Sri Lanka’s ruling party led by President Mahinda Rajapakse has won the Eastern Provincial Council polls with 20 seats, the Department of Elections said Sunday.
The department said on its official website that the main opposition Un …
Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir announced on Sunday a decision to sever diplomatic ties with Chad, holding Chad responsible for an attack launched by Darfur rebels on the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday.
“Sudan holds Chad re …
The New Zealand frigate Te Mana began a five-month deployment in the Gulf region on Sunday, Radio New Zealand reported.
It was the third time the Navy has been sent to the Gulf regionas part of New Zealand’s contribution to the inte …
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Saturday strongly condemned the attacks by a Sudanese rebel group on the country’s capital Khartoum.
In a statement issued by his press office, Ban expressed “grave concern at the outbreak of fightin …
The Chadian government on Saturday denied allegations of involvement in the attack by Darfur rebels on the Sudanese capital Khartoum, according to reports reaching here.
The Chadian government “denies any involvement in this adventu …
A cautious calm returned to the Sudanese capital at midnight following a fighting between the army troops and rebels coming from the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur, in which a number of the rebels were killed.
Soldiers an …
A delegation of the United Nations Peace building Commission (PBC) started a six-day mission to Burundi Saturday to assess how to help the Central African nation with its reconstruction.
Led by Ambassador Johan L. Lovald, Permanent …
Khartoum announced on Saturday evening that the Sudanese army and police had crushed an infiltration attempt of rebels coming from the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur.
In a statement, Police Spokesman Mohamed Abdel-Mageed …
The United States Saturday urged the deployment of monitors at a presidential runoff vote in Zimbabwe between incumbent Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
“We’d like to see election monitors come in, we’d like to …
Serbian parliamentary and local elections kicked off Sunday, which is seen as a referendum on the country’s integration into the European Union.
The polls opened at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) and will close at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT). A …