At least 25 killed, over 160 injured in ...
COLOMBO, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Several explosions were reported across Sri Lanka on Sunday as hundreds of worshipers gathered at churches to commemorate Easter Sunday, the police said. Local media quo
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At least 25 killed, over 160 injured in ...
COLOMBO, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Several explosions were reported across Sri Lanka on Sunday as hundreds of worshipers gathered at churches to commemorate Easter Sunday, the police said. Local media quo
UN chief condemns terrorist attacks on c...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed outrage at the terrorist attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, recalling the sanctity of all places of w
Indonesia's Bali airport remains open af...
JAKARTA, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Bali airport remained serving domestic and international flights on Sunday in the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Agung volcano earlier on Sunday and no m
Curfew declared after 8th blast rocks Sr...
COLOMBO, April 21 (Xinhua) -- An eighth blast ripped through Colombo after a series of explosions rocked the Sri Lankan capital earlier in the day, police confirmed on Sunday. Police said the latest
World leaders condemn Easter Sunday bomb...
World leaders have condemned that killed nearly 200 people on Sunday, including dozens of foreigners. Police said the latest explosion was reported from Dematagoda in the north of the capital. The go
Sri Lanka blasts: 13 under arrest; toll ...
A total of 13 men believed in connection with the fatal bomb blasts on Sri Lanka's churches and hotels Sunday have been arrested by local police, officials said Monday, while no further details on th
Long way to go for comedian-turned Ukrai...
Politics in Ukraine have always been a bit theatrical, so it might be of no surprise that the country has chosen one from the entertainmentindustryto lead them for the next five years. Comedian Volod
Death toll from Sri Lanka's multiple bla...
The death toll from the multiple explosions which shook Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 290, while over 500 have been injured, the police said Monday. Earlier reports put the number of casualties
UN chief condemns Sri Lanka attacks
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condoled with the families of the victims of Sunday's multiple Sri Lanka attacks. In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, the UN chief exp
Feature: Sri Lanka in shock, grief after...
COLOMBO, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The island country of Sri Lanka was gripped by shock and grief on Sunday, after a series of deadly explosions ripped through hotels and churches in the capital of Colomb
UN chief condemns terrorist attacks on c...
UNITED NATIONS, April 21 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed outrage at the terrorist attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, recal
Roundup: Countries condemn deadly attack...
BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Government and state leaders across the world condemned the multiple explosions targeting churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Sunday, calling the attacks terrorism and s
Feature: Sri Lanka in shock, grief after...
The island country of Sri Lanka was gripped by shock and grief on Sunday, after a series of deadly explosions ripped through hotels and churches in the capital of Colombo and other places, killing o
Death toll of clashes in Libya's capital...
TRIPOLI, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A total of 254 people have been killed and 1,228 others injured in the fighting between the UN-backed Libyan government and the east-based army in and around the capital
Feature: In Sri Lanka, survivors healing...
by Jamila Najmuddin COLOMBO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- When 26-year-old Suganthi Kannasamy dressed for the Easter Mass last Sunday, she was joyful. It was her five- year-old daughter's birthday and she ha