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  Last update: 06:46 GMT 13.04.2021

  06:46 GMT 13.04.2021

  Middle East

  Zarif: Israel Played Very Bad Gamble by Sabotaging Natanz Nuclear Facility

  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that Iran believes Israel was behind the recent power outage at the Natanz nuclear facility.

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  Last update: 05:13 GMT 13.04.2021

  05:13 GMT 13.04.2021

  US

  Brooklyn Center Mayor Fires City Manager After Fatal Shooting of Daunte Wright

  On Sunday, Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old African-American man, was shot and killed in a traffic stop incident involving Minnesota police.

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  Last update: 04:47 GMT 13.04.2021

  04:47 GMT 13.04.2021

  India

  Christian Nurses in Pakistan Face Blasphemy Charges, Threats for Removing a Sticker With Quran Verse

  A leading Pakistani Christian outfit has claimed that two nurses have been falsely accused of blasphemy by a Muslim co-worker who holds a grudge against them. Blasphemy is punishable by death under Pakistan's laws.

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  Last update: 05:07 GMT 13.04.2021

  05:07 GMT 13.04.2021

  Environment

  'The Absurdity of the Situation': Greta Thunberg Compares Climate Threat to Laughing-Tears Emoji

  Speaking ahead of the launch of the BBC series “Greta Thunberg: A Year To Change The World”, the Swedish activist turned climate icon self-deprecatingly said she only “writes and gives speeches and travels around”, suggesting that “anyone else could have done the same thing”.

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  Last update: 05:11 GMT 13.04.2021

  05:11 GMT 13.04.2021

  India

  Man in India Files for Divorce Due to Wife's Fear of Cockroaches

  In India, getting married is thought of as embracing a sacred relationship and family life. Divorce, on the other hand, is largely viewed as a sign of great failure: the country reports only 13 divorces per 1,000 marriages, according to the UN.

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  Last update: 00:46 GMT 13.04.2021

  00:46 GMT 13.04.2021

  Tech

  NASA Unveils Stunning Image of Blue Martian Dunes to Celebrate Odyssey Anniversary

  The Mars Odyssey spacecraft was launched into space on April 7, 2001, with the objective to develop a map that could outline the compositions of the Martian landscape in a bid to give researchers a more solid perspective of the terrain. The spacecraft remains the oldest piece of technology examining Mars.

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  Last update: 04:58 GMT 13.04.2021

  04:58 GMT 13.04.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  Seoul Reportedly Summons Japanese Ambassador Over Decision to Release Fukushima Water Into Sea

  Last year, a Japanese government panel considered two options of dealing with Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant contaminated water - to dump it into the ocean or evaporate it into the atmosphere.

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  Last update: 04:28 GMT 13.04.2021

  04:28 GMT 13.04.2021

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: England to Start Using Moderna Vaccine on Tuesday

  The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 2.94 million; almost 136.3 million cases of the infection have been detected, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.