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Mahinda Rajapaksa to be sworn in as Lanka PM

Colombo (PTI) - Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's elder brother and former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sworn in as the new prime minister...

Nepal’s ailing Prime Minister Oli reshuffles his cabinet

Kathmandu (Reuters) - New ministers were inducted into Nepal’s government on Thursday as part of a cabinet reshuffle by ailing Prime Minister K.P. Sharma...

Pak successfully conducts test launch of nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile

Islamabad (PTI) - Pakistan on Monday successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile which can strike targets up to 650 kilometres, bringing many Indian...

Blessed by Buddhist monks, Sri Lanka’s new president prioritises security

Anuradhapura (Reuters) - The winner of Sri Lanka’s presidential election, Gotabaya Rajapaksa made national security his top priority after being sworn in on Monday...

At least seven killed in gas explosion in Bangladesh

Dhaka (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and eight injured on Sunday after a gas pipeline exploded in the Bangladeshi port city...

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