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The cricketer-turned-politician was arrested on Monday for the incident at his ministry premises when a petroleum worker died due to shooting by his security staff, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Arjuna Ranatunga arrested over fatal shooting in Sri Lanka amid...

One person succumbed to his injuries and two others were hospitalised in the shooting incident.

29 Oct 2018 5:54 PM IST

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

The plane lost contact 13 minutes after takeoff, according to the official. The jet was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, according to air tracking service Flightradar 24. (Photo: AP)

Indonesian flight with 189 aboard crashes into sea, wreckage found:...

Debris thought to be from the plane, including aircraft seats, was found near an offshore refining facility in Java Sea,...

29 Oct 2018 8:47 AM IST

Sri Lankas former President and new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse gestures as he arrives at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy. (Photo: AFP)

Rajapaksa calls for snap polls in inaugural statement as new PM

New PM Rajapaksa announced snap polls though next parliamentary elections are not due before Feb 2020.

29 Oct 2018 1:26 AM IST

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

Pakistan Supreme Court bans Indian content on television

The CJP suspended verdict of the Lahore High Court allowing Indian content on Pakistani channels

28 Oct 2018 6:30 AM IST

Sri Lankas former president and new prime minister Mahinda Rajapakse arrives at a temple after having been sworn in as prime minister in Colombo on October 26, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka crisis deepens as PM Wickremesinghe resists sacking

Parliamentary Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has said he will decide Saturday whether to recognise Rajapakse or not, after...

27 Oct 2018 12:45 PM IST