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Sri Lankan Tourism Takes 'Massive Hit' After Easter Attack, Colombo Fears Up to $1.5 Billion Losses
Sri Lanka Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said that they expect a 30 percent drop in arrivals and that means a loss of about $1.5 billion in foreign exchange.
'Don't Want Facility to Be Abused': Sri Lanka Suspends Visas on Arrival For Citizens of 39 Nations
The pilot programme was part of a larger initiative to increase tourist arrivals to the country during the six month off-season period from May to October.
'Back to Square One': Man Who Helped Defeat LTTE Flays Sirisena Govt for Turning Blind Eye to Intel
Gotabaya Rajapaksa added that the incumbent’s focus on human rights only and completely ignoring intelligence is what the nail in the coffin was.
11 Die as Elevator Cable Snaps at Work Site in North China
The accident, the latest in a series of deadly industrial incidents, occurred around 8 a.m. in the Hebei province city of Hengshui.
Ex-Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn to Walk Free, Again, After Tokyo Court Sets Bail at $4.5 Million
Carlos Ghosn will be free to leave the detention centre after posting bail, but his movements and communications will likely be strictly monitored and restricted in line with his previous bail conditions.
Diplomats Walk Out as Venezuela Hits US in UN Speech
Walking out were between 30 and 40 diplomats from the Lima Group, the coalition of Latin American nations and Canada that have nearly all recognized Guaido and declared the leftist Nicolas Maduro to be illegitimate after widely criticized elections.
Mike Pompeo Expects North Korea Diplomacy to be 'Bumpy', but Hopes for Several More Chances
US President Donald Trump in February cut short a summit in Hanoi with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with Pyongyang later blaming Pompeo for a pushing a hard line and calling for his exclusion from future negotiations.
Haven't Seen Intel Reports Linking Sri Lankan Attacks to Christchurch Shooting, Says New Zealand PM
Colombo has claimed that that the Easter attacks were in retaliation for the mosque massacres in Christchurch last month. However, PM Jacinda Ardern said Sri Lanka is in the early stages of its investigation and that New Zealand plans to stand back and al...
Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei Says US Oil Sanctions Won't Go 'Without Response'
The United States announced on Monday it would halt the practice of exempting countries including India, China and Turkey from sanctions on purchases of Iranian oil.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Says Saudi Arabia, UAE Owe Their Existence Today to Iran
Rouhani said that Iran refused to help former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's plan to invade the two countries, state TV reported.
No Immediate Plan to Raise Oil Output After Iran Waivers End: Saudi Arabia
The US government had on Monday announced its decision not to renew any waivers granted last year to buyers of Iranian oil. The waivers on imports expires on May 2.
Cigarette Butt Behind Notre Dame Fire? Contractor Admits Workers Smoked at Cathedral, But Rejects Theory
French investigators have already interviewed the site workers and other witnesses and are now trying to find the origin of the fire at one of Europe's most visited monuments.
Donald Trump Met Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Complained About Losing Followers
Trump lost 204,000, or 0.4 percent, of his 53.4 million followers in July, when Twitter started its purge of suspicious accounts after it and other social media services were used in misinformation campaigns during the 2016 US presidential race and other...
Death Toll Rises to 33 After Floods, Mudslides Hit South Africa's Durban
Among those killed were a six-month-old baby and a child aged around 10. An official said that 10 children are missing in Durban and 42 people have been injured.
Saudi Arabia Crucifies Man for 'Adopting Terrorist Thinking', Executes 37 Citizens
The executions took place in Riyadh, Mecca and Medina, central Qassim province and Eastern Province.
More Than 50 Feared Dead in Collapse at Myanmar Jade Mine
A total of 54 workers for two mining companies, along with 40 machines and vehicles including backhoes and trucks, were trapped when the large refuse pile collapsed late at night on Monday.