Category: FOREIGN
Italy begins strict Easter lockdown
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Italy has entered a strict three-day lockdown to try to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases ... Read More
Taiwan prosecutors seek arrest after train crash
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prosecutors in Taiwan want to arrest a construction site manager whose lorry is suspected of causing ... Read More
Suu Kyi slapped with tough colonial-era charge
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaking a colonial-era official secrets ... Read More
At least 34 killed as train derails in Taiwan
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 34 people have died and 72 remain trapped after a train carrying around 350 ... Read More
Brazil’s March COVID death toll tops 60,000
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Some 66,570 people in Brazil died of Covid-19 in March, more than double the previous monthly ... Read More
Imran Khan urges financial commitments to address climate change
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Imran Khan pleaded the case of Pakistan and other developing countries on Wednesday, urging ... Read More
China limits Hong Kong Parliament to patriots
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has passed sweeping changes to Hong Kong's electoral rules which will tighten its control over ... Read More
China lab leak theory needs deeper probe, says WHO
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said further investigation is needed to ... Read More
Suez Canal reopens after stranded ship is freed
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Traffic has resumed in Egypt's Suez Canal after a stranded container ship blocking it for nearly ... Read More
China passes Hong Kong patriot reforms
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has passed several changes to Hong Kong's electoral rules which will tighten its control over ... Read More
Massive fire rages at Indonesian oil refinery
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Firefighters in Indonesia are working to put out a massive fire that has broken out at ... Read More
Stranded Suez container ship reported freed
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A huge container ship that has been wedged in the Suez Canal since Tuesday has been ... Read More
Efforts to free ship stuck in Suez Canal continue
(FASTNEWS | EGYPT) - A container ship remains stuck across Egypt's Suez Canal after attempts to dislodge it on Saturday's ... Read More
Suicide bomb attack targets Indonesian Church
(FASTNEWS | INDONESIA) - A suspected suicide bomb attack outside a Catholic Church in the Indonesian City of Makassar has left ... Read More
Ships stuck in traffic jam outside Suez Canal
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The blockage of Egypt's Suez canal by a giant container ship is causing a "traffic jam" ... Read More