On October 26, Maithripala Sirisena ousted the United National Party (UNP) leader and installed former rival and ex-strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, 73, in his place, a move which plunged the island nation into a constitutional crisis. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UMLDRb
Georgia on Sunday swore in its first female president, Salome Zurabishvili as opposition parties continue to denounce her election as fraudulent and demand snap parliamentary polls. The inauguration paved the way for a new constitution to come into force, transforming the country into a parliamentary republic with a largely ceremonial president. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CgyeK8
Georgia on Sunday swore in its first female president, Salome Zurabishvili as opposition parties continue to denounce her election as fraudulent and demand snap parliamentary polls. The inauguration paved the way for a new constitution to come into force, transforming the country into a parliamentary republic with a largely ceremonial president. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CgyeK8
Prime Minister Theresa May delayed a vote last week on her agreement to leave the European Union because she was set to lose in parliament and has tried to secure "assurances" from the bloc to try to better sell it to sceptical lawmakers. Brussels said last week it was ready to help but warned her that she could not renegotiate the deal. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zZHjVY
Khashoggi, a Saudi contributor to the Washington Post, was killed on October 2 shortly after entering the kingdom's consulate in what Riyadh called a "rogue" operation. UN chief Antonio Guterres said at a conference in Doha that it is absolutely essential to have a credible investigation and to have the punishment of those that were guilty. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CgDs8D
Ugandan popstar turned opposition lawmaker Bobi Wine is in hiding after police raided a hotel he was staying in ahead of a concert, his lawyer said Sunday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2S1CtOY
Around 66,000 protesters turned out again on Saturday on the fifth round of anti-government demonstrations, which sprung up over diesel taxes last month. The figure was about half the number of the previous weekend. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Es71FV
The military said Sunday that it has placed explosives in the tunnel as part of an open-ended operation to identify and destroy the cross-border passageways. Israel says the tunnels were built by Hezbollah militants to carry out attacks against Israelis. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2rMICTX
North Koreans are marking the anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong Il seven years ago with visits to statues and vows of loyalty to his son, Kim Jong Un. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Eo9OQ8
More than 16 "heavily armed" IS fighters were at the "command and control node" at the mosque when it was destroyed by a "precision strike," a statement from the Combined Joint Task Force read. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SLmVyW
The Foreign Ministry says it summoned Iran's ambassador to demand it take action against the armed group responsible for the attack. No one has claimed the attack, and neither country has identified those responsible. Some 30 militants attacked the Frontier Corps convoy on Friday, killing six soldiers and wounding 14. Four attackers were killed in the shootout from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Elo10m
The announcement came after Ukrainian priests held a historic synod in Kiev's 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral to work towards establishing an Orthodox church independent from Moscow. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QAAYKS
President Emmanuel Macron, facing the biggest crisis of his presidency, announced a series of concessions on Monday to defuse the explosive "yellow vest" crisis, which swelled up from rural and small-town France last month. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CfljI9
Less than two years into Trump's presidency, his business associates, political advisers and family members are being probed, along with the practices of his late father. On Friday, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke became the fourth Cabinet member to leave under an ethical cloud. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QWFIdl
Alongside the stacks of old papers on his desk in northern Nicosia, a luminous screen displays footage from security cameras at his office's entrances. The cameras are part of protective measures in place since gun attacks in 2011 targeted Levent. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2rDxaK7
The whole world is watching the talks between Washington and Beijing, hoping a 90-day tariff truce will hold and the sides can end a dispute that threatens hundreds of billions of dollars in trade. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2S5MkmP
Delegates from nearly 200 states finalised a common rule book designed to deliver the Paris goals of limiting global temperature rises to well below two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit). from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BlH7jV
The carcinogen, which often appears underground near talc, has been a concern inside the company for decades. In hundreds of pages of memos, executives worried about a potential government ban of talc, the safety of the product and a public backlash over Johnson's Baby Powder. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GvKE55