Sri Lanka President wants UN to drop demands over war crime probe
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president said Friday (Sep 14) that he wants the United Nations to drop its demand for stateContinue Reading
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Terrifying graphic from The Weather Channel shows the power and danger of Hurricane Florence
A new video from The Weather Channel shows in real time the danger of flood waters already rising in partsContinue Reading
Super Typhoon Mangkhut slams into northern Philippines expected to head to Hong Kong,China and Vietnam
For days now, Super Typhoon Mangkhut has been churning across the Pacific, keeping the millions of people potentially in itsContinue Reading
Hurricane Florence starts flooding parts of the Carolinas
The rain turned sideways Thursday, rivers swelled and floodwaters began to fill streets, as massive Hurricane Florence trudged toward NorthContinue Reading
Sri Lanka women selling kidneys to repay loan sharks: UN expert
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan war widows and women in former conflict zones are being forced to sell their kidneys to payContinue Reading
More than 100 migrants drown off Libya coast
More than 100 migrants, including at least 20 children, died in early September when their crowded rubber boats were wreckedContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Central Bank denies reports economy at risk of exchange rate crisis
Sri Lanka’s central bank Monday rejected a report that the island was at risk of a currency crisis, saying itContinue Reading
Brother of former Sri Lanka strongman indicted over fraud
COLOMBO: A brother of ex-president Mahinda Rajapakse was indicted Monday (Sep 10) on charges of siphoning off over US$250,000 inContinue Reading
Sri Lanka tops seven countries at risk of exchange rate crisis : Nomura
Seven emerging economies at risk of an exchange-rate crisis are Sri Lanka, South Africa, Argentina, Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine,Continue Reading
Egypt sentences 75 Islamist demonstrators to death over Morsi protest
Egypt sentenced 75 people to death, including prominent Islamist leaders, over a sit-in 2013 which ended in the killing of hundredsContinue Reading
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