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 ...

Hong Kong democracy leaders jailed over Umbrella Movement protests

Four prominent leaders of Hong Kong’s democracy movement were jailed on Wednesday for their role in organising mass protests in ...

Brazil court reduces ex-president Lula’s sentence

A Brazilian appeals court on Tuesday reduced leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s 12-year sentence for bribery ...

Iran denounces US decision to end sanction waivers

Tehran , Apr 23 : Iran on Monday denounced United States’ decision to end sanctions waivers for nations importing Iranian Oil, ...

Researchers calculate decades of ‘scary’ Greenland ice melting

Measuring melting ice is a fairly precise business in 2019 — thanks to satellites, weather stations and sophisticated climate ...

Trump: Congress ‘can’t impeach’ him

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Congress “can’t impeach” him over the findings of the Mueller report ...

Sri Lanka imposes state of emergency after attacks blamed on Islamists

Sri Lanka on Tuesday imposed a state of emergency hours after the government blamed a local Islamist group for a series of suicide ...

Sudan army orders protesters to tear down barricades

Sudan’s new army rulers on Monday ordered protesters to dismantle their barricades on roads leading to the military headquarters ...