News and Views on Sri Lanka and rest of the World

The mother of a 13-year-old US girl savaged to death by a pack of 20 dogs has recalled the moment she found her daughter dead.

Mali's interim president Colonel Assimi Goita was "safe and sound", his office said, after an assassination attempt by two men, one wielding a knife, during prayers at a mosque in Bamako on Tuesday.

Toshiro Muto, the head of the organising Tokyo Games committee, has not ruled out an 11th hour cancellation of the event if the virus continues to rage.

Former Orlando Pirates captain Lucky Lekgwathi's restaurant was destroyed by looters recently, but he is focused on rebuilding over retribution.

India's coronavirus death toll is up to 10 times higher than the nearly 415,000 fatalities reported by authorities, likely making it the country's worst humanitarian disaster since independence, a US research group said Tuesday.

Iran on Tuesday registered a new daily Covid caseload record, the health ministry announced, as strict limitations to curb its spread went into effect in the capital Tehran.

The former president's legal team argues for a postponement so he can appear in person, amid fears of further riots across the nation.

The head of the organising committee for the Tokyo Olympics has not ruled out a last-minute cancellation of the showpiece amid rising coronavirus cases.

The men were camping at the weekend festival, along with two other friends who are fighting for their lives in hospital. about the shocking event.