Sri Lanka's ranking in the Human Development Index (HDI) has risen from 72 to 71 out of 189 countries, maintaining the country's status as the best performer in South Asia, local media reports quoting a report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said here o
The Pentagon announced Tuesday it was temporarily suspending operational training for Saudi military students in the United States following a shooting rampage last week by a Saudi air force officer.
Six people have died, including a police officer, three civilians and two suspects, in a shootout on Tuesday in Jersey City, northeastern U.S. state of New Jersey.
At least 170,000 people in the Republic of the Congo (ROC) have been hit by heavy rains while another 140,000 have been impacted by river flooding in Ethiopia, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday.