Massive fire ravages Notre-Dame Cathedral
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A major fire has engulfed the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, one of France’s most famous landmarks. The 850-year-old Gothic building’s spire...
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Finland election: Tough coalition talks after split poll
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Social Democratic Party has won a narrow victory in Finland’s general election with 17.7% of the vote. But the far-right Finns Party was...
George Pell case: Australian media defend ‘contempt’ allegations
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Dozens of journalists and major news outlets in Australia have begun defending accusations that they breached a reporting ban on the sexual abuse trial...
Sudan crisis: Military council arrests former government members
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sudan’s transitional military council has arrested members of the former government and promised not to disperse protesters. A spokesman also urged the opposition to...
Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp suffer outages
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Social networks Facebook and Instagram, as well as messaging service WhatsApp, were reportedly unavailable today for more than three hours. The website Down Detector...
Jet Airways cancels international flights as crisis deepens
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Jet Airways appears to have suspended all its international flights, raising fresh fears about the Indian airline’s survival. This comes after the carrier on...
Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft crashes on Moon
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The first privately funded mission to the Moon has crashed on the lunar surface after the apparent failure of its main engine. The Israeli...
Julian Assange: Man ‘close’ to Wikileaks co-founder arrested in Ecuador
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A man with close ties to Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested while trying to leave Ecuador, the country’s interior ministry says. Interior...
Sudan coup: Protesters defy curfew after military ousts Bashir
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Large crowds have remained on the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, ignoring a night-time curfew declared by the country’s new military council. Long-time...
Japan’s Yoshitaka Sakurada resigns as Olympics minister
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Japan’s Olympics Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada has resigned over comments that offended people affected by a huge tsunami and earthquake in 2011. At a fund-raising...