Category: FOREIGN

At least 32 killed in Egypt train crash

At least 32 killed in Egypt train crash

Mar 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 32 people have been killed and 165 injured in a train crash in central ... Read More

US and UK ratchet up sanctions on Myanmar’s Military

US and UK ratchet up sanctions on Myanmar’s Military

Mar 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  UNITED STATE) - The US and UK have imposed sanctions on Myanmar's two military conglomerates in a move ... Read More

North Korea claims new missiles tested

North Korea claims new missiles tested

Mar 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  NORTH KOREA) - North Korea has claimed the missiles it launched Thursday were a "new-type tactical guided projectile", ... Read More

India temporarily halts exports of AstraZeneca jab

India temporarily halts exports of AstraZeneca jab

Mar 25, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  INDIA) - India has placed a temporary hold on all exports of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, foreign ministry ... Read More

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles

Mar 25, 2021

(FASTNEWS | NORTH KOREA) - North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, says the US ... Read More

Girl, 7, ‘shot dead by security forces’ in Myanmar

Girl, 7, ‘shot dead by security forces’ in Myanmar

Mar 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | MYANMAR) - A seven-year-old girl has been shot dead by security forces in Myanmar, becoming the youngest known ... Read More

Biden says North Korea missile launch not provocation

Biden says North Korea missile launch not provocation

Mar 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  UNITED STATE)- US President Joe Biden has said he does not consider North Korea's launch of short-range missiles ... Read More

EU tussle with UK over AstraZeneca jabs escalates

EU tussle with UK over AstraZeneca jabs escalates

Mar 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | NETHERLANDS) - "This is not about EU v UK. This is a problem with AstraZeneca," claimed an EU ... Read More

Gunman kills 10 in Colorado market shooting

Gunman kills 10 in Colorado market shooting

Mar 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  COLORADO) - A gunman has killed 10 people, including a police officer, following an hours-long stand-off at a ... Read More

US Defence Secretary on unannounced Afghan visit

US Defence Secretary on unannounced Afghan visit

Mar 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, weeks before a ... Read More

New South Wales evacuates 18,000 as floods worsen

New South Wales evacuates 18,000 as floods worsen

Mar 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   About 18,000 Australians have been evacuated from flooding across New South Wales (NSW) as heavy ... Read More

More Sydney areas told to evacuate over flooding

More Sydney areas told to evacuate over flooding

Mar 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | SYDNEY) - More areas of Sydney have been ordered to evacuate because of a major flooding risk, as ... Read More

Mumbai orders mandatory COVID-tests in busy areas

Mumbai orders mandatory COVID-tests in busy areas

Mar 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | MUMBAI) - The Indian City of Mumbai is to roll out mandatory Coronavirus Tests in crowded places as ... Read More

Japan hit by tsunami waves after magnitude 7.2 earthquake

Japan hit by tsunami waves after magnitude 7.2 earthquake

Mar 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | JAPAN) - Waves of up to 1 meter have hit parts of Japan's coast following a 7.2 magnitude ... Read More

France and Poland impose new lockdown measures

France and Poland impose new lockdown measures

Mar 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | FRANCE) - France and Poland have reintroduced partial lockdowns as both countries battle a sharp rise in Covid ... Read More