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Colombo - Sri Lanka on Wednesday began imposing record nationwide 10-hour daily power cuts as it ran out of hydroelectricity on top of a severe shortage of fuel.The South Asian nation of 22 million...

New York - Worldoilprices dived Monday on worries about China's energy demand amid the latest Covid-19 surge, while Wall Street stocks rallied on hopes over Ukraine peace talks.US benchmark West Texas...

Actor Will Smith offered apologies Monday to Chris Rock for smacking the comedian during the Oscars ceremony, as the body that oversees the awards said it was launching a formal review of the...

Hair loss among women is painful, depressing and embarrassing, according to Jada Pinkett Smith and other celebrities who have gone public with their feelings. The subject has rushed into the public...

Islamabad - Opposition lawmakers in Pakistan moved a no-confidence motion against embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan's government Monday, as he tries to shore up a wavering coalition over accusations...

Colombo: One of Sri Lanka's biggest fuel suppliers hiked the price of gasoline by nearly 20 percent on Saturday, the second increase in as many weeks, as the country struggles to import oil without...

Kabul: The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation officials told AFP.The latest restriction on women follows...

Shanghai - Millions of people in China's financial hub were confined to their homes on Monday as the eastern half of Shanghai went into lockdown to curb the country's biggest ongoing Covid-19...

Hollywood - Actor Will Smith stormed the Oscars stage and struck comedian Chris Rock across the face for joking about his wife, in a moment at Sunday's gala that immediately went viral -- and left...

WARSAW: US President Joe Biden on Saturday castigated Vladimir Putin over the month-old war in Ukraine, bluntly calling the Russian leader "a butcher" who "cannot remain in power".In an impassioned...

Beijing: The second black box has been recovered from last week's deadly China Eastern plane crash, officials said Sunday, and could help solve the mystery of the jet's breakneck descent.The Boeing...

Kyiv - Russia has signaled it may dial back its war aims to focus on eastern Ukraine after failing to break the nation's resistance in a month of fighting and attacks on civilians, including up to 300...

India's cricket board is planning to launch the women's edition of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament next year."It has to be approved by the (annual general meeting)," Sourav Ganguly,...

Paris: Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised the spectre of something considered almost unthinkable until recently: the use of a small nuclear weapon during a conflict in Europe. AFP looks at the...

Paris - In a month of conflict in Ukraine, global oil prices have soared, foreign companies have exited Russia and Moscow faces the specter of default.Here is a look at the economic fallout from...

Paris: Russia's invasion of Ukraine was largely stalled on the 27th day of the assault Tuesday, with no major advances in the north and east and minimal progress in the south. Western sources said...

Wuzhou, China: Chinese recovery teams on Tuesday picked through the debris of a crashed China Eastern jet after it inexplicably plummeted from the sky into a mountainside with 132 people on...

Kyiv: The United States will unveil a new round of security assistance to Ukraine Wednesday, as Western leaders faced mounting pressure to stop Russia's bombardment of civilians and peace talks made...

London: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian held in Iran for six years on charges of plotting to overthrow the government and taking part in a rally, is on her way home after Britain secured...

Travelers from countries and territories that have visa-free arrangements with New Zealand, including Singapore, will be allowed to enter the country from May 1. Prime Minister Jacinda Arden...