Sri Lanka's parliament speaker resigns amid controversy over academic credential

COLOMBO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Asoka Sapumal Ranwala resigned on Friday in the wake of controversy over his educational q…[More]

5 dead as car falls into lake in south India

NEW DELHI, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least five persons died and one was injured when the car they were travelling in veered off the road and fell into a …[More]

Sri Lankan removes licensing requirement to import rice in short term

COLOMBO, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers on Monday allowed the removal of licensing needed to import rice until Dec. 20, cabinet s…[More]

1 killed, 20 hospitalized after inhaling toxic fumes at pharma plant in India

NEW DELHI, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and 20 others taken ill after inhaling toxic fumes at a pharma plant in the southern Ind…[More]

Schools, colleges shut amid heavy rains as cyclone Fengal approaches India

NEW DELHI, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has been experiencing heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours as cyclone Fengal a…[More]