UN Chief Antonio Guterres has called on governments to take urgent measures in tackling a “horrifying global surge” in domestic violence fuelled by worldwide lockdowns that seek to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.

A couple in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh named their new-born twins as 'Corona' and 'Covid'.

A hundred and ten Bangladeshis are among 960 foreign Tablighi Jamaat participants who were blacklisted and their tourist visas cancelled by India for violating visa conditions, officials say.

Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot past 11,000, with 4,000 alone in worst-hit Italy where the daily number of fatalities has shot up relentlessly over the past week.

Considered the bastion of human activity, progress and community, the world’s cities are taking on a different hue -- one forced upon them by the fear of a coronavirus outbreak.

Emirates is operating its last flight from Rome today for the time being, said a press release from the airline.

Oil giant Saudi Aramco has come under fire after photos showing one of its migrant workers wearing a surgical mask and a large hand-sanitiser dispenser went viral on social media, reports Al Jazeera Online.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed his visit to Bangladesh to attend the ‘Mujib Borsho’ celebration on March 17 and there will be a bilateral component of his visit.

Pete Buttigieg closed his presidential campaign much the same way he started it: with a reminder he began with just four staff, a big idea and an unknown -- and unpronounceable -- last name.

The situation in riot-torn parts of northeast Delhi remained peaceful this morning with residents gradually resuming the daily chores after coming to terms with the damage in four days of violence and arson earlier this week.

A police official in India has been hailed for his bravery in saving families from the clutches of violent mobs during the recent spate of clashes in New Delhi, reports BBC.

Twelve eminent citizens of Bangladesh today expressed grave concern over the ongoing spate of communal clashes in the Indian capital New Delhi -- between people for and against the new citizenship law in the country.

Amid violence, there were many who whole-heartedly came out in support of those in need and offered help in every capacity. Gurdwaras in Delhi opened their doors for Muslim families forced to flee their homes. There were several warm stories of people saving lives of those targeted. In one such case, a Hindu man saved lives of his six Muslim neighbours when an unruly mob set their house on fire, reports India Times.

Hotstar, India’s largest on-demand video streaming service and a subsidiary of global media powerhouse Disney, has blocked the latest episode of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” that dealt with a critical view of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports US-based technology publication Tech Crunch.

The Maldivian government said today it will formally join The Gambia in challenging Myanmar's 2017 military crackdown that sent around 740,000 Rohingyas fleeing into Bangladesh.

Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) took a violent turn in northeast Delhi, killing seven people so far, just as US President Donald Trump is completing his first official visit to the country, reports The Statesman. Reader discretion is advised, as some of the images may disturb or offend some people.

Trump said India is a country that is peace-loving and tolerant, a country which has tremendous talent while referring to Bollywood.

In an opinion published in Al Jazeera on February 7, Tun Khin, president of Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, expressed the view that the International Court of Justice’s order that Myanmar has to do all it can to prevent genocide offers the persecuted Rohingya minority people hope for the future.

A man suspected of shooting dead nine people across two shisha bars in a German town on Thursday had posted a manifesto online including conspiracy theories and deeply racist views that envisioned complete extermination of people from a number of countries—including Bangladesh.

Airlines worldwide stand to lose a combined $29.3 billion of revenue this year amidst the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said today.