Cases of infection with the new coronavirus continue to surge throughout the world, and restrictions put in place by governments to contain the pandemic have confined one billion people to their homes in different countries.
Tehran 22 March_Turkey imposed a curfew on Saturday for its senior citizens and banned restaurants from serving at tables, extending measures against the coronavirus outbreak as the death toll more than doubled to 21 from nine a day earlier.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has warned the regime in Tel Aviv against approving bills that seek to annex most of the occupied West Bank, including the Jordan Valley, and pave the way for death penalties for Palestinian prisoners.
Tehran 06 March_US Vice President Mike Pence has admitted that the country does not have enough coronavirus tests available to satisfy the demand despite previously saying that everyone can be tested.
Police in Kazakhstan have detained dozens of people in the Central Asian country's largest city Sunday, after an activist's death in jail triggered diplomatic condemnation and calls for anti-government rallies.
Tehran 28 February _A Health Ministry spokesman says eight more people have died because of coronavirus infections, taking its overall toll to 34, while 73 patients have recovered.
Tehran 26 February _The death toll from the latest bout of violent clashes between supporters and opponents of an anti-Muslim law in India's capital has risen to 20, prompting a top executive official in New Delhi to call for the army's intervention as well as a curfuew.
Tehran 12 February _The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in China has risen to 1,113, and health experts have finally picked a name for the virus.
Tehran 6 February _The new coronavirus that appeared late December has claimed 563 lives, infected more than 28,000 people in mainland China and spread to more than 20 countries.
Tehran 1 February _An Egyptian court has sentenced Hisham al-Ashmawy, one of Egypt’s most notorious militants, and 36 other defendants to death after they were convicted of terrorism, judicial sources say.
Tehran 25January_China confirmed another 15 death s in the province at the center of the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has now infected more than 1,000 people globally, highlighting the challenges for health authorities around the world working to prevent a global pandemic.
TEHRAN, Dec 8_At least 35 people have died in a factory fire in India's capital New Delhi, with the toll still expected to rise, police told AFP Sunday.
TEHRAN, Nov 26_Tens of thousands of people have rallied across the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, with clashes erupting between the demonstrators and security forces in some cities.
TEHRAN, Nov 9 _The “brutal” prison conditions of Egypt's former president, Mohamed Morsi, may have directly led to his death , according to a report by UN experts.
TEHRAN, oct 29_Spokesman for the UN Secretary General says the world body cannot verify the accuracy of the United States' claim on the death of Daesh leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
TEHRAN, oct 1_Iran’s Judiciary spokesman said three men have received prison sentences for espionage and a fourth one has been sentenced to death after the preliminary hearing.
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