Sri Lankan president suspends parliament after firing prime minister
COLOMBO : A constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka deepened on Saturday as President Maithripala Sirisena temporarily suspended ...
Sri Lanka: Rajapaksha takes over as new PM
Colombo, Oct 27: In a dramatic development, former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was on Friday sworn in as the Prime ...
US arrests suspect over 12 bombs, suspicious packages
The US government on Friday announced a suspect had been arrested in connection with 12 suspicious packages and pipe bombs sent to ...
All US sanctions against Iran will be back in full force on Nov 5: Trump
Washington, Oct 26 : US President Donald Trump said Thursday all American sanctions against Iran will be in full force on November ...
Ethiopia appoints first female president
Addis Ababa, Oct 25 : Ethiopia on Thursday appointed a woman to the largely ceremonial position of president for the first time.
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Migrant caravan resumes trek to US-Mexico border
Thousands of Central American migrants crossing Mexico toward the United States in a caravan resumed their long trek Wednesday, ...
Ecuador no longer to intervene with UK for WikiLeaks Assange
QUITO : Ecuador does not plan to intervene with the British government on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in talks over ...
World’s oldest intact shipwreck found in Black Sea
An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact at the bottom of the Black Sea, the ...
China’s president inaugurates Hong Kong-mainland mega bridge
China’s President Xi Jinping officially opened the world’s longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland ...
Erdogan demands punishment for all behind ‘planned Khashoggi murder’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said that the “savage murder” of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the ...