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The Leshan Giant Buddha surrounded by floodwaters following heavy rains in Leshan in Chinas southwestern Sichuan province. (AFP)

What-'s behind China-'s record floods?

Here are five questions about why China still endures severe flooding every year

21 Aug 2020 12:55 PM IST

A paramilitary soldier stands guard by a road near the venue for Indias Independence Day ceremony in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (AP)

Pakistan denies report of rift with Saudi Arabia over Kashmir issue

A major reason behind OIC-'s inaction has been Saudi-'s reluctance to accept Pakistan-'s request for holding a meeting...

21 Aug 2020 10:46 AM IST

People wear face masks and keep social distancing as they enter a cinema following an ease in restrictions that had been imposed to help control the coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AP)

US urges its citizens not to travel to Pakistan citing pandemic and...

US-' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 3 Travel Health Notice for Pakistan due to...

13 Aug 2020 2:20 PM IST

The government issued a stay-at-home order for its approximately 750,000 people, and all schools, offices and commercial establishments were closed. (Representational Image: AFP)

Bhutan imposes 1st nationwide coronavirus lockdown

Bhutan-'s 113 reported COVID-19 infections were all quarantined travellers, except for one with conflicting test results

13 Aug 2020 1:39 PM IST

Residents walk past charred remains of vehicles vandalised by a mob over a social media post, allegedly by a relative of a Congress MLA, in Bengaluru. (PTI)

Pakistan lodges protest with India over Bengaluru riots

Islamabad called on the Indian government -'to investigate the incident and take immediate action against perpetrators...

13 Aug 2020 9:10 AM IST

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, right, hands over credentials to his elder brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa who also holds the finance, urban development and Buddhist affairs ministries during a ceremony in Kandy, Sri Lanka. (AP)

Sri Lanka-'s new Cabinet ministers include four Rajapaksas

The Cabinet members took oaths in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his elder brother Prime Minister...

12 Aug 2020 4:02 PM IST

Workers carrying a bucket with fish at a seafood market in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

Coronavirus found on outer packaging of frozen seafood in China

Everyone who handled the goods is under quarantine and have tested negative for coronavirus while the goods are sealed...

12 Aug 2020 10:46 AM IST

People wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus walk at a shopping and office complex in Beijing. (AP)

China-'s community transmission cases fall to single digits

Authorities have ordered mask-wearing, restrictions on indoor dining and other social distancing measures to stem its...

12 Aug 2020 10:19 AM IST

Senator Marco Rubio speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. - China on August 10, 2020 sanctioned 11 Americans, including senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, in retaliation for similar US moves against Chinese officials over Beijings crackdown in Hong Kong. (AFP)

China sanctions 11 Americans in retaliation for US move

US last week accused 11 Hong Kong officials of suppressing -'freedom and democratic processes-', and announced plans to...

10 Aug 2020 4:30 PM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa greets supporters following his election victory in the general election at his residence in Tangalle, Sri Lanka. (AP)

Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan PM for 4th time

Rajapaksa is highly popular among the ethnic majority Sinhalese for ending the countryâ€™s 25-year civil war against...

9 Aug 2020 10:49 AM IST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and former Defense Secretary and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters. (AP)

How the Rajapaksa clan is the most powerful political dynasty in Sri...

The powerful clan has held sway over the island nation-'s politics for decades, as well as having a major influence in...

7 Aug 2020 2:38 PM IST

A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk ties a blessed thread on the wrist of Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Tangalle on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The countrys powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the parliamentary election, giving them nearly a two-thirds majority of seats required to make constitutional changes, according to results released Friday. Rajapaksa is likely to be sworn in the same position by his younger brother, president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, after the vote that could strengthen dynastic. (AP)

Rajapaksa brothers secure landslide victory in Sri Lankan elections

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to be sworn in the same position by his younger brother, President Gotabaya...

7 Aug 2020 9:52 AM IST