Julian Assange, Wikileaks co-founder, faces 17 new charges in US
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US justice department has filed 17 new charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is facing extradition from the UK. The latest charges...
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SpaceX puts up Sixty internet satellites
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The SpaceX company has begun the roll-out of its orbiting broadband system. A Falcon-9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida late on Thursday,...
Modi wins historic General Election victory, Party says
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party scored a historic victory in India’s general election, his foreign minister said on Thursday, as officials counted...
Panasonic halts business with Huawei
(UTV|COLOMBO) –Japan’s Panasonic said it was halting business with Huawei to comply with US restrictions. Panasonic said the ban applies to goods having 25% or...
Brexit: PM under fire over new Brexit plan
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Theresa May will make the case for her new Brexit plan in Parliament later, amid signs that Conservative opposition to her leadership is hardening....
Indonesia post-election protests leave six dead – Jakarta governor
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Six people have been killed and 200 injured during mass rallies against the re-election of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, said Jakarta’s governor. Police said...
Duterte tightens control over Philippines
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has won resounding support in last week’s mid-term elections. Wednesday’s official results show his allies now control the senate...
Indonesia arrests dozens after violent post-election clashes
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Dozens of protesters have been arrested in Indonesia following mass rallies against the re-election of the country’s president Joko Widodo. Protests in the...
New Zealand Mosque attacker charged with terrorism
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The man accused of killing 51 people in the Christchurch mosques attack has been charged with terrorism, New Zealand police have said....
Joko Widodo re-elected as President
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Joko Widodo has been re-elected as Indonesia’s president after last month’s vote, beating former general Prabowo Subianto....