Twitter has told its 5,000-strong workforce globally to work from home - making it mandatory for employees based in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea offices - as new coronavirus (COVID-19) spread in new territories. ....

The death toll in China has risen to 2,945, authorities said on Tuesday, while the number of confirmed cases has reached 80,151. On the other hand, the number of coronavirus cases in the US has increased to 91, up from just 60 cases a day ago, with six fatalities, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ....

The European Union (EU) and the UK have started the negotiations for a new partnership following Britain's exit from the bloc on January 31. ....

Since it was first emerged last December, the deadly coronavirus has killed a total of 2,912 people in mainland China, bringing the global death toll to more than 3,000, authorities said on Monday. ....

Ever since US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump visited India and got her picture clicked with the Taj Mahal, netizens have been photoshopping her images. ....

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the "efforts to achieve a lasting political settlement in Afghanistan" following the US-Taliban deal. ....

Former Home Affairs Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be sworn in on Sunday as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia, the National Palace said in a statement on Saturday following a week of political power struggles. ....

At least 20 people were killed and over 60 others injured when a passenger train collided with a bus Pakistan's Sindh province, a senior police official said. ....

Iraq has announced a new case of novel coronavirus disease in the country's northern province of Kirkuk, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Middle Eastern country to 7. On the other hand, the number of coronavirus cases in South Korea increased to 2,022. Italy has confirmed 122 more coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 650, authorities said. ....

While the Donald Trump administration echoed Indian government's call for calm, the US Democrats amplified India's opposition over the Delhi communal violence. ....