Indian PM Narendra Modi visits war ravaged Jaffna
PTI, Jaffna :Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived this afternoon in Jaffna, the first Indian PM to set foot in this war ravaged town in Sri...
International
UN-mediated Libya crisis talks to resume Wednesday
AFP, Skhirat :UN-mediated talks in Morocco between Libya’s rival parliaments aimed at forming a national unity government will resume Wednesday, a lawmaker for the internationally...
Maldives former president Nasheed jailed for 13 years
Reuters, Colombo :Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of terrorism for ordering the...
Huge cyclone in Pacific devastates Vanuatu, 8 dead
Reuters, Sydney :One of the Pacific Ocean’s most powerful storms ever devastated the island nation of Vanuatu on Saturday, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and...
Japan, France sign defence pact
Reuters, Tokyo :Japan and France signed a deal on military equipment and technology transfers on Friday, in a move to drive cooperation and joint development...
Iraqi forces `hope to take Tikrit from IS in a week`
BBC, Baghdad :Iraqi forces hope to retake the city of Tikrit from Islamic State (IS) within a week, a commander has told the BBC.The head...
Iraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chlorine gas against them
Reuters: Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Saturday they had evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against their peshmerga fighters...
Major nations hold talks on ending UN sanctions on Iran : West
Reuters, United Nations :Major world powers have begun talks about a United Nations Security Council resolution to lift U.N. sanctions on Iran if a nuclear...
IS tightens its grip on Mosul residents
AP, Baghdad :Freedom from the Islamic State group comes at a steep price, as one newly wedded couple recently discovered. Eager to live a normal...
Modi pushes Tamil autonomy during Sri Lanka visit
AFP, Colombo :Narendra Modi urged Sri Lanka’s new leaders to give greater autonomy to its Tamil minority after a long ethnic war, as he began...
Opposition leading in Israeli election
Reuters, Jerusalem :Israel’s centre-left opposition is poised for an upset victory in national elections next week, with the last opinion polls before the March 17...
N Korea fires seven surface-to-air missiles into sea
AFP, Seoul :North Korea fired seven surface-to-air missiles into the sea off its east coast on Thursday in an operation supervised by leader Kim Jong-Un...