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Senator Marco Rubio speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. - China on August 10, 2020 sanctioned 11 Americans, including senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, in retaliation for similar US moves against Chinese officials over Beijings crackdown in Hong Kong. (AFP)World
China sanctions 11 Americans in retaliation for US move

US last week accused 11 Hong Kong officials of suppressing -'freedom and democratic processes-', and announced plans to...

10 Aug 2020 4:30 PM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa greets supporters following his election victory in the general election at his residence in Tangalle, Sri Lanka. (AP)World
Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan PM for 4th time

Rajapaksa is highly popular among the ethnic majority Sinhalese for ending the country’s 25-year civil war against...

9 Aug 2020 10:49 AM IST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and former Defense Secretary and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters. (AP)World
How the Rajapaksa clan is the most powerful political dynasty in Sri...

The powerful clan has held sway over the island nation-'s politics for decades, as well as having a major influence in...

7 Aug 2020 2:38 PM IST

A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk ties a blessed thread on the wrist of Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Tangalle on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The countrys powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the parliamentary election, giving them nearly a two-thirds majority of seats required to make constitutional changes, according to results released Friday. Rajapaksa is likely to be sworn in the same position by his younger brother, president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, after the vote that could strengthen dynastic. (AP)World
Rajapaksa brothers secure landslide victory in Sri Lankan elections

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to be sworn in the same position by his younger brother, President Gotabaya...

7 Aug 2020 9:52 AM IST

A security officer wearing a face mask to help protect against the coronavirus gestures outside the Canadian Embassy in Beijing. (AP)World
Canadian citizen sentenced to death over drug charges in China

China has similarly sentenced two other Canadians to death last year on drug trafficking charges as a diplomatic row...

6 Aug 2020 3:27 PM IST

People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus cross an intersection in Beijing. (AP)World
New disease caused by tick-borne virus kills seven, infects 60 in...

Virologists believe that the infection may have been passed on to humans by ticks and that the virus can be transmitted...

6 Aug 2020 10:51 AM IST

China vows retaliation if any U.S. action against journalists. (AFP Photo)World
China vows to retaliate if Chinese journos forced to leave US

The U.S. should immediately correct its mistake and stop its actions, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said

4 Aug 2020 3:49 PM IST

Islamabad high court on Monday ordered the Pakistan government to give \another chance\ to recruit lawyer for former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. (PTI Photo)World
Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pakistan court allows India to recruit lawyer

The court ordered the ministry of foreign affairs to approach India and Jadhav again to make them a part of the hearing

4 Aug 2020 2:53 PM IST

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli(right) (AFP)World
Nepal to send controversial -'new-' map to UN, Google

Nepal had released a revised political and administrative map incorporating the disputed territories of Limpiyadhura,...

2 Aug 2020 11:22 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (via AP)World
China-'s Xi says he wants to push for -'a continued advancement-' of...

China attaches high importance to Nepal-'s Oli continuing in power as it was him who widened China-Nepal ties to reduce...

2 Aug 2020 9:59 AM IST

The Himalayan country shut its borders in March just ahead of the busy spring season when hundreds of mountainees usually flock to the country, costing jobs and millions of dollars in revenue. (Representational Image)World
Nepal reopens Everest for trekking season despite virus concerns

A nationwide lockdown was lifted last week, and Nepal is now open -'for tourism activities, including mountaineering and...

31 July 2020 3:30 PM IST

Sheikh Sagheer (L) washes a cow for a customer at his car service station ahead of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, in the Pakistans port city of Karachi. (AFP)World
Car wash turns cattle wash spots for Eid in Pakistan

The animals are further sanitised using disinfectants keeping in mind about the pandemic spread

30 July 2020 11:31 AM IST

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