Inventor of the famed ‘Sourtoe Cocktail’ dies
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Captain Dick Stevenson, the man behind the famed “Sourtoe Cocktail” served at a hotel bar in…
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Dwight Ritchie: Australian boxer dies aged 27 after training session
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Australian boxer Dwight Ritchie has died aged 27 after a training session. The father-of-three had been…
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Indian toddler stuck in borewell dies despite major rescue efforts – [IMAGES]
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A two year old boy, who had fallen down a well in southern India on Friday,…
Jessye Norman, Grammy-winning star of opera, dies at 74
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – US opera singer Jessye Norman, one of the most renowned sopranos of the 20th Century, has…
Dutch tourist dies due to drowning
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A Dutch tourist has died due to drowning in the Nilaweli beach in Trincomalee yesterday (Sept…
Tiananmen Square Tank Man photographer Charlie Cole dies
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Charlie Cole, one of the photographers who captured the famous Tank Man on film during the…
T Boone Pickens, legendary US oilman, dies at 91
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) –US businessman T Boone Pickens, a Texas energy investor known for his folksy speech and ruthless business…
Inmate dies at Batticaloa prison
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – An inmate at the Batticaloa Prison died this morning (Sept 6), Police said. The deceased has…
Zimbabwe ex-President Robert Mugabe dies aged 95
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, has died at the age of 95. He died after…
Man dies during brawl in Badureliya
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A man was killed after being attacked by a manna knife during a brawl in Badureliya yesterday (Aug 26).…
Woman dies after jumping off Kothalawala hospital building
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -A woman has died after jumping off the sixth floor of the Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Hospital building…
Jeffrey Epstein death ruled ‘suicide by hanging’
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Jeffrey’s Epstein’s death in a Manhattan jail cell has officially been ruled a suicide by hanging, according to the…
Peter Fonda, star of Easy Rider, dies aged 79
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Peter Fonda, the star, co-writer and producer of the 1969 cult classic Easy Rider, has died at the age…
Sri Lankan unable to pay fine dies in Swiss prison
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A 42-year-old Sri Lankan man died in a detention centre in Lucerne on Friday evening. He had to…
Former South African Women all-rounder dies in road accident
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Former South Africa Women all-rounder Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie died in a road accident in Stilfontein, North West, on Friday..…