashes escalate, deaths rise despite appeals for peace

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said, Antibody-based medications, other blood products from recovered patients and antivirals are being investigated as early treatments.

Coronavirus Pandemic: US investigates antibody-based medications

The UK will face severe disruption at its ports and food shortages if it fails to strike a trade deal with the European Union before the end of the year. Watch report.

How will the post-Brexit Britain look?

US President Donald Trump paid just USD 750 in federal income taxes in the year he was elected US president and also in his first year in the White House, according to a media report.

2 decades of Trump's tax returns: 'Zero income taxes in 10 of last 15 years'

The German airline Lufthansa said that it will have to make more staff cuts in addition to the previously announced reduction. Watch report.

Lufthansa struggles despite receiving govt aid: Plans to operate at only 20% to 30% capacity

President Omar al-Bashir ruled with an iron fist for 30 years until his overthrow last year. While legal proceedings against him are ongoing Sudanese in exile around the world are beginning to return.

Sudan's former leader Bashir on trial: A chance to rebuild post-Bashir Sudan

WION Dispatch: Beijing passes new whistleblower law | World News

Supreme Court of Pakistan has allowed Daniel Pearl's parents to become party to case. Supreme Court suspended Sindh High Court's verdict. Watch this video to know more.

WION Dispatch: All accused to stay in custody in Daniel Pearl case

The United Kingdom is gearing up for the second nationwide lockdown as the coronavirus cases are rapidly rising in the country.

WION Dispatch: Another national lockdown in the United Kingdom?

One of the world's oldest towns of Turkey, Hasankeyf now lies underwater. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: Reviving tourism in a submerged town Hasankeyf

With gyms closed and a lot of sports clubs unable to reopen because of the coronavirus pandemic, Kayaking has become a loved sport for New Yorkers.

WION Dispatch: Kayaking becomes popular with New Yorkers | World New

Pakistan SC allows Daniel Pearl's parents to become party to case

Senior Afghan peace official Abdullah Abdullah arrived in Pakistan on Monday for meetings in a country seen as vital to the success of Afghan talks aimed at ending decades of war.

Afghan official Abdullah Abdullah in Pakistan for talks on peace bid

The provincial government in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has decided to purchase the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar to conserve the historic buildings which are in dilapidated condition and facing demolition threat.

WION Ground Report: Pakistan government to buy ancestral houses of Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar

Sri Lanka has shipped back to Britain container-loads of waste that the government said was brought into the island in violation of international laws governing the shipping of hazardous material.

Sri Lanka returns 21 containers of illegal waste to Britain

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