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Anti Government protesters shout slogans outside the Galle International Cricket Stadium during the second day of the second test cricket match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees as protesters storm home

Sirasa TV, a private broadcaster, showed crowds entering the once tightly-guarded residence

9 July 2022 2:05 PM IST

Afghan boys sit near their damaged house that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of the southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

At least 1,000 killed in Afghanistan quake, with fear toll will rise

The 5.9-magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged east, where people already lead hardscrabble lives in the grip of a...

23 Jun 2022 10:51 AM IST

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a plenary session at the 19th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, Asias annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Saturday, June 11, 2022. (AP /Danial Hakim)

China is hardening its position along LAC; US Secretary of Defense

This is the second time this week that a senior US official has commented on the India-China stand-off

12 Jun 2022 6:44 AM IST

Pervez Musharraf

Pakistan-'s General Musharraf critical in UAE, says ex-minister

Musharraf-'s recovery not possible, says family

10 Jun 2022 6:25 PM IST

Supporters of Pakistans ousted prime minister Imran Khan, take part in an anti-government demonstration to a protest against the inflation and fuel price hike in Karachi on June 3, 2022. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP)

Amid Imran Khan-'s assassination rumours, security agencies on high...

Section 144 has already been imposed in Islamabad and gatherings have been banned

5 Jun 2022 12:32 PM IST

A restaurant sells meat to residents, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Shanghai. Shanghai authorities say they will take major steps Wednesday toward reopening Chinas largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Shanghai starts coming back to life as COVID lockdown eases

Negative PCR tests for COVID taken within the previous 48 hours remain standard in Shanghai, Beijing for permission to...

1 Jun 2022 1:26 PM IST

This handout photograph released by Fishtail Air, shows the wreckage of a plane in a gorge in Sanosware in Mustang district close to the mountain town of Jomsom, west of Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 30, 2022. (Fishtail Air via AP)

No survivors found at Tara Air plane crash site, collection of dead...

The plane belonging to Tara Air went missing on Sunday morning in a mountainous region in Nepal and had four Indian...

30 May 2022 12:10 PM IST

Police official Ramesh Thapa said there was no information on the Twin Otter aircraft and a search was underway. (Representational image)

Plane carrying 22 people on board, including four Indians goes missing...

The plane, which was on a 15-minute scheduled flight to the town of Jomsom, lost contact with the airport tower shortly...

29 May 2022 12:06 PM IST

Ranil Wickremesinghe (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed Finance Minister by Prez...

Wickremesinghe relies on all political parties to support him in his immediate task of reviving the ailing economy

25 May 2022 12:38 PM IST

A port worker stands by a ship that carried emergency supplies granted as humanitarian aid by Tamil Nadu government to Sri Lankan people at a port in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices to record high

The price of diesel was raised from Rs. 289 to Rs. 400 a litre, while the cost of a litre of petrol was increased from...

24 May 2022 12:15 PM IST

Namal Rajapaksa (ANI)

-'India big brother to Sri Lanka-': Namal Rajapaksa thanks India for...

India handed over a large amount of humanitarian assistance consignment worth over Rs 2 billion to Sri Lanka which...

23 May 2022 12:28 PM IST

People queueing to undergo nucleic acid tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Guangzhou in Chinas southern Guangdong province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

Beijing locks down more people in China-'s -'zero-COVID-' fight

Most of Beijing is not locked down, but the streets are much quieter than usual with many shops closed and people...

17 May 2022 2:05 PM IST