TRIPOLI:The east-based army of Libya announced the killing of six troops of the UN-backed government's forces in the south of Tripoli, as the armed conflict between the two rivals continues.

WASHINGTON:While a recent study showed that US unemployment rate could jump to 32 per cent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American job market was not in "free fall", a senior Federal Reserve official said.

NEW DELHI:The air quality index in the national capital that had been good since the Lockdown21 was enforced, witnessed a marginal deterioration on Monday, said the Centre run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). It slipped from 'Good' to the 'Satisfactory'

TEHRAN:Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the existing restrictions imposed to curb the COVID-19 spread in the country would be eased gradually in the following weeks, official IRNA news agency reported.

NEW DELHI:The Union Health Ministry on Monday said 109 deaths were reported across the country due to Coronavirus, and the total number of infected cases so far has risen to 4067.

SRINAGAR:The J&K Health Department has refuted news report that there is dearth of COVID-19 fighting medical equipment in the union territory. A statement issued by them said J&K has 223 ventilators, 91 in Jammu and 132 in Kashmir.

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared that overcrowding in jails was unconstitutional and ruled that a prisoner can sue the government and prison authorities for inhumane treatment during incarceration, it was reported on Monday.

LONDON:London's Heathrow Airport will shut two terminals in the coming weeks due to a significant reduction in the number of passenger flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic.