Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe likely to have ‘bombed’ an asteroid
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft is thought to have detonated an explosive charge on the asteroid it is exploring. Its mission is to create an...
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Brexit: EU’s Donald Tusk ‘suggests 12-month flexible delay’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – European Council President Donald Tusk is proposing to offer the UK a 12-month “flexible” extension to its Brexit date, according to a senior EU...
Christchurch attacks: NZ suspect ordered to undergo mental health tests
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The man accused of killing 50 people in last month’s attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been ordered to undergo mental...
‘Grave security breaches’ in White House reveals whistleblower
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Some 25 White House officials including top advisors of President Donald Trump were given security clearances despite staff recommendations against it, a whistleblower has...
Melbourne’s naturally pink lake delights tourists
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A lake in a Melbourne park has naturally turned pink, drawing throngs of admirers keen to snap a rosy picture. The man-made salt lake...
Turkey AK party rulers are bad losers, says election ‘winner’ Imamoglu
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Istanbul is currently a city of parallel realities. In daily press conferences – and on his Twitter biography – Ekrem Imamoglu of the opposition...
Brexit: MPs back delay bill by one vote
(UTV|COLOMBO) – MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a...
Najib trial: Malaysia ex-PM faces court in global financial scandal
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to stand trial for his role in a financial scandal that has sent shockwaves around the...
Brexit: May expected to meet Corbyn to tackle deadlock
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Theresa May is expected to meet Jeremy Corbyn later after she said she wanted to work with the Labour leader to break the Brexit...
Brunei implements stoning to death under new anti-LGBT laws
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Brunei is introducing strict new Islamic laws that make gay sex an offence punishable by stoning to death. The new measures, that come into...