Sri Lanka seizes over 1,600 illegal firearms so far in 2025

COLOMBO, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities have confiscated more than 1,600 illegal firearms so far this year, a senior polic…[More]

India's Punjab grapples with severe flooding

NEW DELHI, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- India's northern state of Punjab is grappling with severe flooding, officials said Monday. The monsoon rains wreaked ha…[More]

Former Sri Lankan president Wickremesinghe arrested over alleged misuse of state funds

Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe is arrested in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 22, 2025. Wickremesinghe was arrested on Friday by the Cri…[More]

India's top court modifies directive regarding removal of stray dogs from Delhi, outskirts

NEW DELHI, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- India's top court Friday revised its order on the removal of stray dogs from all localities of the national capital cit…[More]

Rains wreak havoc in India's Mumbai, red alert issued

NEW DELHI, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains lashed India's financial capital Mumbai on Monday, wreaking havoc and prompting the city's civic body to de…[More]