Trump stuns allies by ordering US troops home from Syria
US allies were stunned Thursday after President Donald Trump declared victory over the Islamic State group in Syria and abruptly ...
Lawsuit adds to Facebook woes on data protection
Facebook’s woes mounted Wednesday as it faced a lawsuit alleging privacy violations related to data leaked to a consultancy ...
US conducts 6 airstrikes against Somalia extremists, 62 dead
Johannesburg, Dec 17 : The United States military’s Africa Command says that it has carried out six airstrikes in the ...
Modi announces financial assistance of $1.4 billion to Maldives
New Delhi : India will give financial assistance of $1.4 billion to the Maldives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, the ...
Wickremesinghe returns as Sri Lanka PM
Colombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s prime minister on Sunday, making a remarkable comeback weeks after being ...
Georgia’s first female president sworn in
Georgia on Sunday swore in its first female president, Salome Zurabishvili as opposition parties continue to denounce her election ...
UN calls for ‘credible’ probe into Khashoggi murder
UN chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday for a “credible” probe into journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in Saudi ...
US judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional, Democrats vow to appeal
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the US health care law known as Obamacare is unconstitutional — a ruling that ...
Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Australia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious ...
Ranil Wickremesinghe to take oath as Sri Lankan PM on Sunday
Colombo , Dec 15: Ranil Wickremesinghe is all set to regain his Prime Ministerial powers and will be taking oath on Sunday, a senior ...