Top Sri Lanka defence official resigns over blasts
Sri Lanka’s top defence official resigned on Thursday over security failures that led to the deadly Easter bombings, as ...
Kim, Putin vow to seek closer ties at first talks
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met face-to-face for the first time on Thursday, vowing to seek ...
Russia makes citizenship easier for Ukrainians
Moscow , Apr 25 : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree on granting individuals permanently residing in ...
Sudan military chiefs resign as deal struck with protestors
Three members of Sudan’s ruling military council resigned Wednesday after it said it reached “agreement on most ...
51 dead as rainstorm lashes S Africa
Durban , Apr 24 : South African authorities on Wednesday said that at least 51 people were killed, including two Zambian minors aged ...
Gujarat gang-rape victim Bilkis Bano thanks SC
New Delhi , Apr 24 : Gujarat gang-rape victim Bilkis Bano on Wednesday thanked the Supreme Court for its order to compensate her with ...
More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN
Afghan civilians are for the first time being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the Taliban and other ...
Sudan protesters pledge ‘million march’ for civil rule
Sudanese protest leaders raised the pressure on the country’s army rulers on Wednesday, threatening a general strike and ...
Sri Lanka admits ‘major’ lapse over deadly Islamist blasts
Sri Lanka’s government on Wednesday acknowledged “major” lapses over its failure to prevent the horrific Easter ...
North Korea’s Kim in Russia for first talks with Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was looking forward to his first talks with President Vladimir Putin as he arrived in Russia ...