Political Turmoil

Ex-Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe sacked over assassination plot or political misconduct? Maithripala Sirisena says both

Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday said that he sacked former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe mainly because of the alleged involvement of a Cabinet minister in a plot to assassinate him. In a televised address to the nation, President Sirisena said a person questioned by investigators had revealed the name of a minister in an alleged plot to assassinate him and a former defence secretary.

Tripura Congress calls 12-hour shutdown in state on 19 July over 'BJP conspiracy'

Opposition Congress on Monday night called a 12-hour shutdown in Tripura on Wednesday to protest what it called "conspiracy of BJP ahead of state Assembly elections and to instigate tribal parties to create chaos in the state".

Labour strikes and security fears overshadow French buildup to Euro 2016

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