UNITED NATIONS -- UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces on Monday appealed to all parties to find balance between the needs of human beings and the resources that the planet provides.

Speaking at the Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature to commemorate the International Mother Earth Day, the UNGA president said that the world must redefine the relationships between economy, society and nature and to achieve a balance, therefore "a cultural change is urgent." (UN-International Mother Earth Day)

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NEW DELHI -- The death toll of Indian nationals in Sri Lanka's blasts has risen to eight, Indian Foreign Minster Sushma Swaraj said Monday.

On Sunday, serial blasts rocked Sri Lanka killing at least 290 and wounding over 500 others. (India-Sri Lanka-Attacks)

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ALGIERS -- Algerian police on Monday arrested five businessmen, including a billionaire, over their suspected links to corruption cases, state-run ENTV television channel reported.

Yasaad Rebrab, the Algerian billionaire, was arrested for allegedly "providing false statements concerning the movement of capitals abroad, inflating invoices for equipment import," ENTV said. (Algeria-Corruption Probe-Arrests)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels said they shot down two spy drones over the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Monday.

"The two spy drones run by Saudi-led coalition forces were downed over Kilo 16 area," the rebel TV al-Masirah reported without giving further details. (Yemen-Hodeidah-Shiite) Enditem

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