Category: FOREIGN
Hong Kong: Petrol bombs tossed at police in latest protest
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A group of hardcore protesters threw petrol bombs at a police station as violence flared in ... Read More
US troops leaving Syria will go to Iraq, says Pentagon chief
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All US troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to be relocated to western Iraq, Secretary ... Read More
Lebanon protests: Mass revolt continues as PM ‘agrees reforms’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Lebanon's coalition government has reportedly agreed to a package of economic reforms as it attempts to ... Read More
Australian newspapers black out front pages in ‘secrecy’ protest
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Australia's biggest newspaper rivals have made a rare showing of unity by publishing redacted front pages ... Read More
Brexit: No 10 to push again for vote on Boris Johnson’s deal
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Parliament must be given "a straight up-and-down vote" on the PM's Brexit deal, No 10 says, ... Read More
In first, spacewalk conducted by two women: NASA TV
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir became the first all-female pairing to carry out a ... Read More
At least 62 people killed in Afghanistan mosque blast
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 62 people, including children, have been killed after a bomb exploded in a mosque ... Read More
Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Venezuela has won a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, despite widespread criticism of ... Read More
Son of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ captured
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Mexican security forces have arrested one of the sons of notorious drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" ... Read More
Turkey to suspend Syria offensive ‘to allow Kurdish withdrawal’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw. The deal ... Read More
Brexit: Johnson to begin charm offensive over deal
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to begin a charm offensive in Westminster later, as he tries ... Read More
Gulf tanker attacks: Iran releases photos of ‘attacked’ ship
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Iran has released photos of an oil tanker that it says was attacked off the coast ... Read More
Egypt archaeologists find 20 ancient coffins near Luxor – [IMAGES]
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Archaeologists have found more than 20 ancient wooden coffins near the Egyptian city of Luxor, the ... Read More
Hossein Fereydoun: Iranian president’s brother begins prison term
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's brother has reportedly begun a five-year prison sentence for corruption. Hossein Fereydoun, ... Read More
US diplomats held near Russian rocket test site
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -Three US diplomats were taken off a train on Monday while heading to an Arctic city near ... Read More