Foreign Ministry calls on citizens to avoid Colombo after thousands storm president's residence and office over economic crisis; 34 including 2 police officers hurt in scuffles

Government's victory in ancient city marked turning point in conflict, but left country's former economic capital mostly destroyed in intense fighting with rebels

Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak launches campaign to replace departing prime minister, as some of Johnson's party calls for him to step down even before elections

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder skips hearings on workplace harassment scandal to attend ceremony marking his mother's passing, his rabbi says

Murder of best-known Japanese politician rattles the country; man in custody confesses to assassination, citing Abe's links to an unspecified group

In 'Nine Quarters of Jerusalem,' Matthew Teller challenges conventional theories of how the one-square kilometer is divided, and introduces readers to little-known communities

Then-PM's pocket diaries to be exhibited, including simple note: 'I submitted my resignation to president'; in letter, he complains about official leaking details ahead of US talks

Lawyer complains that sentence does not deal with compensation for victims, vows to pursue matter; case rare in Islamic Republic, where sexual abuse remains taboo subject