South Asia
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 working from home
Court bars Mahinda, son, 15 MLAs from overseas travel
Order in wake of investigation into attacks on Monday’s protest sites
Sri Lanka president set to name new Prime Minister
Respected five-time former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was the frontrunner to head a 'unity government' with cross-party support
Mahinda flees to Navalbase as Rajapaksa houses burnt
Shoot orders in Colombo, India backs 'democracy, stability'
Mahinda Rajapaksa faces calls for arrest as Sri Lanka violence claims eight lives
Rajapaksa has been accused by the Opposition of inciting the ruling party mobs to attack peaceful protesters by making a defiant speech
Lanka crisis: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa may offer resignation today
Rajapaksa was hooted and catcalled by the angry public who are on the streets demanding fuel, cooking gas and an end to power cuts
India rubbishes report of Sri Lanka using Line of Credit to import water cannons
Issuing a statement, the Indian embassy made it clear that the reports suggesting such use of India's assistance as 'factually incorrect'
Lankan Parliament crucial session after Oppn moves no-trust motion against Govt, Prez
Sri Lankan government announced the appointment of a Cabinet sub-committee to look into the proposal for a new Constitution
China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu
A four-year-old boy from central Henan province was found to have been infected with the variant after developing a fever and other symptoms
Poverty in Sri Lanka to spike this year, warns World Bank
The heightened fiscal and external risks as well as the challenging political situation pose significant uncertainty to the economic outlook