Day: July 5, 2019

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

Erdogan says Turkey car blast may be terror-linked

10:17 pm July 5, 2019

Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said three Syrians were killed in the Turkish town of Reyhanli close to the Syrian border in a car blast that may be terror-related. “The initial findings suggest there may be more of a link with terror,” Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul. “It is clear there was a […]

Hong Kong steps up response to mystery disease from China

Hong Kong students reject closed-door talks with city leader

10:16 pm July 5, 2019

Hong Kong: Student unions from two Hong Kong universities said Friday that they have turned down invitations from city leader Carrie Lam for talks about recent unrest over her proposal to allow the extradition of suspects to mainland China. The invitations followed a pledge by Lam to do a better job of listening to the […]

Record number of 35 candidates in fray for Sri Lanka Presidential elections

Lankan apex court stays Sirisena’s execution order against drug convicts

8:25 pm July 5, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Friday stayed till October 29 the execution order passed by President Maithripala Sirisena against four drug convicts, ending a four-decade-long moratorium on the capital punishment in the country. Sirisena last month signed the death warrants to hang four drug convicts. The apex court’s order came after it took into […]

Forex reserves hit new high of USD 427.67 bn

8:24 pm July 5, 2019

Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves swelled by USD 1.262 billion to scale a fresh high of USD 427.678 billion in the week to June 28, boosted by higher foreign portfolio investments and a stable rupee, RBI data showed Friday. In the previous reporting week, the reserves had surged by USD 4.215 billion to USD 426.42 […]

Building career was a methodical endeavour earlier: Julia Roberts

8:18 pm July 5, 2019

London: Julia Roberts says social media has “destabilised” the way a new actor would go about planning their career in films. The actor said 30 years ago, one would get a chance to do another film, only if their earlier work was successful, unlike today. “Things have changed a lot. When I started out, there […]