Japanese companies like Mitsubishi Corp. and Taisei Corp. are closing offices and canceling contracts in Sri Lanka as its devastating economic crisis makes doing business difficult.

A T20 World Cup campaign which began with much promise for the Sri Lanka Women's team ended with a chastening defeat at the hands of New Zealand Women in their final Group Stage match in Paarl on Sunday.

The Netherlands on Saturday ordered "a number'' of Russian diplomats to leave the country within two weeks.

Investment bank China Renaissance says it cannot contact its chairman and CEO Bao Fan. The entrepreneur appears to be the latest high-profile Chinese executive to go missing with little explanation.

One video shows a single blue glove, found in the field where missing British mother Nicola Bulley was last seen before she vanished over three weeks ago.

North Korea launched a presumed long-range ballistic missile Saturday afternoon, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a day after Pyongyang warned of “unprecedented strong responses” if the US and South Korea go ahead with planned military exercises.

Germany has sought Sri Lanka’s support for a resolution at the United Nations against Russia, a visiting German MP said.

It's never wise to underestimate the power of the American consumer, which has kept America's economy humming through a year and a half of inflation chaos.

The labor market ballooned in January when the US economy added an astonishing 517,000 jobs, blowing past Wall Street's expectations. But at the same time, a slew of corporate layoff announcements have prompted questions about whether there could be a broad slowdown on the horizon.