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‘We lost’: Disappointment at Sri Lanka protest camp after election
COLOMBO: A sullen crowd reacted to the election of Sri Lanka’s new president with disappointment Wednesday, near the protest camp…
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Indian rupee hits new record low
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee fell to more than 80 per US dollar for the first time on record Tuesday, as…
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Outsider seeks to break dynastic hold on Sri Lankan politics
COLOMBO: Former journalist and rights activist Dullas Alahapperuma is an unlikely contender to be Sri Lanka’s leader, but is the…
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S Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s protest movement reached its 100th day Sunday, having forced one president from office and now…
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Sri Lanka’s ousted leader says he did ‘utmost’ for bankrupt nation
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s ousted president did his “utmost” to avoid an economic catastrophe but the coronavirus pandemic derailed his efforts,…
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Sri Lanka PM office stormed as prez flees
COLOMBO: Protesters in Sri Lanka defied tear gas, water cannon and a state of emergency to storm the prime minister’s…
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S Lanka president seeks seaborne escape
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president was considering using a navy patrol craft to flee the island Tuesday following a humiliating standoff…
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India’s ‘bulldozer justice’ flattens Muslim dissent
ALLAHABAD, India: After two nights in police custody, Indian teenager Somaiya Fatima was released in time to watch live footage…
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Prophet row murder sparks fury on Indian social media
NEW DELHI: The gruesome killing of a Hindu tailor has inflamed religious tensions in India and sparked a furious response…
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Lockdown in Udaipur after grisly killing
UDAIPUR, India: Hundreds of police were deployed in an Indian city on Wednesday after the murder of a Hindu tailor…
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Protests after arrest of India rights activist
NEW DELHI: Protests were held in several Indian cities Monday over the arrest of a rights activist who attempted to…
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Islamists storm India-backed yoga Event in Maldives
MALE: Islamic extremists stormed an India-backed public yoga session in the Maldives on Tuesday, with police in the South Asian…
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