Sri Lankans mourn as death toll rises to 310
Sri Lanka began a day of national mourning Tuesday with three minutes of silence to honour more than 300 people killed in deadly attacks that have been blamed on a local Islamist group.
BREAKING: Death toll rises to 310
Local police tell CNN that the Easter Sunday bombings have claimed the lives of 310 people. The number is a significant increase on the previously reported death toll.
Thousands take to streets in Myanmar against China-backed mega-dam
Thousands of people in northern Myanmar took to the streets on Monday to protest against the proposed reinstatement of a Chinese-backed mega-dam they say will cause huge environmental damage and bring little benefit to the country.
Trump claims 'nobody disobeys my orders,' defying Mueller's account
President Donald Trump contended Monday that none of his underlings routinely defy his commands, despite numerous examples contained in Robert Mueller's report showing aides ignoring or refusing his dictates.
PM proposes new regional forum
Bangladesh on Monday proposed formation of a regional economic forum involving five Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states of South and Southeast Asian region.
Bangladeshi origin Australian woman murdered
A 49-year old Bangladeshi origin man in Australia’s Sydney has confessed to the police that he had killed his wife at their home in Sydney’s south-west on Sunday morning, reported The Sydney Morning Herald.
HC declines to declare English as 2nd official language
A public interest litigation writ petition seeking a directive to the government to declare English as the 2nd official language of the country was on Sunday dropped from the day’s cause list by the High Court Division.
COLOMBO BLASTS Sheikh Selim’s grandson killed, son-in-law injured
Awami League presidium member and former health minister Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim’s grandson was killed and son-in-law injured in the terror attacks on Easter Sunday in Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
Sri Lanka explosions kill more than 200
Nun: 'I am not afraid to die, but to kill innocents with families is appalling' From CNN staff in Colombo
Either way, the news is bad
WHEN Asad Umar, the finance minister of Pakistan, returned from Washington after attending the Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank a few days ago, the first
