Chandrayaan 2: What may have gone wrong with India’s Moon mission?
(UTV|COLOMBO) – India’s space agency, Isro, has not yet released information on how it lost contact with its Moon lander seconds before it was due to...
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Australia fires: Hundreds evacuated from coastal blaze
(UTv|COLOMBO) – Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in eastern Australia as firefighters battle more than 130 blazes across two states. Officials say...
Afghan peace deal: Trump says Taliban talks are ‘dead’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – US President Donald Trump says talks with the Taliban aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan are “dead”. “As far as I’m concerned,...
North Korea ‘willing to restart’ nuclear talks with US
(UTV|COLOMBO) – North Korea is willing to restart denuclearisation talks with the United States later this month, the country’s vice foreign minister has said. Choe Son-hui...
Brexit: Boris Johnson’s second attempt to trigger election fails
(UTV|COLOMBO) – MPs have again rejected Boris Johnson’s calls for a snap election, as the five-week suspension of Parliament begins. In all, 293 MPs voted for...
Rohingya crisis: Villages destroyed for government facilities
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Entire Muslim Rohingya villages in Myanmar have been demolished and replaced by police barracks, government buildings and refugee relocation camps, foreign media reports. On...
Norway dogs die in mystery illness
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A mystery illness has killed a number of dogs in Norway over the past few days, Officials say....
Tokyo typhoon cuts power to 900,000 homes
(UTV|COLOMBO) – More than 900,000 homes have been left without power after Typhoon Faxai made landfall near Tokyo....
Bernie Sanders in climate change ‘population control’ uproar
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has been criticised after arguing population control should be part of tackling climate change. The Vermont senator told a...
Ghost ship fire: No convictions over 36 deaths in Oakland warehouse
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A jury acquitted one man but could not reach a verdict on another in the deaths of 36 party-goers at a warehouse fire in...