New smoking regulations for Ramadan tents in Dubai
Dubai Municipality has released a new set of smoking regulations for Ramadan tents in hotels.According to the regulations, Ramadan tents should be wit...
Wanted Sri Lanka radical Hashim killed in hotel attack
COLOMBO: An extremist believed to have played a key role in Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter bombings died in an attack on a Colombo hotel, the country’s pre...
Sri Lanka bans drones, unmanned aircraft after bombings
Colombo: Sri Lanka has banned the use of drones and unmanned aircraft following the massive Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 350 people and inj...
Sri Lankan defence secy resigns over Easter blasts
Sri Lankan defence secretary resigned on Thursday taking responsibility for the suicide bomb attacks on Sunday as the country remains tense in the aft...
Former US Vice President Joe Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign
Former US Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest today, betting on his working-class appeal and ties to ...
Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un hold first-ever talks
Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un met face-to-face for the first time on Thursday and vowed to seek closer ties. The meeting ...
Syria negotiators arrive in Kazakhstan for talks
Delegations from Iran, Russia and Turkey arrived in Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan yesterday seeking an end to the conflict in Syria. Kazakhstan's fo...
Microsoft hits $1-trillion mark on strong Q3 results
Redmond: Microsoft stock hit $1-trillion mark after the company announced impressive third quarter results, riding on the success of its Azure Cloud a...
Minor explosion reported in Sri Lanka
Colombo: A minor explosion was reported on Thursday in Pugoda on the outskirts of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, police said, adding there were casua...
Prince william attends emotional Anzac Day ceremony in New Zealand
Wellington: Britain’s Prince William paid tribute to Australian and New Zealand troops on Thursday at an emotional Anzac Day ceremony, six weeks after...
11 die as elevator cable snaps at work site in north China
Chinese state media say 11 workers were killed and two seriously injured when the cable on an elevator snapped at a construction site in northern Chin...
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena calls for all party conference
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called for an all party conference today to discuss the current situation and future steps in wake of Su...
United States dilutes UN rape-in-war resolution
The US removed all references to sexual and reproductive health.The Security Council resolution, submitted by Germany, dropped all such references. Th...
UN Security Council calls urgent meet to address situation in Eastern Ukraine
The UN Security Council has called an urgent meeting this afternoon to address the situation in Eastern Ukraine. The UN media office said this in its ...
UN, EU sign joint framework to strengthen partnership in counter-terrorism efforts
The United Nations and the European Union (EU) have signed a joint framework aimed at strengthening partnership in counter-terrorism efforts. The UN O...
Sudan army rulers say 'agreement on most demands' of protest leaders
In Sudan, Army rulers have said, they had reached an agreement on most demands made by protest leaders after the two sides held a meeting in Khartoum....
Kim Jong-un & Vladimir Putin to hold first summit talks in Vladivostok today
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for their first summit talks in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok to...
Donald Trump vows to fight possible impeachment effort
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to fight a possible impeachment effort by Congressional Democrats in the US Supreme Court. However, the...
UNHRC Chief calls Saudi Arabia's mass execution as shocking and abhorrent
The UNHRC Chief Michelle Bachelet has called Saudi Arabia's mass execution of 37 men including three minors as shocking and abhorrent. The ...
Nobel Prize announcements for 2019 to take place in October
Nobel Prize announcements for 2019 will take place in the month of October. The Nobel Prize is issued in the fields of Physiology or Medicine, Ph...
Iran supreme leader Khamenei says US oil sanctions won't go without response
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday called the end of oil sanction waivers by the United States, a hostile measure that won't be le...
Sri Lanka police carry out controlled explosion on motorcycle near cinema hall
Colombo: Sri Lanka remained on high alert as police on Wednesday carried out a controlled explosion of a suspicious motorcycle parked near a cinema ha...
New Zealand offers residency to families of mosque victims
New Zealand opened a two-year window on Wednesday for people directly affected by the Christchurch terror attacks to apply to stay permanently in the ...
Sri Lanka was warned of threat hours before suicide attacks: Report
Sri Lankan intelligence officials were tipped off about an imminent attack by Daesh hours before a series of suicide bombings killed more than 350 peo...
World's first malaria vaccine launched in Africa
Geneva: The world’s first malaria vaccine has been launched in Malawi after concerted efforts of over 30 years to protect children from the deadly dis...
Snapchat adds 4 million users
San Francisco: Photo-messaging app Snapchat added four million new users in the first quarter of 2019, registering a revenue of $320 million up 39 per...
Toll in Sri Lanka bombings rises to 359: police
Colombo: The toll in a series of suicide bomb blasts on Easter Sunday targeting hotels and churches in Sri Lanka has risen to 359, police said Wednesd...
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena assures action against terrorism
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has assured the nation that he would take steps to curtail terrorism and bring back normalcy swiftly. He sai...
50 people feared killed in landslide at Myanmar jade mine
More than 50 people are feared killed in a landslide near a jade mine in Kachin province of Northern Myanmar. The landslide created a mud-lake which b...
Chabahar port project won't be impacted by sanctions on Iran: US
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