Sri Lanka to distribute shoe vouchers to 747,000 children in December

COLOMBO, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education will commence distribution of vouchers to buy shoes for 747,000 poor children from Dec.…[More]

Lightning, rain-related incidents kill 24 in India's Gujarat

NEW DELHI, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 24 people were killed and 23 others injured due to lightning and rain-related incidents in India's western sta…[More]

Pakistan confirms making formal request to join BRICS

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said Pakistan has made a formal request to join BRICS, saying it is an important group o…[More]

Over 5,000 people remain affected by weather-related disasters in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Over 5,000 people belonging to more than 1,400 families still remained affected by weather-related disasters in Sri Lanka…[More]

4 killed due to extreme weather in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Four people have been killed by Thursday morning due to bad weather in Sri Lanka, the country's Disaster Management Cente…[More]