MUMBAI, India – President Barack Obama hasn’t been able to drive down unemployment in America, so he’s coming to India in search of U.S. jobs. Four days after his party suffered heavy, economy-influenced losses in Congress, the president will arrive Saturday in Mumbai, India’s booming financial center, where he will meet with local business leaders […]
(WARNING: Contains strong and abusive language.) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The Maldives expressed “shock and disgust” yesterday after a video surfaced of a Swiss couple being mocked and insulted by a celebrant during their marriage ceremony at a luxury hotel. In the video, posted on YouTube several days ago, a couple can be seen seated […]
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – The last of the Chilean miners, the foreman who held them together when they were feared lost, was raised from the depths of the earth Wednesday night — a joyous ending to a 69-day ordeal that riveted the world. No one has ever been trapped so long and survived. Luis […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Photos by: Genevieve de Manio) Chelsea Clinton, the only child of the former U.S. President William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton and the U.S. Secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton wed her long-time boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky on Saturday 31 July at Astor Courts, an historic 50 acre estate about 100 miles […]
NEW DELHI:Even though not fully convertible, the Indian rupee will soon have a distinct identity. With a blend of the Devanagari ‘Ra’ and Roman ‘R’ as its unique symbol, the Indian currency will be joining the elite club of the US dollar, the European euro, the British pound sterling and the Japanese yen to mark […]
KAMPALA, Uganda – In simultaneous bombings bearing the hallmarks of international terrorists, two explosions ripped through crowds watching the World Cup final in two places in Uganda’s capital late Sunday, killing 64 people, police said. Americans were among the casualties. The deadliest attack occurred at a rugby club as people watched the game between Spain […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma Source: United Nations- New York (Ref: SG/SM/12890) United Nation’s General Secretary Ban Ki-moon issued a message for day of Vesak and said the Vesak theme “Global Recovery: The Buddhist Perspective”, spoke to global concerns amid multiple crises. The Day of the Vesak (Day of the Full Moon of the […]
Daily Mail – By Paul Newman Paul Farbrace talks about the day he nearly lost his life in an almost unnervingly matter-of-fact fashion. ‘I was sitting in the team bus when I heard this popping and banging noise,’ said Kent’s new head coach. ‘I looked out of the window and saw this guy running with […]
Reuters – Melanie Lee and Chris Buckley SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Google has postponed the launch of two mobile phones in China which use its Android platform, in the first sign its business in the country is starting to be affected by a dispute over hacking and censorship. The manufacturers of the telephone, which was scheduled […]
