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Colombo: At least six persons were killed and 11 others were hospitalised after a passenger ferry capsized in the Kuringankerni lagoon of Kinniya on Tuesday.Daily Mirror quoted the Sri Lankan Navy as saying that the deceased included students...

Seoul: Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, harshly criticized for the brutal suppression of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, died at the age of 90, media reported on Tuesday.The former strongman ruler passed away at his home in Seoul...

Male/New Delhi: Maldives Defence Minister Mariya Ahmed Didi is on a six-day visit to India. She will be the first Foreign Defence Minister to Review the Passing out Parade at the Indian Naval Academy in Kannur, Kerala.The Indian...

Nairobi: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday called for unimpeded access to humanitarian relief for civilians in areas affected by conflict in Africa.The charity said in a statement that some 26 million people live...

Istanbul: Turkey on Tuesday launched massive operations against 112 soldiers and former military school students over their suspected links to a failed coup attempt in July 2016, media reported.The orders came after prosecutors of Turkey's western Izmir city completed...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday spoke with newly-appointed Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and said he looks forward to building a close working relationship.In a tweet, the EAM said their talks covered the bilateral cooperation,...

Canberra: The Australian government will let international students and skilled workers into the country from December to accelerate the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday announced eligible visa holders who are fully vaccinated...

Islamabad: Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Justice (retired) Javedax Igbal has said the anti-corruption agency has concrete evidence of money laundering of billions of rupees by high-profile people, which were done by opening fake accounts in the...

Kabul: A news anchor in Afghanistan's capital has reportedly been beaten up by an unknown group of armed assailants.TOLOnews quoted Ahmad Baseer Ahmadi, a news anchor of Ayna TV channel, as saying that he was beaten by a number...

London: The UK will be hosting a summit of Foreign and Development Ministers from the G7 countries from December 10-12 in Liverpool.According to an official statement, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will be welcoming counterparts from the US, France, Germany,...