Mr Dissanayake was elected president in September in a rejection of traditional political parties that have governed the island nation.

The annual gathering brings together countries and members that jointly account for almost two-thirds of global GDP.

An exhibition featuring original sketchbook drawings by a military award-winning First World War Altrincham soldier has opened in Sale.

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Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in northern Honduras late on Thursday local time and threatened to dump torrential rains across parts of Central America and southern Mexico.

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Mr Kennedy ran as an independent in this year’s presidential race and abandoned his bid after striking a deal to give Donald ...

The governor of the Bank of England will say the UK must “welcome opportunities to rebuild relations” following Brexit, as he ...

Beans went missing from its home near Glasgow before turning up weeks later south of the border in the West Midlands.

The Onion’s bid was backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims to whom Alex Jones owes more than 1 ...

The warning came as independent community pharmacies voted in favour of action which could see hours reduced and some ...

In southern Malaga province, streets were flooded while 3,000 people near the Guadalhorce river were moved from their homes ...