American televangelist, pastor, and the founder of the non-denominational World Changers Church International Creflo A. Dollar has released a photograph showing him at prayers with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa before he spoke at the Faith Conference in Colombo.

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President Maithripala Sirisena and Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne attended a yoga session organized by WHO this morning. There were times when either the Minister or the President lost the rhythm.

The 69th session of the South-East Asia regional meeting of the WHO got underway yesterday. Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne was elected Chairman of the session.

A press briefing was held after the initial session where the Minister spoke of the plans for the health sector of the country.

Uzbekistan's late President Islam Karimov's funeral is being held at Tashkent, capital of the Central Asian state. Leader of the country since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the 78 year-old strongman passed away recently after being hospitalized with internal bleeding in the brain.

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and wife, Yoo Soon-taek, with President Maithripala Sirisena on their way to a dinner hosted by the President. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)

File photo taken on Aug. 29, 2016, shows the suspended President Dilma Rousseff walking away from her defense for the impeachment trial against her at the Senate, in Brasilia, Brazil. The Brazilian Senate voted on Aug. 31, 2016 to strip Dilma Rousseff of the presidency by 61 votes in favor to 20 votes against. This means Rousseff is immediately and permanently removed from her role and Michel Temer, who assumed the interim presidency after Rousseff was suspended in May, will become president until the end of this term in 2018. (Xinhua/Edilson Rodrigues/Fotos Públicas/TELAM)

Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse a protest by university students at Kollupitiya today. The students protested urging the government to nationalize SAITM medical college.

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UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon started his Asia tour from Singapore and met the Prime Minister of the city state Lee Hsien Loong. He will then travel to Myanmar, Sri Lanka, China and Laos. In China he will take part in the G-20 Summit. (Pic: Terence Tan, MCI Singapore)

TM Dilshan ended his last innings in his ODI career when he was dismissed for 42 in the 3rd ODI against Australia in Dambulla. He acknowledged the crowd after his dismissal. (Pic: AP)

Servicemen in southwest China’s Sichuan Province climb on 1500-km-long power lines for troubleshooting despite the scorching heat and lack of oxygen in air.

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