August 18

August 18

At least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, were killed in an explosion that ripped through a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday, according to media reports.

August 18

New Zealand recorded 4,540 new community cases of COVID-19 and 16 more deaths from the pandemic, the country's Ministry of Health said on Thursday.

August 18

India's daily COVID-19 caseload on Thursday increased to 12,608, officials said.

August 17

Iran has reported its first monkeypox case, official news agency IRNA quoted a health official as saying on Tuesday.

August 17

The death toll from the recent heavy rains and floods in Sudan has climbed to 75, the country's National Council for Civil Defense said Tuesday.

August 17

August 17

The Philippines reported 2,633 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,838,062.

August 16

Malaysia reported 2,437 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 4,737,984, according to the health ministry.

August 16

At least one person was killed and 10 others injured after a building collapsed late Monday night in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, rescue workers told media on Tuesday.