Head of Myanmar ruling party removed
Naypyidaw (Myanmar): The leader of Myanmar’s ruling party has been removed from his post, an official said on Thursday, after a shock police swoop on party headquarters that laid bare a power struggle among the country’s key political players ahead of elections.
‘I Wont appoint Rajapaksa PM even if party wins’
Colombo: Sri lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on
Thursday said he allowed Mahinda Rajapaksa to contest parliamentary polls for the fear of a split in party but vowed not to make the former strongman Prime Minister even if his coalition wins the election next week.
Death toll in Egypt heatwave mounts to 76
Cairo: The death toll due to a severe heatwave, sweeping Egypt since early this week, has risen to 76 after 15 more deaths were reported, mostly of elderly. At least 187 others were transferred to hospitals in several governorates after suffering from heat exhaustion.