Oil prices jump after top Iranian general killed by US
(UTV|IRAQ) – Oil prices have risen sharply after the killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq. Analysts warned the action could escalate tensions in...
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US Baghdad embassy attacked by protesters angry at air strikes
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Protesters angered by recent deadly US air strikes targeting an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia have attacked the US embassy compound in Baghdad. US troops...
Gamal Eid: Egypt rights activist ‘attacked and doused in paint by armed men’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A leading Egyptian human rights lawyer has alleged he was assaulted and doused in paint in Cairo by a “gang” of armed men...
Two persons shot dead by gunmen in Hanwella
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Two persons have been shot and killed by unidentified gunmen inside a house at Pahathgama in Hanwella last night. The shooting had been...
Jeffrey Epstein death ruled ‘suicide by hanging’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Jeffrey’s Epstein’s death in a Manhattan jail cell has officially been ruled a suicide by hanging, according to the New York medical examiner. The...
“Example set by religious leaders not adequate” – His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith says that the present society has degenerated in many aspects. Addressing an event held in Colombo,...
Two killed after being hit by train
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Two youths have died after being hit by a train in the Ariviyal Nagar area in Kilinochchi last night. The two youths had been...
Arjun Aloysius and others granted bail by special high court
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The special trial-at-bar today served indictments against Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) owner Arjun Aloysius and several others and granted bail in connection with the...
Zimbabwe suspended by ICC over ‘political interference’
(UTV|COLOMBO) -International cricket chiefs on Thursday suspended Zimbabwe over a failure to keep the sport free from government interference, throwing into doubt their participation in...
Tourism earnings drop by 71% in May
(UTV|COLOMBO) – As a direct impact of the Easter Sunday tragedy, earnings from tourism in May have plunged by 70.8% to $ 71 million from $...