8.0-magnitude quake hits Peru
In Peru, a powerful earthquake measuring 8 on the richter scale, toppled houses, blocked roads and knocked out power in parts of the country yesterday...
Sri Lankan navy launches extra vigil over terrorists
Sri Lankan navy has launched extra vigil on its northern seas in wake of media reports that some terrorist elements may have left the country to land ...
Saudi Arabia invites Qatar to talks over Iran tension
Doha: Qatar said on Sunday that it had received an invitation from Saudi Arabia to attend emergency regional talks to discuss mounting tensions betwee...
Imran Khan speaks to PM Modi, expresses desire to work together: FO
Islamabad: Breaking the ice in bilateral ties, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and expresse...
Mexico confirms 6 killed in crash of military helicopter
Mexico City: Authorities in Mexico have confirmed that six people died when a military helicopter that was helping fight forest fires crashed in the n...
Sri Lankan President to attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony scheduled to be held in New Delhi on May 30,...
Sri Lanka freezes bank accounts of 41 terror suspects
Bank accounts of 41 terror suspects in Sri Lanka having links with the outlawed Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jammath (NTJ) that was behi...
Trump asks Citizenship and Immigration Services head to quit
Washington: President Donald Trump has asked the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to resign, leaving yet another vacancy within the D...
US confirms approval of 8.1 billion dollars in arms transfers to Saudi, Jordan and UAE
The United States has confirmed approval of 8.1 billion US dollars in arms transfers to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates amid hostili...
UK Court directs Vijay Mallya to pay Diageo over USD 135 million
The UK High Court directed the embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya to pay British beverage giant Diageo over USD 135 million in relation to a collate...
Trump embarks on 4-day visit to Japan
US president Donald Trump embarked on a four-day visit to Japan amid trade war with China and renewed challenges from North Korea. US President w...
WhatsApp to get advertisements starting 2020
Messaging app WhatsApp has been providing its services for free to its 1.5 billion users spread over 180 countries. The company now plans to generate ...
Trump says US-China trade deal could include Huawei
President Donald Trump on Thursday for the first time linked a dispute over telecom giant Huawei, which he views as a threat to American security, wit...
Theresa May resigns over failed Brexit, Britain looks for new PM
London: British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to resign on Friday June 7, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power who is likely...
Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected as president of South Africa
South African lawmakers have re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the president of the country. Members of Parliament from the African National Congress have...
Sri Lankan leaders congratulate PM Modi
The Sri Lankan government and other political leaders of the island nation have congratulated BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Sri Lankan Presiden...
Indian-American judge orders Trump accounting firm to hand over records to Congress
An Indian-American judge has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to block House Democrats from getting his financial records, dealing an early s...
Trump nominates aerospace executive for Air Force secy
Washington: President Donald Trump has nominated an aerospace executive to be the next secretary of the Air Force.Trump says in a tweet that he has ch...
Scientists want to limit climate change by releasing more CO2
Carbon dioxide gets a lot of attention these days. The scrutiny is understandable: On May 11, levels of the gas reached 415 parts per million, more th...
Jakarta riot: Rupiah drops to Rp 14,512 per US dollar
The rupiah dropped to Rp 14,488 per US dollar on Wednesday from Rp 14,462 per dollar the previous day, according to the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar ...
North Korea warns U.S. over seized ship at rare U.N. news conference
North Korea stepped up its campaign on Tuesday for the United States to return a seized cargo ship belonging to Pyongyang, warning Washington th...
Six die, protests swell as Indonesia plunges into post-election unrest
Demonstrations over the outcome of last month’s presidential election gripped the heart of Indonesia’s capital on Wednesday after an overnight face-of...
Oman author Jokha Alharthi wins Booker International Prize
An author from Oman has won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for "Celestial Bodies", the story of three sisters of a desert country conf...
Sri Lanka: Opposition submitted no confidence motion against govt
In Sri Lanka, an opposition party submitted a no confidence motion against the government over Easter Sunday attacks as several programmes were organi...
UK's May tweaks Brexit deal in last-ditch bid to win support
The British government is discussing how to tweak its proposed European Union divorce terms in a last-ditch attempt to get Parliament's backing for Pr...
Christchurch man suspected of murder in NZ shootings charged with terrorism
Wellington: New Zealand police have charged the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March with engaging in a terrorist a...
Iranian official calls Trump ‘crazy President’
Tehran: A senior Iranian official called Donald Trump a “crazy President” whose threats against Tehran weren’t going to work, adding that if the US Pr...
Joko Widodo electe President of Indonesia for second term
Indonesia's Joko Widodo has been re-elected as president of the country, beating rival Prabowo Subianto, a retired general.The elections commission ha...
Pakistan appoints Moin ul Haq as High Commissioner to India
Pakistan has appointed career diplomat Moin ul Haq as the High Commissioner to India. Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday approved appointments o...
Proposed Sharia University will not be approved in Batticaloa: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesighe has asserted that the proposed Sharia University will not be approved in Batticaloa. Mr. Wickremesighe s...
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