Japan confirms country's first monkeypox case
Monkeypox has affected more than 16,800 people in 74 countries, according to a tally by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Sri Lanka PM Ranil tells military and police to 'restore order'
The demonstrators "want to stop me from discharging my responsibilities as acting president", Sri Lankan Prime Minister said.
Sri Lanka crisis: Rise & fall of Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards flew to the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives, according to an immigration official who spoke on the...
How Sri Lanka crisis unfolded: Timeline
Sri Lanka has suffered months of lengthy blackouts, acute food and fuel shortages and galloping inflation in its most painful downturn on record.
SL Prez Gotabaya, wife fly to Maldives ahead of his resignation
He, his wife and a bodyguard were among four passengers on board an Antonov-32 military aircraft which took off from the main international airport...
SL prez considers sea route to flee island after airport standoff
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has promised to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a "peaceful transition of power" following widespread protests against...
Sri Lanka president hits airport standoff in escape attempt
Rajapaksa's youngest brother Basil, who resigned in April as finance minister, missed his own Emirates flight to Dubai early Tuesday after a similar...
Protesters break into Sri Lankan PM residence, set it on fire
The office of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the protesters forced their way into his Colombo home on Saturday evening.
