Sydney rains: Record rainfall brings flooding and douses fires
(UTV|Sydney Rains) – The Australian city of Sydney has been hit by its heaviest rain in 30 years, bringing flooding and travel chaos and forcing...
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Russell Crowe sends fires climate message to Golden Globes
(UTV|LOS ANGELES) – Actor Russell Crowe has used his winner’s speech at the Golden Globes to raise awareness of the deadly bushfire crisis in Australia....
Fidow fires Samoa to bruising win over Russia
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Marauding winger Ed Fidow bagged a quickfire double as Samoa beat Russia 34-9 in a bruising Rugby World Cup encounter marked by three yellow...
Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel from Lebanon – [PHOTOS]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Lebanese Shia Muslim militant group Hezbollah has fired several anti-tank rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for a reported Israeli drone attack in...
North Korea fires two more missiles, South says
(UTV|COLOMBO) – North Korea has fired two unidentified missiles, its fourth such launch in less than two weeks, South Korea’s military has said. They were fired...
North Korea fires ‘new short-range missile’ into sea, S Korea says
(UTV|COLOMBO) – North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the sea, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. They were launched over the sea...
Sivalingam fires Sri Lanka to 15th in Netball World Cup
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Tharjini Sivalingam set a new highest individual scoring record at the Vitality Netball World Cup, as Sri Lanka beat Singapore to claim 15th place....
North Korea test fires new tactical guided weapon – state media
(UTV|COLOMBO) – North Korea says it has test-fired a new “tactical guided weapon” with a “powerful warhead”, the first such test since talks between Donald Trump...
Black church fires: Louisiana suspect charged with hate crimes
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Prosecutors have filed new hate crime charges against a white man accused of burning down three African-American churches in the US state of Louisiana....
Police fires tear gas and water cannons at university students
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Police have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse a mob of protesting university students at Ward Place, Colombo, UTV News learns....