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Lu Kang said the situation in the sea has been cooling down, thanks to efforts by China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Photo: AFP/File)World
Observing, not interfering in Sri Lanka's political crisis: China

Sri Lanka had plunged into political crisis since Sirisena sacked Wickramasinge and appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as his...

29 Oct 2018 5:20 PM IST

Family members of the crashed Indonesian Lion Air JT-610 react at Pangkal Pinang airport, in Bangka Belitung province on October 29, 2018. - An Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 188 passengers and crew crashed into the sea on October 29, 2018, officials said, moments after it had asked to be allowed to return to Jakarta. (Photo: AFP)World
Indonesia search and rescue says all 189 aboard crashed jet 'likely'...

'My prediction is that nobody survived because the victims that we found, their bodies were no longer intact,' agency...

29 Oct 2018 4:13 PM IST

Sri Lankan soldiers keep watch outside the ceylon petroleum corporation in Colombo. (Photo: AFP)World
Sri Lanka crisis can turn into bloodbath, says Parliament Speaker

'We should settle this through parliament, but if we take it out to the streets, there will be a huge bloodbath,'...

29 Oct 2018 3:50 PM IST

A member of Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) inspects debris believed to be from Lion Air passenger jet that crashed off Java Island at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. (Photo: AP)World
Indonesia plane that crashed had technical issue in previous flight:...

There was a report of a technical issue which was resolved according to procedure, Lion Air CEO Edward Sirait says.

29 Oct 2018 3:36 PM IST

Distraught relatives of those on board arrived at the airport in Jakarta and Pangkal Pinang. (Photo: AP)World
Indonesia rescuers retrieve human remains from Lion Air crash site

The pilot of the plane, which was carrying 189 people, had requested to return to base before it lost contact 13 minutes...

29 Oct 2018 3:15 PM IST

Gigaba, who was finance minister between March 2017 and February 2018. (Photo: AFP)World
Have been blackmailed over leaked sex video: South African minister

Gigaba said he had decided to make the announcement because he had learned that the video was now circulating in...

29 Oct 2018 3:03 PM IST

Overall, US President Donald Trump proposed a massive reduction in American aid to South Asian countries. (Photo: AP)World
You aren't welcome in Pittsburg: Group of Jewish leaders to Trump

The shooting, which has sparked an outpouring of grief and shock from American Jews, came just days after pipe bomb was...

29 Oct 2018 2:31 PM IST

Rajapaksa assumed the duties in the prime ministers secretariat which was not used by the ousted prime minister Wickremesinghe, officials from his Sri Lanka Peoples Party (SLPP) said. (Photo: PTI)World
Mahinda Rajapaksa assumes charge as new Sri Lankan Prime Minister

Sirisena on Friday sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed Rajapaksa as new PM in surprise move that is being debated as...

29 Oct 2018 2:26 PM IST

\There is an active shooter in the area of Wilkins and Shady,\ Pittsburghs Public Safety department, which includes the police, said on Twitter. (Representational Image)World
Pittsburgh gunman spoke of 'genocide, desire to kill Jews'

Robert Bowers (46), who was taken into custody after a firefight with police, could face death penalty after being...

29 Oct 2018 2:20 PM IST

As the girl resisted the rape attempt, the accused poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze. He fled the spot after the incident. (Photo: Representational)World
Minor Sikh girl raped by two men in ambulance in Pakistan's Punjab

Ahsan Ali and Sameen Haider, both govt employees of Rescue 1122 emergency service have been arrested and FIR has been...

29 Oct 2018 1:54 PM IST

President Donald Trump has declined to approve releasing the memo on the grounds it contains sensitive information. (Photo: File)World
Trump administration split amid India, China resistance to Iran...

Three of Iran's top five customers - India, China, and Turkey - are resisting Washington's call to end purchases...

29 Oct 2018 1:17 PM IST

A court in Bangladesh on Monday extended the bail of imprisoned ex-prime minister and main opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia until March 13 in a graft case. (Photo: File)World
Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia gets 7 more years in jail over graft case

Zia is already serving a jail term since February after being convicted in another case related to embezzlement of funds...

29 Oct 2018 12:41 PM IST

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