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US withdrawal from Syria positive but questions remain: Russian foreign ministry
Russian foreign ministry on Wednesday said that it salutes the US decision to pull out troops from Syria, but still has questions related to the process.
Foreign ministry…
Afghanistan postpones presidential election
Afghanistan's election commission on Wednesday said that presidential election, initially scheduled for April, will be postponed for several months.
It said this is being done to…
Afghanistan: 29 people killed in terror attack in Kabul
In Afghanistan, at least 29 people were killed and 20 injured in a terror attack on a Government compound in Kabul yesterday. Interior Ministry Spokesman Najib Danish said, security forces…
Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif gets 7-year jail term in Al-Azizia graft case
An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail and imposed 2.5 million US Dollars fine in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft…
Rescue and relief operation in full swing in Indonesia
Rescue and relief operation is in full swing in Indonesia after the tsunami killed at least 281 people. Rescuers battled heavy rains today in a desperate search for survivors. The National…
Bhutan PM to visit India from 27-29 of this month
Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lyonchhen Dr Lotay Tshering will visit India from 27-29 of this month. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Economic Affairs and other senior officials will…
US Defence Secretary resigns
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has resigned from his post citing policy differences with President Donald Trump.
In his resignation letter sent to the President yesterday, Mr…
“I re appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister out of respect for democracy…
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said he re-appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister out of respect for democracy and parliamentary tradition though he is…
Ranil Wickremesinghe to be sworn-in as PM of Sri Lanka today
In Sri Lanka, Mr. Ranil Wickremsinghe will be sworn-in as the Prime Minister today after Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned yesterday from the post.
Mr. Wickremsinghe will make a comeback…
Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa resigns from the post of PM
In Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa today resigned from the post of Prime minister.
He was controversially appointed Prime minister by President Maithirpala Sirisena on 26th October…