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Iraq's parliament speaker says session to vote on new cabinet not decided yet
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi said Saturday that the anticipated extraordinary session to vote on the lineup of the cabinet of Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi has not been decided yet.
Principalists lead Iran's parliamentary elections vote count in Tehran: TV
Partial count of the votes show that principalists are leading Iran's parliamentary elections in the capital Tehran, Press TV reported.
Ambitious Kenya women football side aims sights at World Cup qualification
Kenya national women's team head coach, David Ouma, believes their forthcoming trip to play in the annual Turkish Women's Cup next month is the platform they need to aim for a successful World Cup qualifying bid in the future.
WHO warns window of opportunity to contain global spread of COVID-19 narrowing
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that the window of opportunity to contain wider worldwide spread of the COVID-19 epidemic is narrowing, urging the international community to act quickly before it completely closes.
Coronavirus has infected nearly 78,000 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected nearly 78,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
Iran reports another death, 10 new cases of new coronavirus
Iranian health authorities on Saturday reported a fifth death from the new virus that emerged in China, and said the fatality was from among 10 new confirmed cases of the virus in Iran.
Italy towns on effective lockdown after virus clusters form
A dozen towns in northern Italy were on effective lockdown Saturday after the new virus linked to China claimed a first fatality in Italy and sickened an increasing number of people who had no direct links to the origin of the virus.
Pakistan says 5 militants killed in shootout; 2 arrested
Pakistani security forces said Saturday that five suspected militants were killed in an overnight raid in the country's northwest, and that two other militants were arrested in a separate operation.
Pope OKs beatification for Rutilio Grande, Salvadoran martyr
Pope Francis has moved the Rev. Rutilio Grande, a Jesuit priest who inspired St. Oscar Romero and was himself a victim of El Salvador's right-wing death squads, a step closer to possible sainthood.
Democrats face an important test in Nevada caucuses
Just past the roulette wheel and slot machines, the smoky bars and blinking lights, Nevada Democrats are preparing to weigh in on their party's presidential nomination fight.