Russia jails Norwegian Frode Berg for spying on submarines
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Moscow court has sentenced a 63-year-old Norwegian, Frode Berg, to 14 years in a strict-regime labour camp for spying on Russian navy submarines....
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President on a visit to Tirupati
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena has left on a personal visit to Hyderabad, India, this morning (16), UTV News learns. President Sirisena had left on the...
SLC clarifies reports on World Cup captaincy
(UTV|COLOMBO) – National Cricket selectors are slated to convene on Thursday to decide on the Sri Lanka’s squad and the Captain of the team for the...
Work to begin on 5 LNG plants by May
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The government has initiated steps to construct five new Liquefied Natural Gas power plants as a long term solution to the power crisis. Speaking...
Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft crashes on Moon
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The first privately funded mission to the Moon has crashed on the lunar surface after the apparent failure of its main engine. The Israeli...
National oil anointing ceremony on April 17
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The National oil anointing ceremony will take place on April 17th Wednesday at 7.40 am at Sri Subodhirajarama Vihara premises, Bombuwala, Kalutara under the...
Trump: Court defeat on asylum policy ‘unfair to US’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – US President Donald Trump has lashed out at a judge for blocking his policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico to await court hearings...
Israel election: Netanyahu and Gantz on course for dead heat
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Israel’s general election is on course for a dead heat with nearly all votes counted, local media report. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party...
Hampshire on course to thrash Essex
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Hampshire put themselves on course for a big innings victory against Essex after Fidel Edwards ripped through the visitors’ first innings. Edwards took 5-51...
3,000-year-old Egyptian sarcophagus on live TV
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A sarcophagus believed to contain an Egyptian nobleman will be opened on live TV during a special broadcast by the American channel Discovery. The...