
Japan’s Heisei imperial era: Three generations look back, and ahead
TOKYO: Japan’s Heisei era, which began when Emperor Akihito inherited the throne on Jan 7, 1989, and ends when he abdicates on April 30, saw

TOKYO: Japan’s Heisei era, which began when Emperor Akihito inherited the throne on Jan 7, 1989, and ends when he abdicates on April 30, saw

WELLINGTON: In the wake of the Christchurch attack, New Zealand said on Wednesday that it would work with France in an effort to stop social

BEIJING: China is expected to promote a recalibrated version of its Belt and Road initiative at a summit of heads of state this week in

COLOMBO: Piyasri Gunasena rarely digs more than one grave a day at the Madampitiya cemetery in Sri Lanka’s capital. On Tuesday, two days after the deadly

COLOMBO: The Islamic State group on Tuesday said it was behind a devastating string of suicide attacks against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan security dragnet hunting those responsible for horrifying bombings that claimed more than 350 lives has scooped up a further 18 suspects, police

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police said on Wednesday they had detained 18 more people for questioning over the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, claimed

NEGOMBO: Devastated relatives collapsed into the arms of bystanders at memorial services on Tuesday, as Sri Lankans mourned the worst violence since the end of
TOKYO: The only Japanese victim of the Sri Lankan suicide bombings was a married mother of two young children who had lived in Colombo for
NEGOMBO: Sri Lankan cricketer Dasun Shanaka barely survived one of the deadly blasts that killed more than 320 people in the island nation on Easter