United Nations: Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman has condemned the violence against Muslims in Sri Lanka and urged the government to bring those behind the attacks and hate speech to justice.

Nay Pyi Taw: Amnesty International released a report on Monday condemning the escalating militarisation in Myanmar's Rakhine state, from which at least 688,000 people from the Rohingya Muslim minority have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh.

London: London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday published his strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in the British capital, as he promised a record $61.03 million investment up to 2020.

Washington: A rare signed photo Mahatma Gandhi fetched nearly $42,000 at an auction in US.

San Francisco: Unlike what Apple had expected, the response to its super premium iPhone X has been lukewarm as many existing users believe that the device is too expensive, a top analyst with asset management firm Piper Jaffray has said.

Washington: Former Goldman Sachs executive Gary Cohn resigned on Tuesday from his post as chief economic adviser to President Donald Trump due to disagreement with the White House plan to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum.

Kuala Lumpur: An elephant broke into a school in the Malaysian province of Sabah on Thursday, forcing the eviction of teachers and students.

Berlin: The moon will have its first 4G cell phone network in 2019, the network builder Vadafone has said.