HRW chief ‘denied entry to Hong Kong’ ahead of critical China report
(UTV|HONG KONG) – The head of US-based group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says he has been denied entry to Hong Kong, where he had been...
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Ex-CID chief Shani Abeysekara interdicted
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) SSP Shani Abeysekara has been interdicted with immediate effect, the National Police Commission said....
Chief JMO indicted for concealing evidence in Thajudeen’s murder
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Indictments have been served before the Colombo High Court against former Chief Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) of Colombo Ananda Samarasekara for allegedly concealing evidence...
Kirstjen Nielsen: US Homeland Security chief resigns
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, who enforced some of President Trump’s controversial border policies, has resigned. Ms Nielsen called it “an...
Ghosn: Former Nissan chief re-arrested on new claims in Japan
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has been re-arrested in Tokyo while out on bail pending trial over claims of financial misconduct. Prosecutors had been...
VEN. GNANASARA THERA TRANSFERRED TO PRISON HOSPITAL
UTV | COLOMBO – General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena(BBS) Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara thero who was admitted to Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital, transferred to Welikada...
Fmr. intelligence chief re-remanded
UTV | COLOMBO – Former Army Intelligence Director Retired Major General Amal Karunasekera who was arrested over assault on journalist Keith Noyahr has been further...
‘A new force shaping the future of the global economy’: Saudi Arabia PIF chief
UTV | COLOMBO – As the clocks ticked to midnight in New York’s Plaza Hotel, Yasir Al-Rumayyan was nearing the end of a busy day...
UN chief António Guterres ‘deeply alarmed’ by eastern Ghouta violence
UTV | COLOMBO – UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday said he was “deeply alarmed” by the escalating violence in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta enclave after...
UN chief set to appoint UK’s Griffiths as Yemen envoy
UTV | SANA – War-wracked Yemen is what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council...