Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Elections Chief Mahinda Deshapriya on Sunday afternoon confirmed that opposition candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa had won the presidential elections.
Melbourne [Australia], Nov 17 (ANI): Australian pacer James Pattinson will miss the upcoming first Test against Pakistan as he was found guilty of violating Cricket Australia's (CA) Code of Conduct, the country's cricketing body confirmed on Sunday.
California [US], Nov 16 (ANI): The 16-year-old gunman who shot himself after killing two of his classmates and injuring three others in Southern California has succumbed to injuries on Friday, authorities confirmed.
Christchurch [New Zealand], Nov 15 (ANI): Skipper Kane Williamson has returned to New Zealand squad for the upcoming Test series against England and Australia, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed on Friday.
Washington [US], Nov 14 (ANI): Chad Wolf was sworn in as the acting Secretary of Homeland Security on Wednesday after being confirmed by the US Senate, making him the fifth person to lead the third-largest department in the federal government under President Donald Trump.
Jerusalem [Israel], Nov 14 (ANI): A ceasefire has come into effect after two days of intense fighting between Israel and the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Thursday, as reported by The Times of Israel.
Lahore [Pakistan], Nov 14 (ANI): Pakistan will be playing their first Test on home soil after a span of ten years, the country's cricketing board confirmed on Thursday.
Los Angeles [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): Former Sweden's forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Thursday confirmed his departure from the American professional soccer franchise LA Galaxy.
Leeds [UK], Nov 13 (ANI): Barcelona and Real Madrid will face each other at Camp Nou for the first El Clasico of the 2019-20 season on December 18, La Liga confirmed on Wednesday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday confirmed that the 17 disqualified rebel MLAs from Congress-JD(S), who were on Wednesday allowed by the Supreme Court to contest the bypolls for 15 seats next month will join BJP.
New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has boarded a plane for Mexico where he has been granted political asylum, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard confirmed on Monday evening.
Kathmandu [Nepal], Nov 9 (ANI): Bangladeshi President Md. Abdul Hamid will pay a three-day "goodwill" visit to Nepal from November 12 to 15, the Himalayan nation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed.