Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu is expected to seek a bailout during his visit to India this week as the archipelago nation stares at an economic crisis with fears of debt default.

Conversations in Tyre in southern Lebanon happen in a hurry now. It’s not wise to linger on the streets, and there are fewer and fewer people to talk to.

Following the appointment as the new President, the Chiefs of Defence Forces paid a traditional courtesy call on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (04) at the Presidential Secretariat, the President’s Media Division (PMD) stated.

Israel said it had targeted the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut and was assessing the damage on Friday after a series of strikes on senior figures in the group that Iran’s Supreme Leader dismissed as counterproductive.

Apparent Israeli bombing has caused large explosions just outside Beirut's international airport during a further night of air strikes targeting Hezbollah in the city.

Britain has agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure the future of a secretive military base in the Pacific Ocean.

Atul Kumar, 18, was ecstatic when he found out in June that he had passed a tough examination that would allow him to join a prestigious technology college in India.

Weeping relatives and friends mourned the 20 children and three teachers who died in a horrific bus fire in Thailand at a funeral on Thursday.

Excise Department Commissioner General M.J. Gunasiri says only Rs. 162 b of Rs. 323 b target The Excise Department Commissioner General M.J. Gunasiri yesterday called on liquor manufactures to pay their overdue taxes before 30 November, warning that legal action will be taken against those who fail to comply.

Tourist arrivals in September dipped to a four-month low confirming the serious impact the outsourcing of visa processing has had on the leisure industry.