Asia

Colombo: Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday took oath as Sri Lanka's new prime minister.The 73-year-old Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Member of Parliament has been...

Seoul: South Korea reported 68,632 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to...

Hong Kong: Messages of grief poured in from around the world after news broke about the death of An An, the world's oldest male giant panda.An An died in a...

Colombo: A large number of protestors confronted armed security personnel as the latter set up barricades outside the premises of the Sri Lankan...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday reiterated its stance to stand by the people of Sri Lanka at the time of crisis, saying that India...

New Delhi: Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday held a virtual meeting with his Australian counterpart Jason...

Kabul: Sixty-nine per cent of Afghan people chose India as Afghanistan's "best friend" country, according to a recent survey.In order to gain insight into...

Colombo [Sri Lanka]: Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe won the Presidential election on Wednesday amid the ongoing economic turmoil in the...

Colombo: Sri Lanka is set to elect a new president on Wednesday following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who flew to Singapore via the Maldives,...

Kuala Lumpur: Authorities in Malaysia have seized an estimated $18 million (€17.7 million) worth of African elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other...