Will ensure peace & freedom as Head of State – MS
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena says he will take on the responsibility of establishing a peaceful and free environment in the country, as the Head of...
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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...
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...
Revolutionary Guard Corps: US labels Iran force as terrorists
(UTV|COLOMBO) – US President Donald Trump has designated Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation. It is the first time the US...
Libya crisis: Air strike at Tripoli airport as thousands flee clashes
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The UN has condemned an air strike that closed the only functioning airport in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on Monday. Flights at Mitiga International Airport...
Turkey local elections: Setback for Erdogan as his party loses capital – [IMAGES]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suffered a blow in local elections, with his party losing control of the capital Ankara and an opposition party...
Australia to confront past as ball-tampering bans expire
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Steve Smith and David Warner may wake with some relief on Thursday as they greet the final day of their ball-tampering bans but the...
Yasantha Kodagoda sworn in as Appeals Court President
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Additional Solicitor General and President’s Counsel Yasantha Kodagoda has sworn in as the President of Appeals Court a short while ago. On March...
Venezuela Blames ‘Attack’ as Another Crippling Blackout Hits
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Venezuela blamed an “attack” on its electric system for a blackout on Monday, the second to hit the OPEC nation this month, that shuttered...
Insurance for Buddhist monks as well
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Cabinet has approved a new insurance scheme for Buddhist monks. Minister of Buddhist Affairs and North-Western Development Gamini Jayawickrama Perera said that in the...