Hundreds of thousands massed in Colombo demanding Rajapaksa take responsibility for shortages of medicines, food and fuel
A candidate has to cross the magical figure of 113 in the 225-member House to win the election
The 5.9-magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged east, where people already lead hardscrabble lives in the grip of a humanitarian crisis
Queues snaked around malls and outside office complexes on Monday as people waited to be swabbed for samples by health workers
The heightened fiscal and external risks as well as the challenging political situation pose significant uncertainty to the economic outlook
Jakarta has come under Western pressure to exclude Putin from the G20 gathering after announcing in April he had been invited
Munir made the remarks during his first-ever visit to troops in the frontline areas in Rakhchikri Sector of the Line of Control (LoC)
At least five people had been killed in the districts of Barguna, Narail, Sirajganj and the island district of Bhola
Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests
The confirmed death toll across the two countries has soared above 4,300 after a swarm of strong tremors near the Turkey-Syria border
Thomas West had previously served as the Deputy Special Representative
At least 19 people were killed on Tuesday in the attack claimed by the Taliban's hardline rivals, the Islamic State-Khorasan
The attack was a major escalation amid tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept parliamentary election results
In September, the Taliban announced a new list of 17 more ministers in the caretaker Afghanistan Cabinet
More than 1,000 tonnes of oil is believed to have leaked from the ship, with the rest siphoned out before it spilled
African health officials also worry that the continent will suffer as richer countries buy up supplies
The arrest occurred after a 'plan to cause an explosion' was 'discovered and dismantled' at El Palito refinery, authorities say
The application for the H-1B visa increases from USD 460 to USD 780, and L-1 from USD 460 to USD 1,385
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said the $20 million will support emergency operations along the contact line
In both visits, Guterres aims to discuss steps that can be taken right now to stop the fighting and help people get to safety
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week that enemy forces now control almost 20 per cent of the country's territory
The Oppn described the reversed decision to attend as Sunak being
The move came after days of high drama and a steady stream of resignations from his Cabinet since Tuesday
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the pact will help restrict Putin's primary source of revenue for his illegal war in Ukraine
The U.N. agency dealing with sexual and reproductive health said that whether or not abortion is legal 'it happens all too often'
At 80 he is already the oldest president in US history and if he served a second term he would be 86 by the time he stepped down
Price said that there are numerous elements that bolster the US' global strategic partnership with India
The incident took place on Oct 6 at about 10.30 pm, as Shubham Garg walked along the Pacific Highway, NSW Police Force said in a statement
PM Jacinda Ardern said the initial three-day lockdown, which would have expired overnight Friday, would be extended by another four days
The surge has already overwhelmed testing stations, prompted new vaccine mandates and caused at least one state to cut back on surgeries
Prime Minister Scott Morrison had angrily accused Facebook of making a decision to 'unfriend' Australia
The travel restriction comes after New Zealand recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases in managed isolation on Thursday, of which 17 came from India