The talks among the rivals’ Red Cross officials at Panmunjom were made possible after they struck a deal earlier this month, which eased animosity that saw them threatening war. The standoff flared after a mine explosion blamed on Pyongyang maimed two South Korean ....

So why now? It is hard to find definitive reasons, but conversations with Syrians across the migration trail and a survey of recently available data suggest a mixture of reasons. First, the war is not getting any better. That has the dual effect of prompting more Syr ....

 Haus Hiltl, the world’s oldest vegetarian restaurant here, is still a sought-after eatery which offers a wide range of Indian dishes from palak paneer to sambhar vada. Certified by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2012 for being the oldest continuously o ....

In response to an appeal by the movie’s producer, a four-member panel of judges led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha decided on late Sunday to stay a previous High Court order that banned the release of the movie for six months. Producer Shamima Akhter arg ....

Many are fleeing war in West Asia and hope to take refuge in Germany, Europe’s richest country, but the EU is divided over how to cope with the influx which has provoked both huge sympathy and anti-Muslim resentment among Europeans. Austrian Chancellor Werner F ....

Anibal Fernandez said that the government eased the entrance of Syrians through a program begun last year, but he didn’t specify how many of the refugees had arrived so far. He said the Syrians will be welcomed through the country’s tradition of helping out ....

The group organising the community reception for Mr. Modi at the SAP Centre at the heart of Silicon Valley, the Indo-American Community of the West Coast (IACWC), noted this week that preparations for Mr. Modi’s visit were in full swing and the final phase of regi ....

Abdullah Kurdi collapsed in tears after emerging from a morgue in the city of Mugla near Bodrum, where the body of his three-year old son Aylan washed up on Wednesday. A photograph of the boy's tiny body in a bright red t-shirt and shorts, face-down in the surf, ....

The haunting image of the man’s 3-year-old son, Aylan Kurdi, washed up on Turkish beach focused the world’s attention on the wave of migration fuelled by war and deprivation. The three bodies were flown to a city near Turkey’s border with Syria, fro ....

Thirty one of the Cabinet Ministers belong to the United National Party (UNP) and the remaining 11 to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). There are three Ministers from the Tamil community and four Muslims. The Cabinet includes two women, both from the UNP. The total ....