Fire rips through tyre shop in Colombo

Zeid says findings on Lanka of “serious nature”

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein today said that he will release his report on Sri Lanka on Wednesday. In his opening address at?the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today,?Al Hussein said that the?findings in the report are of the most serious nature. “Six years ago, we were confronted with serious violations and loss of civilian life in the last months of Sri Lanka’s long civil war. This Council has been deeply engaged with the need for account

14 Sep, 2015

Government to establish truth commission

The Government today informed the UN Human Rights Council that Sri Lanka will establish a truth commission and an office on missing persons. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera told the Council during its 30th session today that the Sri Lankan Government will also ensure a political solution is evolved through constitutional amendments. Full statement: Mr. President High Commissioner for Human Rights Excellencies Distinguished delegates I would like to begin by thanking you, and the memb

14 Sep, 2015

Australia PM Tony Abbott unseated by Turnbull

Australia is to have a new prime minister after Tony Abbott was ousted as leader of the Liberal Party by cabinet minister Malcolm Turnbull. In the hastily-arranged party leadership ballot, Mr Abbott, who had been plagued by poor opinion polls, received 44 votes to Mr Turnbull’s 54. Liberal MPs also voted for Julie Bishop to remain deputy leader of the party. Mr Turnbull is expected to be sworn in after Mr Abbott writes to the Governor General and resigns. Earlier on Monday, at a press confer

14 Sep, 2015