Live: Sri Lanka votes in tightest election in decades
Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a tightly fought presidential election, with incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse seeking a record third term in office amid a flurry of defections and criticism over his authoritarian rule.Polls opened at 7 a.m. (0130 GMT) and will continue for nine hours under tight... read more »
Germany, Ukraine Ink Loan Deal Ahead of Top Level Talks
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has talks in Berlin Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They are expected to focus on security and extended economic aid to the cash-strapped Kyiv government. Ahead of the talks, both governments announced on Wednesday the final approval... read more »
Youngest suspect in Charlie Hebdo attack surrenders, cops release photos of...
An 18-year-old implicated alongside two brothers in the bloody attack against a satirical weekly in Paris has surrendered to police, according to a source close to the case. “Hamyd Mourad handed himself in to police… on Wednesday at 11:00 pm (2200 GMT) after seeing his name circulating... read more »
Rescuers recover 22 bodies as hunt intensifies for AirAsia Flight QZ8501
The wreckage and bodies of people on board the ill-fated AirAsia jet that mysteriously crashed on Sunday are spread over an area of 5 kms in the Java Sea, although search teams recovered 22 bodies and believe that many passengers are still strapped to their seats. Multi-national rescuers equipped... read more »
At least 36 feared dead in northeast Kenya attack: Red Cross
NAIROBI: At least 36 people are feared dead after gunmen staged a fresh attack on a quarry in northeast Kenya, the Red Cross said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks. The... read more »
Obama Offers New Standards on Police Gear
WASHINGTON — President Obama, grappling with how to respond to the racial unrest in Ferguson, Mo., and a wave of anger at law enforcement officials across the country, said Monday that he... read more »
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan keeps key rates unchanged; EMIs won’t go down for now
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan dashed expectations of the government, consumers and business leaders as he kept lending rates unchanged on Tuesday despite plunging... read more »
Clashes in Hong Kong as pro-democracy protests escalate
BEIJING – Clashes between Hong Kong police and protesters overnight Sunday and Monday morning marked a violent escalation for the more than two month-old pro-democracy movement in the... read more »
Imran Khan threatens to “shut down” Pakistan by December 16
Pakistan’s opposition leader Imran Khan threatened to “shut down” the entire country by December 16 if the Nawaz Sharif Government failed to initiate an impartial probe into the alleged rigging... read more »
