‘SF Lokka’ shot dead in Anuradhapura
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Leading underworld figure Eron Ranasinghe alias ‘SF Lokka’ was shot dead this morning at the Dahaiyagama…
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Hisham al-Hashimi: Leading Iraqi security expert shot dead in Baghdad
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A leading Iraqi expert on armed groups, who advised governments and appeared frequently in the media,…
Two dead in Matale after high-tension wire falls on lorry
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Two individuals have died of electrocution after a high-tension electricity cable fell on a lorry in…
42-year-old man found dead in Hokandara
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A 42-year-old man was found dead at Dimuthu Mawatha at Hokandara this morning, police said. The…
Up to 5 NY children dead, 93 sickened by rare COVID-related Illness
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – New York may have as many as 93 cases of children presenting with a new pediatric…
Sri Lanka civil war: Rajapaksa says thousands missing are dead
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s president has acknowledged for the first time that more than 20,000 people who disappeared…
DR Congo measles: More than 6,000 dead in world’s worst outbreak
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The number of people killed by a measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has…
Citizenship Act protests: Three dead and thousands held in India
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Three people have died in India and thousands have been detained amid demonstrations against a controversial…
New Zealand volcano: Five dead and eight missing with ‘no signs of life’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has said there were no signs of life on White Island…
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: IS leader ‘dead after US raid’ in Syria
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The fugitive leader of the Islamic State (IS) group killed himself during a US military operation…
Fourteen police dead in Mexico gun ambush
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Fourteen police officers have been killed and three injured following a shooting in western Mexico. The…
K-pop star Sulli found dead aged 25
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Police told the BBC the singer’s manager found her dead at her home near Seoul, South Korea.…
A fifth elephant found dead in Habarana
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The carcass of another elephant has been found on the banks of a river in Hiriwadunna,…
Indie singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston dead
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Daniel Johnston, an eccentric singer-songwriter and advocate for mental health awareness who developed a strong following…
Afghan peace deal: Trump says Taliban talks are ‘dead’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – US President Donald Trump says talks with the Taliban aimed at ending the 18-year war in…