The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has rejected the contention that the previous Rajapaksa regime had ignored India. In an interview recently with The Hindu at his Kuruengala residence, the SLFP general secretary, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, who was Petroleum Ministe ....

One could get this impression from interactions with a cross-section of people in the Kurunegala electoral district, which comes third at the national level in terms of voters’ strength, following Colombo and Gampaha. Rajapaksa’s popularity Located in ....

A man was wounded after he fired a gun at an armadillo in his yard and the bullet ricocheted back to hit him in his face. Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe said the man, who was not identified, went outside his home in Marietta, southwest of Texarkana, at around 3 a.m. on T ....

Mullah Mansour has been chosen to head the militant group but a Taliban spokesman told the BBC that he had not been appointed “by all Taliban”, which was against Sharia law. He said the council would hold a meeting to elect a new leader. The Afghan Taliba ....

Experts hope the 2-2.5 metre wing surface, known as a flaperon, and a fragment of luggage found on Reunion could yield clues on the fate of Flight MH370. "We know the flaperon has been officially identified as being part of a Boeing 777 aircraft," Transport ....

On Tuesday, American hunter Walter James Palmer issued a statement saying he relied on his guides to ensure the hunt was legal. Two Zimbabweans a professional hunter and a farm owner have been arrested in the lion killing that garnered worldwide condemnation. “ ....

The Afghan Taliban are praising their new leader, saying he was one of the most “trusted” associates of the late Mullah Mohammad Omar. Friday’s statement, sent to The Associated Press, says the new leader, Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor, has also been g ....

U.S. officials rejected suggestions that Mr. Kerry’s omission of Israel from the itinerary signalled that the Obama administration had given up trying to convince Israeli leaders of the merits of the Iran deal. They noted that Defence Secretary Ash Carter had visi ....

The Russians unveiled their new doctrine last Sunday on board the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, and in the presence of President Vladimir Putin. Regarding the Pacific, the amended naval doctrine, which will be valid till 2020, underscored that friendly ties with China in ....

Chief Justice S.K. Sinha delivered the verdict against Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, a former aide to ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The ruling clears the way for the man’s execution unless he gets presidential clemency. Mr. ....