Australia fires: More than 200 homes burn down on coast
(UTV|COLOMBO) – More than 200 homes have burned down in deadly bushfires racing along the Australian coast. At least 43 homes were destroyed in East...
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US Baghdad embassy attacked by protesters angry at air strikes
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Protesters angered by recent deadly US air strikes targeting an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia have attacked the US embassy compound in Baghdad. US troops...
Monsey stabbing: Journals of attacker ‘referenced Jews’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The man suspected of stabbing five people at a rabbi’s house in New York state on Saturday kept journals which included references to...
India cold wave: Delhi reels from coldest day in more than a century – [IMAGES]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – India’s capital Delhi has recorded its chilliest day in more than a century amid a severe cold wave across the northern part of...
Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s ex-head, flees Japan to Lebanon
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has travelled to Lebanon after fleeing Japan, where he faces a trial over allegations of financial misconduct. In...
Australia fires: Thousands flee to beach to escape
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Thousands of people have fled to a beach in Victoria, Australia, to escape bushfires racing towards the coast. Locals in Mallacoota described a...
19 killed in China factory fire ahead of National Day
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Nineteen people have died in a factory fire in eastern China just ahead of massive countrywide National Day celebrations. The official Xinhua News Agency...
Late monsoon fury kills 100 in north India
(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least 100 people have died in northern India over the last three days in unusually heavy late monsoon rains which have submerged streets,...
Austria election: Sebastian Kurz’s People’s Party tops poll
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Austria’s conservative People’s Party, led by former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, has won a clear victory in Sunday’s general election. With nearly all the votes...
Greece: Deadly fire triggers riots at Moria refugee camp
(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least one person has died after a fire broke out at an overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, local officials...