Sri Lanka urges protective clothing for preschool children amid dengue threat

COLOMBO, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj on Monday urged parents to dress preschool childr…[More]

6 killed in building collapse amid heavy rains in India's Mumbai

NEW DELHI, July 6 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and one injured after a portion of a three-storey residential building collapsed amid he…[More]

Several trapped as under-construction warehouse collapses in E. India

NEW DELHI, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Several persons were trapped under the debris after an under-construction warehouse collapsed in India's eastern state …[More]

India's Mumbai cuts water supply to construction sites, swimming pools as reservoir levels decline

NEW DELHI, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The civic body in India's financial capital, Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday stopped supp…[More]

New dengue strain raises infection risk as Sri Lanka launches prevention week

COLOMBO, June 15 (Xinhua) -- A new strain of the dengue virus now circulating in Sri Lanka is increasing the risk of transmission, Deputy Minister of …[More]