Sri Lanka included in US vaccine donation scheme
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Biden administration on Thursday announced it will share 80 million excess doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June,...
Tag : Afghanistan
Car bomb in Afghanistan kills at least 17 ahead of Eid ceasefire
UTV | COLOMBO – At least 17 people were killed in a car bomb explosion in an Afghan city on Thursday as crowds shopped for...
Afghanistan: Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire with government
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Taliban have announced a ceasefire with the Afghan government that will take effect when the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr...
Over 100 Lankans granted Indian citizenship since 2014
(UTV | INDIA) – India has granted citizenship to nearly 113 Sri Lankan Nationals from 2014 to 2019, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday...
Shah steers Afghanistan with historic ton
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Batsman Rahmat Shah Thursday became the first Afghanistan cricketer to score a Test century, helping the minnows start strongly against Bangladesh on the...
Dozens wounded as large explosion rocks Kabul
(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least 34 people have been wounded after a large explosion rocked Kabul, sending a massive plume of smoke over the Afghanistan capital and...
Bangladesh sink Afghanistan to keep alive WC semi-final hopes
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Bangladesh boosted their bid to reach the World Cup semi-finals as Shakib Al Hasan’s superb all-round display inspired a 62-run win over Afghanistan on...
South Africa beat Afghanistan to keep World Cup hopes alive
(UTV|COLOMBO) – South Africa kept alive their slim hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals, crushing Afghanistan by nine wickets on Saturday to record their first...
Sri Lanka must toughen up against Afghanistan, says Malinga
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Veteran paceman Lasith Malinga said Sri Lanka must be mentally tough against Afghanistan as they seek to get their World Cup campaign up and...
Pakistan keen to host the 19th SAARC summit – Sartaj Aziz
(UDHAYAM, ISLAMABAD) – Pakistan has expressed hope that it could soon host the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit which was postponed...