Category: WORLD

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Dozens of people have been killed as monsoon floods rip through Nepal, Bangladesh and north-eastern India.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –At least 35 people suffered minor injuries after an Air Canada flight hit a severe patch of turbulence.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –A flash flood warning has been issued for the Washington, D.C., metro area until 1:45 p.m. Monday by the National Weather Service.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Theresa May has “full faith” in the UK ambassador who criticised the Trump administration in leaked emails but she does not agree with his assessment.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – UNESCO inscribed Myanmar’s ancient capital of Bagan as a World Heritage Site on Saturday, nearly a quarter of a century after the complex of Buddhist temples was first nominated for listing.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years prompted one city to declare a state of emergency Thursday, and shook residents from Las Vegas to Orange County.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Rahul Gandhi has resigned as leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, ending weeks of speculation.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –A Bangladesh court has sentenced nine opposition activists to death and 25 others to life in prison for an attack on a train carrying political leader Sheikh Hasina 24 years ago.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Parts of South America will experience the first total solar eclipse since 2017 on Tuesday. Thousands of tourists from all over the world are flocking to Chile and Argentina, where the eclipse is expected to pass by in the afternoon. It will be the first total solar eclipse since August 2017, when the moon passed between the earth and the sun over parts of the United States. Here’s what you need to know about this year’s total…