Colombo, Sri Lanka's Transport Ministry said it had resumed public transport services in capital Colombo and the outskirts of Gampaha after over two months of no reported public transmission of COVID-19.

Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said buses and trains had resumed normal services in Colombo and Gamp

United Nations, President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Tijjani Muhammad-Bande said that some 100 diplomats were likely to attend the General Debate in September due to the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We want to have the General Debate as scheduled...(but) the numbe

Colombo, Sri Lanka, among the top tourist destinations in Asia, has released guidelines for limited resumption of international tourism from August 1 after months of sealed borders during a coronavirus-induced lockdown focusing on repeated testing and pre-booking.

Sri Lanka had registered 1,857 cases of COVID-19 a

Amsterdam, Defense attorneys for a Russian suspect who is one of four people accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine on July 14, 2014 have requested more time to prepare their case as the trial in absentia resumed after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The lawyers said on Monday that th

Washington, Democratic lawmakers have unveiled an ambitious bill designed to reform US police departments, including language to prohibit the tactics that caused the death of unarmed African-American man George Floyd and which would facilitate lawsuits against officers who unjustly injure or kill people.

The legis

Minneapolis, Bail was set at $1.25 million for a sacked Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died in the US city on May 25 while in police custody.

Derek Chauvin, who made his initial court appearance, would have to pay that amount to be released with no cond

Mexico City, Protests in Mexico City to demand justice for police brutality in the country turned violent with the destruction of public property and several commercial premises.

The around 100 protesters on Monday toured the iconic Paseo de la Reforma avenue in the capital's centre – from the Angel of I

Miami, Tourists have started returning to Florida after lockdown, with hotels in Miami Beach welcoming them amid strict hygiene measures.

Tourism is one of the most important economic engines and generators of employment in Florida and has been one of the hardest-hit sectors by the COVID-19 crisis, reports Efe new

Islamabad,  As the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is running into 6 billion PKR losses per month, Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered restructuring of the national flag carrier to diminish burden of its losses on people.

Presiding over a meeting on aviation in the backdrop of the May 22 PIA plane cra

Karachi, After being suspended for a week, efforts to retrieve the engine and landing gear of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft that crashed in a residential area in Karachi on May 22, have resumed.

The plane had plunged into a street in Jinnah Garden, Model Colony killing 97 people on board and l