UN experts will review Lanka next week
The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), will review Sri Lanka next week, the...
Jayalalithaa loyalist O Panneerselvam is the new Chief Minister
O Panneerselvam, the 'number 2' in AIADMK, was on Sunday appointed as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the second term, a day...
President to visit Vatican next week
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit the Vatican next week to officially invite Pope Francis to visit Sri Lanka. President Rajapaksa is...
Myanmar monk backs hard-line Buddhist group
Controversial Buddhist monk from Myanmar Ashin Wirathu, accused of leading an anti-Muslim movement in Burma, on Sunday pledged his support to a hard-line Sinhala-Buddhist group...
Power Devolution Best solution to SL Tamil Issue: India
India has told the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, that Sri Lanka will be able to address the vexed war-time accountability issue if...