Taliban call for peace in New York Times article

Feb 21,2020
An opinion piece by a Taliban leader in the New York Times expresses the group's commitment to signing a peace agreement with the United States.
US sanctions Iranian election officials
Feb 21
The United States has imposed sanctions on five Iranian officials in charge of "vetting" candidates for Friday's parliamentary elections.
Two Australian evacuees from Japan ship have coronavirus
Feb 21
Two Australians evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said Friday, .............
China FM to meet ASEAN peers at virus summit
Feb 20

Afghan artist brushes aside disability to open arts centre
Feb 20
Unable to use her hands, arms, or legs, Afghan artist Robaba Mohammadi has defied unlikely odds in a country that routinely discriminates against women and disabled people.
8 killed in two shootings in Hanau, Germany 
Feb 20
Eight people were killed in two shootings in the western German city of Hanau on Wednesday evening, local police have confirmed.
Road mishap claims 17 lives in south India 
Feb 20
At least 17 people died and more than ten injured in a road accident in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu early on Thursday morning, confirmed a local police official to Xinhua over phone.