Category: FOREIGN

Coronavirus cases surge to 400 in Italy

Coronavirus cases surge to 400 in Italy

Feb 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus outbreak) - The number of coronavirus cases in Italy has jumped to 400, amid international efforts to ... Read More

New Tunisia government wins confidence vote in parliament

New Tunisia government wins confidence vote in parliament

Feb 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | TUNIS) - Tunisia’s new government won a confidence vote in parliament on Thursday, after more than four months ... Read More

Rival Libyan politicians meet for peace talks in Geneva

Rival Libyan politicians meet for peace talks in Geneva

Feb 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | GENEVA) - Rival Libyan politicians met on Wednesday for UN-sponsored political talks in Geneva aimed at ending the ... Read More

Europeans tell Syrian regime, Russia: Return to 2018 Idlib deal

Europeans tell Syrian regime, Russia: Return to 2018 Idlib deal

Feb 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | PARIS, ANKARA) - Foreign ministers from 14 European countries, including France and Germany, demanded on Wednesday that Syrian ... Read More

Saudi Arabia suspends entry for Umrah pilgrimage over coronavirus fears

Saudi Arabia suspends entry for Umrah pilgrimage over coronavirus fears

Feb 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | RIYADH) - Saudi Arabia has placed a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims in an attempt to ensure public ... Read More

Australia PM extends travel ban on foreigners from China

Australia PM extends travel ban on foreigners from China

Feb 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has extended a travel ban on foreigners arriving from mainland China ... Read More

Death of Chinese doctor sparks debate

Death of Chinese doctor sparks debate

Feb 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus) - The death of a Chinese doctor who treated more than 3,000 patients within a month has ... Read More

Health officials: Coronavirus spread to the US ‘inevitable’

Health officials: Coronavirus spread to the US ‘inevitable’

Feb 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS |Health officials - Coronavirus) - Health officials in the US have warned Americans to brace for the "inevitable" spread ... Read More

Donald Trump in India: Key deals signed on defence but not on trade

Donald Trump in India: Key deals signed on defence but not on trade

Feb 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Donald Trump in India) - India and the US have signed defence, energy and telecoms deals but failed ... Read More

In pictures: Haiti capital’s streets blocked as protests spread – [IMAGES]

In pictures: Haiti capital’s streets blocked as protests spread – [IMAGES]

Feb 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Haiti) - Anti-government protesters barricaded key streets in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday. The blockades came a ... Read More

Coronavirus: Iran’s deputy health minister tests positive as outbreak worsens

Coronavirus: Iran’s deputy health minister tests positive as outbreak worsens

Feb 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus-Iran) - Iran's deputy health minister and an MP have both tested positive for the new coronavirus, as ... Read More

Syria war: Strikes on Idlib ‘target schools and hospitals’

Syria war: Strikes on Idlib ‘target schools and hospitals’

Feb 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Syrian civil war) - At least 20 civilians, including nine children, were killed in Syrian army strikes in ... Read More

Greta Thunberg meets Malala at university

Greta Thunberg meets Malala at university

Feb 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Greta Thunberg has met Malala Yousafzai during a visit to Oxford University. The climate change campaigner, ... Read More

Coronavirus: Outbreak spreads in Europe from Italy

Coronavirus: Outbreak spreads in Europe from Italy

Feb 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus) - Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, with all appearing to be linked to ... Read More

Former President Hosni Mubarak dies at 91

Former President Hosni Mubarak dies at 91

Feb 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | EGYPT) - Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passed away at the age of 91 on Tuesday. Fourth president ... Read More