Kidnapped Taiwanese found in Philippines
A Taiwanese tourist who was kidnapped more than a month ago in Malaysia has been found alive in the southern Philippines, the country's military said.
View ArticleUS judge strikes down Utah's gay marriage ban
A federal judge has struck down Utah's ban on gay marriage, saying that the western state's law - approved by voters in a referendum in 2004 - violates the US constitution.
View ArticleStepping up defence ties with Sri Lanka outrageous: Jayalalithaa
Expressing dismay over reports of Indian Coast Guard participating in naval exercises with Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to...
View ArticleKarunanidhi rules out alliance with BJP
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader M. Karunanidhi on Friday made it clear that his party would not align with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Lok Sabha polls and accused a section of the...
View ArticleTurkey’s corruption scandal heats up
The sons of the Turkish interior and economy ministers were charged and placed in custody early Saturday in connection with a graft probe that has tarnished Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia announces 56th death from coronavirus; 3 new cases
The Saudi health ministry announced on Saturday a new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) death, raising to 56 the number of people killed by the coronavirus in the country with the most fatalities.
View ArticleChina launches Bolivia’s first satellite
Bolivia's first telecommunications satellite TKsat-1 has blasted off on top of a Chinese rocket from China's Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province.
View ArticleEgypt’s Mursi faces trial for prison break
Deposed Egyptian president Mohammad Mursi will stand trial for a prison break and the murder of officers during the 2011 uprising, along with 132 others, including members of Hamas.
View ArticleSEC issues new rules on PLCs
The Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) announced new rules on the requirement of Minimum Public Holding for publicly listed companies to follow from next year to stay listed in the Colombo Stock...
View ArticleIraqi major general killed in Anbar ambush
The Iraqi army was on high alert on Saturday following the deaths of at least 15 Iraqi military officers were killed in an ambush in the western Sunni Muslim-dominated province of Anbar.
View ArticleThailand's Democrat Party to boycott Feb 2 elections
Thailand's opposition Democrat Party announced on Saturday that it will boycott snap polls slated for Feb 2, a decision set to deepen the country's political crisis.
View ArticleUS military plane hit in South Sudan
Rebel fire hit two US military aircraft responding to the outbreak in violence in South Sudan, wounding four US service members and heavily damaging at least one of the aircraft, officials said. South...
View ArticleBrave cops save seven-year-old tourist
A seven-year-old boy from the Czech Republic who was swept out to sea while bathing was rescued by two police officers in Uppuveli last evening. Police said the foreign national was bathing in the sea...
View ArticleSouth Sudan loses control of key oil-rich city
Former South Sudanese deputy president Riek Machar has told Al Jazeera that he wants to be the country's next leader, as the government has lost control of Unity state's capital city, Bentiu.
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No Independence Day celebrations for Libya
Libya has postponed independence day celebrations and declared three days of mourning after a suicide bombing at an army checkpoint killed 13 soldiers.
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Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina released from prison
Maria Alyokhina, a member of the controversial band Pussy Riot, has been released from prison after being pardoned under a massive amnesty, according to her lawyer.
View ArticleAam Aadmi Party to form government in Delhi
Decks have been cleared for the Aam Admi Party-led government in Delhi with the party convenor Arvind Kejriwal saying it is willing form the government.
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Japanese Emperor celebrates 80th birthday
Emperor Akihito, on the occasion of his 80th birthday on Monday, repeated his intention to do his best amid expectations that he will hand over some of his official duties to the younger generation in...
View ArticleHartal total in Nagapattinam over Fishermen issue
Shops in Nagapattinam and Nagore remained closed on Monday in response to dawn-to-dusk hartal call given by the Chamber of Commerce and Traders Association in solidarity with protesting fishermen...
View ArticleThalatha defends stance on 'Leadership Council'
United National Party (UNP) Ratnapura district Parliamentarian Thalatha Athukorale said today that she had refused a seat in the party's new 'Leadership Council' as she does not believe it to be a...
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