COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday that terrorists who carried out the Easter blasts have a link to drug trade.

The president told a press conference in Colombo that the attacks may have been carried out sooner than planned due to his anti-drug campaign. (Sri Lanka-Easter Blasts)

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MOSCOW -- Representatives of China, Russia and the United States on Thursday reached consensuses on various aspects of the Afghanistan issue including sovereignty, internal dialogue, terrorism, military withdrawals and smuggling.

At the second trilateral consultation on Afghanistan held in Moscow, Chinese Special Envoy Deng Xijun, Russian Presidential Representative Zamir Kabulov, and U.S. Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad discussed the current situation in Afghanistan and its ongoing peace process. (Russia-China-US-Afghanistan)

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YANGON -- A regional military headquarters in Myanmar's Rakhine state has been attacked again by an ethnic insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), said a release of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services late Thursday.

Using small and heavy arms, the AA launched the attack on the military headquarters and a security gate in Mrauk U township from within Baungdote village in the township on Wednesday evening, prompting the security forces to return fire and leaving one AA member dead. (Myanmar-Attack)

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HAVANA -- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday slammed Washington's newly adopted measures against the island, saying they will "suffocate" the country's economy.

On April 17, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that a 22-year suspension of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act will be lifted on May 2, which allows U.S. citizens to file suits against foreign firms operating property in Cuba since 1959. (Cuba-US-Ties) Enditem

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