Nasa to open International Space Station to tourists
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Nasa is to allow tourists to visit the International Space Station from 2020, priced at $35,000 (£27,500) per night. The US space agency said...
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Former Pakistan President Zardari arrested
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Asif Ali Zardari, the former president of Pakistan, has been arrested in Islamabad over a money laundering case. It came after a high court...
Hong Kong Leader defiant after massive protest
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam has said she will not scrap a controversial plan to allow extradition to China, despite mass protests....
Crane collapse in Dallas kills 1, injures 6 others
(UTV|COLOMBO) – One person has been killed and 6 others taken to hospital after a crane fell onto an apartment complex in the United States...
Police: ‘Man with BB gun’ caused gay pride parade panic
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A man is due to appear in court after allegedly causing a stampede at a gay pride parade in the US which left seven...
Kazakhstan election: Hundreds arrested in poll protests
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Police in Kazakhstan have arrested hundreds of people protesting against a poll to elect the country’s first new president in 30 years. The election...
Moldova crisis: Snap elections called by interim president
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Moldova’s pro-Russian President Igor Dodon has been stripped of his duties, escalating a political crisis stemming from inconclusive general elections. The move came after...
Sudan security forces tear-gas protesters
(UTV|COLOMBO) – protesters setting up barricades in Khartoum. Four people have been killed on the first day of a strike, according to doctors aligned to the...
Hong Kong protests: Chinese state media blames ‘foreign forces’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – “Foreign forces” are seeking to “to hurt China by trying to create havoc in Hong Kong”, Chinese state media said after mass protests in...
Cancel Russian defence system order or lose out on F-35 jets, US warns Turkey
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The United States has told Turkey that it will not receive its purchase of F-35 fighter jets if the Turkish government goes ahead...