USA issues travel advisory on SL for festive season
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The United States Embassy in Colombo has warned US citizens to exercise caution when travelling to…
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North Korea snubs peace talks with South Korea over war drills
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -North Korea has rejected any further talks with South Korea, calling its decision “completely the fault of South Korea’s…
Philadelphia shooting: Gunman in stand-off with police after injuring six
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Police are locked in a lengthy stand-off with a gunman who injured at least six officers during a shootout…
ICE office shootings in Texas blamed on ‘political rhetoric’
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Bullets fired at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices in Texas were a “targeted attack” against federal employees,…
Ebola drugs show ‘90% survival rate’ in breakthrough trial
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Ebola may soon be a “preventable and treatable” disease after a trial of two drugs showed significantly improved survival…
Ohio shooting: Sister of gunman among Dayton dead
(FASTNEWs|COLOMBO) -The gunman behind the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, killed his sister and eight other people in an attack…
Texas Walmart shooting: El Paso attack ‘domestic terrorism’
(FASTNEWs|COLOMBO) – A shooting at a supermarket in the US state of Texas that left 20 dead is being investigated…
“US govt. will not buy, sell, or own actual land in Sri Lanka” – Alaina B. Teplitz
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The United States says it will continue to work cordially with all Sri Lankan administrations even after the…
Bolton defends Trump-Kim summit
(FASTNEWS|COLOMOBO) – US National Security Advisor John Bolton denied Sunday that last week’s nuclear summit with North Korea was a…
Putin suspends INF arms treaty with US
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – President Vladimir Putin on Monday officially suspended Russia’s participation in a key Cold War-era arms treaty, after the…
US to end India’s preferential trade treatment
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he intends to end India’s preferential trade treatment under a…
Tornadoes kill at least 23, injure dozens more in Alabama
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Several tornadoes hit the Southeast of USA yesterday, killing at least 22 people in one Alabama county on…