International

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…

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…

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…

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…

In Ethopia, at least 21 people have been killed in two days of fighting between ethnic groups. The state-affiliated Fana radio yesterday reported that violence broke out near the town of…

US President Donald Trump has named budget director Mick Mulvaney as the acting chief of staff, a week after he announced John Kelly's scheduled departure. In a tweet, Trump said he look…

A second Canadian man is feared detained in China in what appears to be retaliation for Canada's arrest of a top executive of telecommunications giant Huawei. The possible arrest raises the…

British Prime Minister Theresa May has won a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party. She got the support of 200 MPs while 117 MPs voted against her. The confidence…

Germany's Angela Merkel and other European Union leaders ruled out more negotiations on Brexit but were looking for ways to offer Britain reassurances after British Prime Minister…

In France, the death toll has risen to four in a gunshot in Strasbourg on the German border. French security forces said, the killing took place near Strasbourg’s Christmas market…