COLOMBO/NEW DELHI, APRIL 27 : Sri Lanka has decided to hand over the management of its Chinese-built Mattala international airport, located near Hambantota port, to an Indian and a Russian firm on a 30-year lease.According…
TOKYO, APRIL 27 : An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 on Saturday jolted off the west coast of Japan's Bonin Islands, or Ogasawara Islands, the country's weather agency said.The tremors were felt in…
NEW DELHI/TEHRAN, APRIL 27 : Senior officials of India and Iran discussed plans for closer defence cooperation between the two nations, in view of the delicate situation in West Asia and the Indian subcontinent.This was…
CAIRO, APRIL 25 : Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held phone talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday, during which they stressed the necessity of ending the ongoing Gaza conflict and implementing the two-state…
BEIRUT, APRIL 25 : Hezbollah has launched 1,650 military operations against Israeli targets since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict, leaving more than 2,000 Israeli personnel dead or wounded, according to data released by the…
BAGHDAD, APRIL 25 : The Iraqi authorities executed 11 convicts accused of being members of the Islamic State (IS) group, a security source said on Wednesday.The 11 convicts were hanged on Tuesday in the Nasiriyah…
SAN FRANCISCO, APRIL 24 : A Douglas DC-4 airplane has crashed into a river in Fairbanks in U.S. state of Alaska on Tuesday, authorities said.First responders were conducting an "active rescue" Tuesday morning after the…
BUENOS AIRES, APR 24 : Tens of thousands of students and teachers have gathered in the centre of Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, to protest against the government's policies in education, a Sputnik correspondent has reported.Protesters…
MOSCOW, APRIL 24 : International terrorism remains one of the most serious threats of the 21st century, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday."Of course, international terrorism remains one of the most serious threats of…
ISLAMABAD, APR 23 : Pakistan and Iran on Monday decided in principle to ban terrorist organisations in their respective countries, the Pakistani Interior Ministry said.The decision to the effect was taken here in a meeting…
