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Lawmakers supporting disputed Prime Minister Rajapksa throw a chair towards police officers escorting the speaker inside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, November 16, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lankan Parliament adjourned after leaders throw chilli powder,...

Brawl occurred day after Speaker announced there is no PM or government following no-confidence motion against disputed...

16 Nov 2018 8:23 PM IST

Ricardel had reportedly rowed with Melania Trumps staff over seating allocations on the plane taking the first lady on an Africa tour in October. She was also blamed for negative news coverage. (Photo: AFP)

'Unprecedented': Newly assertive Melania Trump shakes up White House

Soon after Melania Trump demanded the deputy national security advisor step aside, Mira Ricardel left the White House.

16 Nov 2018 4:37 PM IST

Khmer Rouge former head of state Khieu Samphan, 87 -- seen here in 2017 -- and his co-defendant are the two most senior living members of the group. (Photo: AFP)

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide in landmark...

This ruling was the first to acknowledge Pol Pot's reign of terror that saw some two million Cambodians die as a...

16 Nov 2018 4:05 PM IST

Rescuers conduct search operation in the waters of Ujung Karawang, West Java, Indonesia after a Lion Air plane crashed into the sea. (Photo: AP)

Indonesian Lion Air plane crash victim's family sues Boeing

The father of Rio Nanda Pratama filed lawsuit in US state of Illinois, over the death of the young doctor who was to be...

16 Nov 2018 3:37 PM IST

Investigators on Thursday collected DNA samples from relatives to help identify victims as hundreds of rescue personel and sniffer dogs worked to locate more victims. (Photo: AP)

California wildfires: At least 66 dead, over 600 missing, Trump set to...

Butte County Sheriff said number of missing was likely to fluctuate as people call in to report loved ones unaccounted...

16 Nov 2018 2:08 PM IST

North Koreas official news agency released only one picture to accompany its report on the weapons test, one that gave few clues as to what kind of device was involved. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea successfully tests new 'ultramodern tactical weapon':...

This is the first official report of a weapons test since N Korea began a diplomatic process with US over its nuclear...

16 Nov 2018 1:32 PM IST

Not a single Rohingya from the 720,000 estimated to have fled a military crackdown in August last year has volunteered to return under a Bangladesh-Myanmar repatriation deal. (Photo: AFP)

None turned up voluntarily: Rohingya repatriation effort fails, Yangon...

About 1,000 Rohingya men, women and children protested against repatriations, shouting 'We want justice'.

16 Nov 2018 1:05 PM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

Khashoggi death: Saudi govt issues charges but exonerate crown prince

US placed sanctions on 17, including two top aides of Prince Mohammed as well as the Istanbul consul general at the time...

16 Nov 2018 1:01 PM IST

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange (Photo: AP)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange charged in US

Prosecutors revealed the existence of the sealed indictment inadvertently in a court filing in an unrelated case,...

16 Nov 2018 11:10 AM IST

Rival members of the Sri Lankan Parliament gesture at each other next to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya (right) in Colombo. (Photo: AFP)

Chaos in Sri Lanka House, MPs exchange blows

Speaker announces that the island nation now had no government'.

16 Nov 2018 7:26 AM IST

Pak minister barred from Senate for hostile remarks against Oppn

The Senate chairman found the minster guilty of inciting uproar in the Parliament's ongoing session.

16 Nov 2018 6:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Chinsese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)

India, China to step up border military meets

After the talks, Mr Mitra called on Chinese State Councillor and defence minister General Wei Fenghe on Wednesday, the...

16 Nov 2018 12:07 AM IST