France to fix age of sexual consent at 15
Paris : France plans to set the legal age of sexual consent as 15 after two-high profile cases involving 11-year-old...
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Sri Lanka declares emergency following communal clashes
Colombo : A 10-day state of emergency was declared in Sri Lanka on Tuesday after sectarian violence between Buddhists and...
Pakistan in talks with China to borrow $1 bn: Report
Islamabad : Pakistan is in talks with a Chinese financial institution to obtain $1 billion as a foreign commercial loan,...
Man who stole McDormand’s Oscar arrested
Los Angeles : This year's best actress Oscar winner Frances McDormand's trophy was briefly stolen at the official after-party, following...
Sri Lanka to declare Emergency after communal clashes
Colombo : Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday decided to declare a 10-day state of Emergency after communal clashes...
Sri Lanka re-imposes curfew in Kandy after racial violence
Colombo : Sri Lankan police on Tuesday re-imposed a curfew in parts of Kandy city after after clashes triggered by...
Facebook asks if men could request sexual photos from minors
London : Facebook has admitted that a survey asking users whether it should allow an adult man to ask a...
Trump may travel to Jerusalem for embassy opening
Washington : President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may travel to Jerusalem in May for the official opening...
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un meets South Korean envoys
Seoul : North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hosted a welcome dinner for South Korean President Moon Jae-in's special envoys on...
Iraq orders confiscation of assets of Saddam Hussein’s relatives, aides
Baghdad : An Iraqi legal body on Monday ordered confiscation of assets of hundreds of relatives and cronies of former...
