Colombia decreed closure of its land and river borders on March 16, 2020 and has extended order until March 1, 2021

Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, says Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Wu Qian

India concocts fake news to malign Pakistan and perpetrates terrorism and subversion, says Munir Akram

He will deal with one of the most politically divisive foreign policy challenges facing the new administration

Mangal Bagh was killed in a roadside bomb in Achin district of Nangarhar province, according to local media reports

Authorities try to clear a protest site but most farmers refused to move saying any retreat would constitute surrender

Measures were taken to curtail the spread of potentially vaccine-resistant variant of Covid-19

Mask shipments alone were worth 340 billion yuan ($52.6 billion)

The fall posed a worrying sign that resurgence in Covid-19 cases could delay economic recovery

Current trajectory suggests New Delhi’s leadership does not adhere to the Constitution

Yellen will take the lead in the effort to win Congressional support for Biden's proposed $1.9tr economic rescue plan

Farmers and their workers are also abandoning agriculture in droves

Gates praises Biden administration for rejoining WHO

Boris Johnson said it would have been a “great pity” if the UK had stayed in the European Union’s vaccine programme

EU is scrambling to get supplies just as the West’s biggest drugmakers slow deliveries due to production problems

Lowy Institute assessed almost 100 countries on six criteria, including confirmed cases, deaths and testing metrics

The mission has been plagued by delay, concerns over access and bickering between China and the United States

Those that are still flying feel less valued by their employers, says survey of nearly 2,600 pilots

Muslim forensic pathologist at military hospital was charged over wearing headscarf in 2019

The pope will visit the former Islamic State stronghold of Mosul which has a significant Christian minority

Drugmakers are considering new versions of their vaccines to respond to the most concerning variants identified so far

Our heroic armed forces have eliminated Abu Yaser Al-Issawi, says Iraqi PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

Border restrictions to be eased as country records 11th straight day of zero cases