Sri Lankan court orders police to record statement of ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Nov 14, 2022, at 09:20 pm
Colombo: A Sri Lankan court has ordered the police to record the statement of ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the Rs. 17.8 million found inside the President’s House on July 9, media reports said on Monday.
Nov 14, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe's party might take action against its local government member Sashi Hettiarachci who held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Colombo asking China to restructure Sri Lanka's debt, media reports said on Monday.
Turkey: Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue reopened for public
Nov 14, 2022, at 08:46 pm
Istanbul: Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue, the site of Sunday's deadly blast, has been reopened to the public, media reports said on Monday.
China's strict lockdown: Migrant workers forced home, factory owners struggling to survive
Nov 14, 2022, at 05:17 pm
Beijing: Lockdowns in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou have sent migrant workers scurrying for home and left the thousands of micro- and small-sized enterprises that they rely on for employment wondering whether they will be able to survive the latest onslaught of COVID-19.
Slovenia: Natasa Pirc Musar elected as first female president
Nov 14, 2022, at 02:32 pm
Ljubljana: Slovenian voters elected Natasa Pirc Musar, an independent candidate, as the first female president of the country.
Turkey: Suspect arrested hours after blast rocks Istanbul
Nov 14, 2022, at 02:21 pm
Istanbul: Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the suspect who planted the bomb which exploded in Istanbul's busy Istiklal Street on Sunday, which left six people dead and over 80 others hurt, has been detained.
Pakistan: FC soldier die, two sustain bullets during cross-border attack from Afghanistan
Nov 14, 2022, at 02:02 pm
Islamabad: A Frontier Corps soldier died and two other security personnel sustained injuries during a cross-border attack from Afghanistan to Balochistan's Chaman district, media reports said on Monday.
Elon Musk's Twitter cutting contract workers following mass layoffs of employees
Nov 14, 2022, at 03:58 am
Washington: Social media company Twitter began firing contract workers as part of mass layoffs the platform has undertaken under its new owner, Elon Musk, Axios news website reported, citing sources.
Turkey: Six die as blast rocks busy street in Istanbul
Nov 14, 2022, at 03:48 am
Istanbul: The blast in Turkey's Istanbul city left six people dead and 53 others hurt on Sunday with country's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying it could be a suspected 'act of terrorism'.
Turkey: Four die as blast rocks Istanbul
Nov 14, 2022, at 02:04 am
Istanbul: At least four people died and over 30 others were hurt as a blast rocked Turkish city Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue on Sunday.
Turkey: Blast rocks Istanbul, 11 people injured
Nov 14, 2022, at 01:16 am
Istanbul: At least 11 people were hurt when a blast rocked Turkish metropolis Istanbul’s Istiklal Street in the Beyoglu district, media reports said on Sunday.
Iranian man, whose life story inspired Spielberg's film The Terminal, dies inside Paris airport
Nov 14, 2022, at 12:14 am
Tehran: An Iranian man, who was the inspiration behind the hit Hollywood movie The Terminal, has died.
Joe Biden says US will 'vigorously' compete with China
Nov 13, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Washington: The United States will "vigorously" compete with China and speak out against human rights abuses in the country, but Washington will make sure that the competition does not turn into a conflict, President Joe Biden said on Sunday at the East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh, as cited by the White House.
UK govt directs British nationals not to travel to Afghanistan
Nov 13, 2022, at 10:17 pm
Kabul/London: The UK government has directed its nationals not to travel to Afghanistan as the security situation in the country is 'extremely volatile'.
US mid-term polls: Democrats to retain control of Senate after winning key Nevada race
Nov 13, 2022, at 06:29 pm
Washington: The Democrats will maintain their hold in Congress after Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election in Nevada, handing a major victory to President Joe Biden, media reports said.
Nov 13, 2022, at 06:04 pm
London/IBNS: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he will be cheering for the England cricket team as they take on Pakistan in the T20 World Cup finale on Sunday.
6 feared dead in mid-air collision of 2 fighter planes in US airshow
Nov 13, 2022, at 05:25 pm
Six people, all crew members, are feared dead in a mid-air collision between two aircraft at an air show on Saturday at Texas's Dallas Executive Airport, media reports said.
18 killed in minibus crash in northern Egypt
Nov 13, 2022, at 05:51 am
Cairo: At least 18 people were killed and six others sustained injuries after a minibus crashed in the province of Dakahlia in northern Egypt, the country's ministry of social solidarity said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from entering parks
Nov 13, 2022, at 02:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has now restricted women’s access to public parks in the country, an episode showcasing the hardships imposed on women by the regime.
Pakistan: Karachi police manhandle protesting healthcare providers
Nov 13, 2022, at 02:13 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Karachi Police on Friday used water cannons and even manhandled healthcare providers who were demonstrating in the Pakistani city.
Tibetan monk, who was once jailed for opposing Chinese rule, dies after years of ill health
Nov 13, 2022, at 02:07 am
Lhasa: A Tibetan monk, who was once jailed for six years for opposing Chinese rule in Tibet, died after his release from prison due to deteriorating health, media reports said on Friday.
Hollywood star Sean Penn lends Oscar to Zelensky
Nov 13, 2022, at 01:56 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Academy award-winning American actor Sean Penn gave his Oscar to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, the latter has promised to keep it "until we win" the war, as per media reports.
Sri Lankan minister admits school children not getting adequate food
Nov 13, 2022, at 01:46 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha has admitted in the Parliament that schoolchildren were not receiving adequate food.
Nov 12, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Kabul: Shopkeepers in Afghanistan's Paktika province are saying they are now paying more taxes than they were paying under the previous government.
ASEAN States ‘well-placed’ to advance human rights, freedoms and a strong global economy
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:53 pm
New York: As “deepening divisions” threaten global peace and security, “dangerous rhetoric” is raising nuclear tensions, the UN chief told a meeting of Asian leaders in Cambodia on Friday.
Displaced families face winter hardships, UN refugee agency warns
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Millions of people displaced by conflict or persecution from Ukraine, Afghanistan and across the Middle East could face a perilous winter as freezing temperatures add to the misery already that they are already suffering from spiralling prices, the lingering impact of COVID-19 and extreme weather linked to the climate crisis, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Liberia: Put people before profit, experts on human rights and business urge
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:43 pm
New York: Authorities in Liberia, as well as businesses operating there, must prioritize people over profits and ensure a responsible corporate environment, UN-appointed human rights experts said on Friday in the capital, Monrovia.
UN Human Rights Council inquiry hears testimonies on Shireen Abu Akleh killing
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:40 pm
New York: A UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into alleged rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem, and Israel, wrapped up a week of public hearings in Geneva on Friday that included testimony on the killing of veteran US-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
Global food imports on track to reach all-time high: FAO
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:34 pm
New York: Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than previously expected, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report published on Friday.
China fights COVID-19: Central Chongqing residents asked to limit movement
Nov 12, 2022, at 04:54 am
Beijing: Residents in 11 central urban districts in Chongqing are being urged not to leave their regions, and people from outside are being asked not to come in unless necessary, Li Pan, deputy director of the Chongqing Health Commission, said at a news conference, an episode highlighting the continuing COVID-19 trouble faced by the country.