Video shows Khan waving to his supporters from a campaign vehicle before being lifted down by some people who help him into a waiting car. A senior leader from his party and police have said a gunman opened fire...
At least 40 people were killed when a bridge in the Indian state of Gujarat collapsed on 30 October, plunging hundreds of people into a river. More than 400 people were on the suspension bridge over the Machchhu River in...
A Korean Air plane overshot the runway at Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines on October 23, 2022. All 173 passengers and crew members on board were safely evacuated, authorities said. The plane from Incheon had previously attempted to...
Liz Truss resigned as prime minister after just 45 days in office. Truss will be the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history. She said: “I recognise though given the situation I cannot deliver the mandate on which I...
Sri Lanka is seeking six gaurs, or Indian bison, from India as part its plan to reintroduce the animal into the island nation. The gaur is believed to have gone extinct sometime in the 17th Century in Sri Lanka....
Listen to Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy, one of Sri Lanka’s most eminent economists who, as Governor of the country’s central bank from 2016 to 2019, watched the coming storm from a unique vantage. Dr Coomaraswamy will be speaking to Nirupama...
COLOMBO: Allowing a Chinese research vessel to dock at Hambantota last month was a difficult decision, admits Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. In an exclusive interview with StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale, he said the decision to allow...
A fire engulfed a skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha, with authorities saying that no casualties had yet been found.
The blaze broke out in a 42-floor building housing an office of the state-owned telecommunications company ChinaTelecom, according...
This video reviews the academic medical, scientific and social-sciences literature and paints a picture of the sexual behaviours of young people in Sri Lanka, and also the prevelance of rape and sexual abuse in the country.
Singapore is "not pro-anyone or anti-anyone; we are only pro-Singapore", says Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. He sits down with The Straits Times' Lynlee Foo to discuss global challenges such as US-China tensions and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and what...
