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Sri Lanka’s court rules dissolving parliament as unconstitutional

Sri Lanka's top court has ruled that the president's dissolution of parliament last month was unconstitutional, as a political crisis continues to grip the nation. President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed his prime minister and replaced him with former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa...

Second Canadian being probed for harming state security: China

Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, who worked with North Korea, is...

As Modi takes a beating, small parties see big chance

After suffering an electoral thrashing at the hands of Prime...

Hundreds in New Zealand hold vigil for murdered British tourist

More than 1,000 people across New Zealand joined candlelight vigils...

China detains Canadian ex-diplomat; Huawei CFO secures bail

A Canadian, reported to be a former diplomat, has been...

India appoints new central bank governor

India's government has appointed former finance ministry official Shaktikanta Das...

Thailand to hold general elections on Feb 24

Thailand will hold a much-delayed general election on Feb 24,...

India central bank governor resigns amid government spat

India's central bank governor Urjit Patel resigned on Monday citing...

'Iran can expand range of ballistic missiles'

Iran has the ability to build ballistic missiles with a...

Saudi Arabia refuses to extradite Khashoggi suspects to Turkey

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has ruled out the extradition of...

Archaeologists unveil 2,500- yr old deluxe carriage in China

Archaeologists at the archaeology research institute of the Chinese Academy...

New Zealand police find body of ‘British tourist’

New Zealand police said Sunday they found a body they...

Modi greets Sonia Gandhi on birthday

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his greetings to...

Iran says sanctions may lead to deluge of drugs on west

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani predicted a “deluge” of drugs, refugees...

'SAARC will realise fullest potential of region'

Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation...

Japan eases immigration rules for workers

Japan's parliament has approved a controversial new law allowing hundreds...

5.1 quake jolts Japan’s Fukushima prefecture

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off...

India govt meets with WhatsApp over tracing of fake news

Indian tech ministry officials met with senior WhatsApp executives this...

US fails to win enough support at UN to condemn Hamas

A US attempt to get the United Nations to condemn...

Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden

Peace talks aimed at ending nearly four years of civil...

Rescue mission in Japan afoot after two US Marine aircraft collide

A big search and rescue operation is continuing in Japan...

Myanmar closing Rohingya camps but ‘entrenching segregation’

As the world was focused on abortive efforts to begin...

UN-backed Yemen peace talks set to begin in Sweden

UN-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending nearly four years of...

Papua separatists suspected of killing at least 24 workers in Indonesia

Security forces in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua are hunting...

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