The United States is considering imposing sanctions on seven Belarusians it believes were involved in falsifying the results of the Aug. 9 election and in violence against peaceful protesters, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.

US considers imposing sanctions on seven Belarusian officials

Thailand's king has officially reinstated his mistress Sineenat as his royal consort after releasing her from jail to rejoin his harem.

Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn reconciles with ousted consort Sineenat

Anger is brewing among fishermen in Pakistan as 20 Chinese deep-sea trawlers have arrived near Karachi. The fishermen are planning a protest.

Your Story: Pakistan fishermen plan protests against Chinese trawlers fishing near Karachi

Marking a major advancement amid the coronavirus pandemic, India has moved up four places to rank 48th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020 report which was released on Wednesday.

Your Story: India jumps 4 places to rank among top 50 in Global Innovation Index

Three Indian Coast Guard ships are headed for the Central-eastern Sri Lankan coast to help fight a fire on-board MT New Diamond, a Panama-flagged oil tanker.

Your Story: Indian Coast Guard ships en route Sri Lankan coast for firefighting | South Asia

The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered theatres across Japan. With audiences and performers already dwindling even before the pandemic, some in the industry of traditional Japanese Noh play fear the virus may sound the death knell for an art considered one of the oldest extant theatre forms in the world.

Can Japan's ancient Noh theatre survive coronavirus pandemic?

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats said that there would be no Question Hour in the current monsoon session of Parliament.

India: No Question Hour during Parliament's monsoon session

Australia has slipped into recession for the first time in 30 years. The great run of 28 successive years of growth has ended.

Gravitas: Australia Sinks Into Recession

Islamabad is trying to save its face after a social media purge. Facebook has suspended several Pak-based accounts for peddling malicious content against India

Gravitas: Facebook's biggest crackdown on Pak Propaganda

In Belarus, women from all walks of life have come together to overthrow Europe's last dictator. 66-year-old President Alexander Lukashenko

Gravitas: Belarus: Women unite to bring down a dictator

Over the last 24 hours, India has reported more than 78,000 cases. Thus, inching dangerously close to Brazil in 2nd place on the global tally.

Gravitas: India Coronavirus Tracker

Thai King has reinstated his Royal Noble Consort a year after sending her away for 'disloyalty'. If the palace whispers are to be believed, the consort and the queen 'didn't like each other'.

Gravitas: Thai King's Royal Consort Returns

French President Macron has set an example by upholding free speech. A day after Charlie Hebdo republished controversial cartoons of the Prophet, Macron said the French have the Right to Blaspheme.

Gravitas: The Charlie Hebdo trial

The United States of America has burned this entire summer. The level of election-season violence is extraordinary. Who is benefiting from this chaos? Are both sides guilty of fueling unrest?

Gravitas: Why is America still burning?

A report has claimed that Saudi Arabia and Pakistan - two countries with the worst record on terrorism, have influence over the UN Office for Counter Terrorism. The report names an International Civil Servant of Pak Origin as the 'Saudi Whisperer'.

Gravitas: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia running UN anti-terror office?

After the death of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia allegedly spent a little more than $18 million on lobbying Washington. Oil revenues have helped Riyadh win influence around the world.

Gravitas: How Oil Money Helps Saudi Arabia 'buy' influence

PUBG is among 118 Chinese apps banned by India today. This comes days after Chinese provocations in the southern area of Pangong Tso.

Gravitas: India bans 118 Chinese apps

From behind the large windows of Barcelona's Centre Parc nursing home, elderly residents blow kisses, give virtual hugs and speak to loved ones on the other side of the glass using mobile phones.

Virtual hugs and kisses for Spain's care home residents

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane reached Ladakh on Thursday (September 3) to review the ongoing security situation along the Line of Actual Control in the region.

Army Chief General Naravane reaches Ladakh to take stock of situation amid India-China border row

The Russian government has been widely condemned after Germany confirmed on Wednesday that Mr Navalny had been poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.

WION Dispatch: Alexei Navalny | Berlin urges EU action over Novichok poisoning

India recorded 83,883 coronavirus cases which is the highest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The country also recorded 1,043 deaths on Thursday.

Is India becoming world's new Epicentre for Coronavirus?

After one of the most intense lockdowns, Spain is now experiencing one of the most intense surges in COVID-19 cases.

Sharp surge of COVID-19 cases in Spain

The sectors that women work in and the informality of these roles means women are more likely to lose their jobs when compared to their male counterparts.

COVID-19 crisis exposes women's uncertain economic security

The Nepal's Metropolitan Traffic Office has installed mannequins dressed as traffic police at various locations of the city to make road users aware of proposed hikes in fines

Nepal traffic police use dummies to fight COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered theatres across Japan, and while other traditional art forms can rely on generous private backers or state subsidies, Noh depends heavily on staging shows.

Can Japan's ancient Noh theatre survive COVID-19?

The stimulus equates to 4% of gross domestic product, meaning France is ploughing more public cash into its economy than any other big European country

France unleashes 118 billion euro stimulus to revive economy

A court in Hong Kong has declared media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai not guilty of criminal intimidation

Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai cleared of intimidation charges

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, 71, was found not guilty of criminal intimidation by a court on Thursday. Lai had denied charge criminal intimidation over an incident involving Tiananmen massacre vigil in 2017.

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai cleared in intimidation trial

German government on Wednesday said that based on the tests performed on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, it is likely that he was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent called “Novichok”.

Traces of novichok in Navalny's body, German seeks 'urgent' clarification from Russia

The United States said on Wednesday it would require senior Chinese diplomats to get State Department approval before visiting U.S. university campuses or holding cultural events with more than 50 people outside mission grounds.

US announces fresh restrictions on Chinese diplomats

A new study reveals that plastic face shields or masks fitted with a valve can spray invisible droplets over a very wide area when they sneeze or cough, making the devices ineffective at preventing the spread of coronavirus when used on their own.

Study: Masks with valves, face shields not effective

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