London, Mar 18 :  Global stock and oil markets plunged Wednesday, as vast stimulus measures failed to offset heightened concerns that the worsening coronavirus outbreak will tip the world into...

Tehran, Mar 18 : A 103-year-old woman in Iran has recovered after being infected with the new coronavirus, state media reported, despite overwhelming evidence the elderly are most at risk...

Lausanne: Olympic chiefs acknowledged Wednesday there was no "ideal" solution to staging the Tokyo Olympics amid a backlash from athletes as the deadly coronavirus pandemic swept the globe. "This is...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday suspended prayers inside all but the holiest two mosques in Islam as the kingdom steps up efforts to contain the new coronavirus, state media reported. Mosques...

Lausanne, Mar 17 :  UEFA has proposed postponing this year's European Championship until 2021, a source close to European football's governing body told AFP on Tuesday, as the continent battles...

Washington, Mar 16 :  Global governments must work together to provide massive spending as in the 2008 financial crisis to help the economy withstand the damage from the coronavirus pandemic,...

Washington, Mar 16 :  Manufacturing activity in New York state fell to its lowest level since 2009 and the outlook for the months ahead also collapsed, according to the New...

Tehran, Mar 16 : Iran said on Monday that the novel coronavirus had killed 129 more people, a new record high for a single day in one of the world's...

Rome, Mar 14 : Views of empty streets, shuttered shops and a heavy silence greeted Italians from their windows on Saturday morning as the country spends its first weekend under...

Tehran:  Iran on Friday warned US President Donald Trump against taking "dangerous actions" after American forces launched air strikes that they said targeted a pro-Iranian armed group in neighbouring Iraq....