The challenge for the strong leader in Lanka
THE selection of former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the presidential candidate of the SLPP will impart enthusiasm in an electorate that has grown discontented at the absence of
India reimposes curbs on movement, phones in Jammu, Kashmir
Indian authorities reimposed restrictions on movement in major parts of Kashmir’s biggest city, Srinagar, on Sunday after violent overnight clashes between residents and police in which dozens were injured, two senior officials and eyewitnesses said.
At least 63 killed, 182 hurt in Kabul suicide explosion
At least 63 people were killed and 182 wounded in an explosion targeting a wedding in the Afghan capital, authorities said Sunday.
The prosecution of Assange affects us all
WITH the indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the imprisonment of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, we are seeing the US government’s blatant attack on the First Amendment. This assault now is officially acknowledged by a US federal court, where the judge dismissed a
Indian soldier killed as India, Pakistan exchange fire
India and Pakistan exchanged ‘heavy’ cross-border fire on Saturday, after New Delhi’s move to strip the restive Kashmir region of its autonomy prompted a rare meeting of the UN Security Council.
What a mysterious explosion tells us about Russia's 'doomsday weapon'
An explosion. An abruptly-canceled village evacuation. Five dead nuclear experts. And a few traces of radioactive iodine in the air over the northern Norwegian coastline.
The man taking on Hong Kong from deep inside China's propaganda machine
The man taking on Hong Kong from deep inside China's propaganda machine By Steven Jiang, CNN
The man on the phone: What's it like making history's highest auction bid?
In November 2017 at Christie's New York, Alex Rotter uttered a phrase never before heard at an art auction: "Four hundred million."
Rajapaksa redux and a democracy in peril
SRI Lanka is again at the crossroads with presidential elections due before December 9. The political drive since the newly formed Rajapaksa-led Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, which swept
India, Pakistan exchange fire in Kashmir
Pakistan said on Thursday three of its soldiers were killed in a cross-border exchange of fire in the contested Kashmir region, but India denied that five of its troops died too.
