Category: FOREIGN
Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Félicien Kabuga, one of the most wanted suspects in the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested near ... Read More
Coronavirus: Trump says US reopening, ‘vaccine or no vaccine’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Donald Trump says the US will reopen, "vaccine or no vaccine", as he announced an ... Read More
India coronavirus lockdown: Road accident kills 24 migrant workers
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 24 migrant workers trying to return home during a nationwide lockdown have been killed ... Read More
Fariba Adelkhah: French academic ‘jailed for six years’ in Iran
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A French-Iranian academic has been jailed for six years by a court in Iran, according to ... Read More
Coronavirus: Italy to lift travel restrictions as lockdown eases
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Italy's government has signed a decree that will allow travel to and from the country from ... Read More
Steve Linick: Trump fires state department inspector general
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US state department's inspector general, Steve Linick, has become the latest senior official to be ... Read More
Number of Coronavirus infected persons in Russia increase to 272,043
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - With the identification of 9200 newly infected Coronavirus patients in Russia, the total number of infected ... Read More
Mexico at ‘peak moment’ of coronavirus crisis after biggest daily rise in cases
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Mexico has reached "the peak moment" of its coronavirus outbreak, officials said, as the country recorded ... Read More
Brazil loses second health minister in a month
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Brazil's health minister has resigned after less than a month in the job following disagreements over ... Read More
Burning EU and other flags can now bring German jail term
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Germany has made public burning of the EU flag or that of another country punishable by ... Read More
Israel gets first Ethiopia-born minister, in Pnina Tamano-Shata
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Israel is set to get its first Ethiopia-born minister, with the nomination of a female MP ... Read More
Coronavirus: Baltic states open a pandemic ‘travel bubble’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have opened their borders to one another, creating ... Read More
Coronavirus vaccine: Macaque monkey trial offers hope
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A vaccine against coronavirus appears to have provided protection against the disease Covid-19 in six rhesus macaque monkeys. ... Read More
New York City extends lockdown until 28 May
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - New York City's lockdown has been extended until 28 May at the earliest. New York State ... Read More
Maria Branyas: ‘Oldest woman in Spain’ beats coronavirus at 113
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 113-year-old woman - believed to be the oldest woman in Spain - has recovered from ... Read More