India election 2019: Powerful regional parties face poll test
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Powerful regional parties in India will be on the ballot on Thursday, as people across 13 states and union territories began voting to elect...
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North Korea test fires new tactical guided weapon – state media
(UTV|COLOMBO) – North Korea says it has test-fired a new “tactical guided weapon” with a “powerful warhead”, the first such test since talks between Donald Trump...
Black church fires: Louisiana suspect charged with hate crimes
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Prosecutors have filed new hate crime charges against a white man accused of burning down three African-American churches in the US state of Louisiana....
Arsonist kills neighbours fleeing fire
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A South Korean man set his flat on fire and then stabbed building residents has they tried to flee killing five people, police...
Russia jails Norwegian Frode Berg for spying on submarines
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Moscow court has sentenced a 63-year-old Norwegian, Frode Berg, to 14 years in a strict-regime labour camp for spying on Russian navy submarines....
Spanish far-right Vox party banned from TV debate
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Spain’s election board has banned the far-right Vox party from participating in the only confirmed debate for the April 28 election. The controversial, anti-immigration...
Macron says new Notre-Dame Cathedral will be more beautiful
(UTV|COLOMBO) – French President Emmanuel Macron says Notre-Dame cathedral will be rebuilt “even more beautifully” – and that he wants the work done within five...
Notre-Dame fire: Macron says new cathedral will be ‘more beautiful’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – French President Emmanuel Macron says Notre-Dame cathedral will be rebuilt “even more beautifully” – and that he wants the work done within five years....
Indonesia election: Millions vote in ‘identity-defining’ poll
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Indonesians have begun voting in one of the world’s largest elections after a bitter campaign in which religion has played a prominent role. The...
Trump to face 2020 Republican challenge
(UTV|COLOMBO) – US President Donald Trump is facing a longshot challenge from within his own party ahead of next year’s White House election....