Sri Lanka’s parliament yesterday voted out the bitterly disputed government of former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse, removing one controversial figure but leaving the country in a power vacuum.

Italy yesterday re-submitted its draft 2019 budget to the European Commission with the same growth and deficit assumptions as a draft rejected for breaking European Union rules, stepping up its showdown with the EU over its fiscal policy.

He sleeps fully dressed, dreading a midnight wolf attack on the flock of sheep penned in close by his hut, high up in the French Alps.

Sweden’s parliament yesterday rejected centre-right Moderates party leader Ulf Kristersson as new prime minister in a vote, leaving no end in sight to the political deadlock that has gripped the country since a September election.

The American astronaut who will hitch the first ride on a Russian rocket since last month’s aborted launch and dramatic emergency landing is confident that her scheduled trip in December on a rocket that she calls a “workhorse” will go smoothly.

Prince Charles, who has been heir to the throne for more than six decades, celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday with a tea party and a banquet in Buckingham Palace.

Police in Greater Manchester are investigating two incidents of suspected attempted child abduction involving a white transit van with multiple people inside.

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday put forward her draft European Union divorce plan but faced immediate opposition from some of her own members of parliament and political allies as well as other parties over what one called a “botched deal”.

Fiji’s second election since a 2006 military takeover — pitting one coup leader against another — passed off peacefully yesterday, although heavy rain dampened voter turnout in the Pacific island nation.

Sri Lanka’s parliament yesterday voted out the bitterly disputed government of former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse, removing one controversial figure but leaving the country in a power vacuum.

Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at opposition party supporters in the capital Dhaka yesterday as tension soared weeks before a general election.

Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer were yesterday re-elected to the top jobs in the US Senate, as expected, with lawmakers still fresh from last week’s elections and choosing their party chieftains ahead of the start of a new Congress in January.