Christchurch attack: New Zealand launches gun buy-back scheme
(UTV|COLOMBO) – New Zealand has launched a gun buy-back scheme in the wake of the deadly Christchurch mosque shootings. More than $208m New Zealand dollars (£108m,...
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Mali village attack death toll revised down to 35
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The number of people killed in an attack on a village in central Mali has been revised to 35, down from nearly 100, officials...
Yemen rebel attack wounds 26 at Saudi airport
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Saudi-led military coalition said it would make a firm response to a missile attack by Yemeni Houthi forces on a civilian airport...
“Zahran Hashim is responsible for an arson attack on 120 houses in Kattankudy” – Asath Salley
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Former Governor of the Western Province Azath Salley says the Kattankudy Police failed to respond to several complaints lodged against Leader of the National...
Australia’s ‘Egg Boy’ gives donations to NZ attack survivors
(UTV|COLOMBO) – An Australian teenager who broke an egg on a controversial far-right s675enator’s head says he has given almost A$100,000 (£55,000; $69,000) to survivors of...
WhatsApp discovers ‘targeted’ surveillance attack
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messaging app WhatsApp, it has been...
Pakistan accuses India of plotting fresh military attack
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Pakistan says it has “reliable intelligence” India is planning a military attack this month, something India dismissed as “war hysteria”. Foreign minister Shah Mehmood...
Venezuela Blames ‘Attack’ as Another Crippling Blackout Hits
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Venezuela blamed an “attack” on its electric system for a blackout on Monday, the second to hit the OPEC nation this month, that shuttered...
5-year-old injured in Houthi missile attack on Jazan, southwestern Saudi Arabia
UTV | COLOMBO – A five-year-old boy has been injured after a missile, launched by Houthi militias, struck in Al-Ardah district in Jazan region, according...
Saudi air defenses foil new Houthi missile attack on Riyadh
UTV | COLOMBO – Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles over Riyadh on Sunday, launched by Iran-backed Houthi militia in...