Colombo: Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case. Ex-navy […]
Month: January 2025
Kucherov scores in OT to give Lightning 4-3 win over Blackhawks
CHICAGO — Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Friday […]
Polio Returns To Pakistan, Afghanistan As Vaccinations Stall
Poliomyelitis was responsible for paralysing and killing up to half a million people every year before the development of the poliovirus vaccine in 1955. By […]
Perfetti gets 1st career hat trick, Ehlers reaches 500 career points as Jets beat Utah 5-2
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Cole Perfetti scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-2 on […]
Interior Department Says Gulf of Mexico Is Now ‘Gulf of America’
The Trump administration said on Friday that it had followed through on the president’s promises to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to […]
26/11 Convict Tahawwur Rana Loses Extradition Appeal, What’s Next?
Mumbai attacks convict Tahawwur Hussain Rana has exhausted his legal options to evade extradition to India. This clears the obstacles to bring him back to […]
West Indies wins the toss and elects to bat on another turning wicket in 2nd test against Pakistan
MULTAN, Pakistan — West Indies won the toss and elected to bat on another turning wicket against Pakistan in the second test on Saturday. Pakistan […]
Education Dept. Ends Book Ban Investigations
The Education Department said on Friday that it would no longer investigate schools that remove books from their libraries, emphasizing its new stance by dismissing […]
4 Israeli Women Soldiers To Be Freed In Hostage Swap With Hamas
Jerusalem: Four young women soldiers, abducted by Palestinian operators on October 7, 2023 while serving near the Gaza border, are set to be released on […]
Clark, Mara each score 12 points as UCLA hands Washington its sixth-straight loss, 65-60
SEATTLE — Skyy Clark scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds and Aday Mara added another dozen points and seven rebounds off the bench as […]