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UK Conservatives look for Brexit compromise after local poll losses

Many voters expressed frustration at May's failure to have taken Britain out of the European Union, almost three years after the country decided to leave in a referendum

Berkshire posts $21.66 bn profit in Q1; Buffett laments Kraft Heinz

Operating profit, which Buffett considers a better performance measure, rose 5 per cent to $5.56 bn, or about $3,388 per Class A share, from $5.29 bn, or $3,215 per share, a year earlier

Trump, his kids sue Deutsche Bank, Capital One to block House subpoenas

The federal lawsuit contends that demands for records by Democrat-controlled House committees have 'no legitimate or lawful purpose'

Uber drivers plan 12-hr protest in 6 US cities over low wages ahead of IPO

The drivers' demands include employee benefit plans such as health care, holiday pay and representation in Uber's management structure

IS chief Baghdadi appears in propaganda video for first time in five years

In the video from the Al Furqan network, a bearded man with Baghdadi's appearance says Easter bombings in Sri Lanka were IS's response to losses in its last territorial stronghold of Baghouz in Syria

Swiss group files plaint against Credit Suisse in $2-bn loan case

Mozambique in 2016 admitted to billions of dollars of undisclosed borrowing, sparking a debt crisis and leading to the arrest of government officials and international bankers

Global military spending at new post-Cold War high, fueled by US, China

China, the second biggest spender, saw military expenditure rise 5.0 percent to $250 billion last year, the 24th consecutive annual increase.

Sri Lanka on guard against possible attacks by persons in military dress

The militants were targeting five locations for attacks on Sunday just passed or on Monday, security sources said

Pakistan says it's on the road to major change, but the world is sceptical

In summary, Pakistan says it is tired of conflict, opposed to extremism, open for peace talks and clamping down on corruption

Etihad to offer wireless streaming, remove screens from narrow-body fleet

Etihad Airways will offer wirelessly streamed movies and television shows to passengers on mainly short-haul flights as it removes entertainment screens from its Airbus A320 narrow-body fleet

Avengers: Endgame smashes global box-office record at $1.2 billion

The historic weekend helps put Disney on course for what analysts say looks like an unparalleled year

How 'laid back' Sri Lanka became soft target for terrorist attacks

Though Sri Lanka has no significant history of violence between its Muslim and Christian minorities, some say the warning signs of a changing social dynamic were there

American Airlines cuts outlook on 737 MAX, sees jet flying by mid-August

American also said it expects fuel expenses for the year to be about $650 million higher than its earlier forecast, citing a recent run-up in oil prices

Slack Technologies posts $141 mn annual loss as it files to go public

Only 88,000 of those were paying subscribers, but that was up almost 50 percent from a year earlier and more than double the 37,000 it had in 2017

China says criticisms on IP protection lack evidence amid trade spat

Critics also ignored the significant progress China has made on IP protection, Shen Changyu told a press conference in response to a question on concerns raised by countries like the United States.

Trump pressed Japan's Abe to build more vehicles in US, discussed Toyota

Trump has prodded Japanese automakers to add more jobs in the United States as the White House threatens to impose tariffs of up to 25 percent on imported vehicles

Putin hopes Iranian oil exports will continue despite US efforts to stop it

Washington has demanded that buyers of Iranian crude halt purchases by May 1 or face sanctions, a move to choke off Tehran's oil revenues

Shooting at San Diego synagogue leaves 1 dead, officials call it hate crime

The shooting followed a recent spate of deadly attacks on houses of worship around the world

Sri Lanka bans 2 Islamist groups; 6 kids among 15 killed in military raid

Nearly 10,000 soldiers have been deployed across the island to carry out searches and boost security since the bombings

Kids' dental cavities not just bad genes, lifestyle also a factor: Report

Researchers followed 345 twins from 24 weeks' gestation through six years of age, when they all had dental checkups