Category: FOREIGN
Melbourne’s lockdown begins as cases rise
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sweeping lockdown restrictions on non-essential businesses in Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, have come into effect, as ... Read More
Beirut explosion: Angry residents demand answers after blast
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - People in Beirut have expressed anger at the government over what they say was negligence that ... Read More
Imperative for int’l community to step in, take practical steps to reverse Indian course in IIOJK: PM
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - (APP) ISLAMABAD, Aug 5 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday reiterated his call for the international ... Read More
Cyclone Isaias reaches Canada after killing at least five in US
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least five people have been killed as Tropical Storm Isaias swept through US states on ... Read More
Coronavirus: Queensland to close border to New South Wales
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Australia's Queensland will extend its border closure to New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital ... Read More
India PM Modi lays foundation for Ayodhya Ram temple amid Covid surge
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Indian PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for a Hindu temple in the northern ... Read More
Beirut blast: Lebanon in mourning after massive explosion
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Lebanon is in mourning after a huge explosion in the capital Beirut killed at least 100 ... Read More
“Youm-e-Istehsal” Event held to mark one year of military siege in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK)
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Pakistan High Commission organized an event under the theme of “Youm-e-Istehsal”, to mark one year ... Read More
Australia: State of Disaster in Victoria, Melbourne under 6-week lockdown
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sweeping new restrictions, including a night-time curfew, will be imposed across Melbourne under stage four restrictions ... Read More
Car bomb in Afghanistan kills at least 17 ahead of Eid ceasefire
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 17 people were killed in a car bomb explosion in an Afghan city on ... Read More
Covid-19: Death toll in US surpasses 150,000
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The United States on Wednesday surpassed 150,000 recorded Covid-19 deaths -- a milestone that comes as ... Read More
Johnson warns of ‘signs of second wave’ in Europe
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Boris Johnson has defended the UK government's decision to impose quarantine restrictions on Spain, warning there were ... Read More
Hong Kong security law: China hits back in extradition row
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has said Hong Kong will suspend extradition treaties with Britain, Canada and Australia, after they ... Read More
Former Malaysian PM guilty on all charges in corruption trial
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak has been found guilty of all seven charges in the first ... Read More
Coronavirus: Swimming defector was not infected, says S Korea
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The man suspected of being North Korea's first confirmed Covid-19 patient did not have the virus, ... Read More