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Sri Lanka: Arjuna Ranatunga accuses SLPP of gathering violent groups at Ma
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga on Monday accused the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) of gathering violent groups at the official residence of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters set on fire houses of Mayor, MPs
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Anti-government protesters on Monday set on fire the official residences of Sri Lanka's Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando and the MPs Sanath Nishantha, Ramesh Pathirana, and Nimal Lanza.
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Not enough for Sri Lankan govt to step down: former PM Ranil Wickremesingh
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Raising concern about the deteriorating law and order situation in the country, the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday condemned violence against the peaceful protesters at the Galle Face area.
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Sri Lanka PM resigns, recommends all-party interim government
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who tendered his resignation on Monday, has recommended the formation of an all-party interim government in his letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as protests intensify
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): As the nationwide protest continues to intensify, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday resigned, a move that is likely to pave the way for a new cabinet in the crisis marred country.
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Sri Lanka: Army deployed as tension spikes after continued protests
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Sri Lankan authorities deployed the Army to ensure the security of the general public after tensions arose due to clashes between protesters in the capital Colombo.
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Sri Lanka imposes curfew as clashes break out in Galle Face area
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): After clashes broke out in Galle Face area, Sri Lanka has imposed a police curfew within the Western Province of Colombo with immediate effect until further notice.
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Pakistan: Clashes in Imran Khan's Islamabad rally not ruled out
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to be booked for using 'filthy' language in the public meetings against national institutions and reports suggest that amid rising political temperature clashes could erupt during his upcoming Islamabad mega
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Russia-Ukraine war turns spotlight on China's Taiwan calculus
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 8 (ANI): The seemingly interminable Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought renewed attention to another long-brewing geopolitical crisis as Xi Jinping has stated in no uncertain terms China's determination to 'reunify' with Taiwan, calling it a renegade regime.
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11 Egyptian troops killed in clashes with terrorists in Sinai
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 11 Egyptian troops were killed and five others wounded on Saturday in clashes with terrorists in western Sinai, the Egyptian army said in a statement.
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Taliban denies clashes in Panjshir after Resistance Front claims gunfire i
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): After the National Resistance Front (NRF) claimed renewed fight in Abshar district of Panjshir province, the Taliban denied clashes in the region.
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UN rights body urges transparent probe into Ethopia clashes
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Addis Ababa, May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday called on Ethiopian authorities to promptly initiate and conduct transparent investigations into recent inter-religious clashes in Ethiopia.
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