'Terminator' Rajapaksa storms to victory in Sri Lanka

Nov 18,2019
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who spearheaded the brutal crushing of Tamil Tigers a decade ago, stormed to power Sunday but promised to be a president for all Sri Lanka's races and religions after a divisive election.
Standoff at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Nov 18
One of Hong Kong's universities became the latest battleground as police and protesters clashed overnight. Police reportedly stormed a university campus early Monday but later retreated.
4 injured in suicide bomb blast in Kabul: police
Nov 18
At least four army personnel were wounded after a suicide bomb blast hit outside an Afghan army training center in an eastern neighborhood here on Monday morning, police of the capital confirmed.
62 illegal immigrants deported by Libya
Nov 18
 Libya's Immigration Control Department in the eastern city of Benghazi on Sunday announced the deportation of 62 illegal immigrants to Chad and Sudan.
Mayor: Venice floods cost is 1.1 billion dollars
Nov 18
The cost of flood damage in Venice caused by record high tides in the past week has been put at about 1.1 billion dollars.
Rajapaksa claims victory in Sri Lanka election
Nov 17
Sri Lanka's former wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been elected president, his spokesman said Sunday following a fiercely fought election seven months after Islamist attacks killed 269 people.
Japan, S. Korea defense ministers meet
Nov 17
The defense ministers of Japan and South Korea are meeting in Thailand, as an intelligence-sharing pact between the two countries is due to expire next Saturday.