Citizenship Act protests: Three dead and thousands held in India
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Three people have died in India and thousands have been detained amid demonstrations against a controversial new citizenship law. A protest ban has...
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Typhoon Kammuri slams into Philippines, forcing thousands to flee
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Typhoon Kammuri has made landfall in the central Philippines, at the southern end of Luzon island. Some 200,000 residents have been evacuated from coastal...
Poland: Thousands rally to support country’s judges – [IMAGES]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Thousands of people have protested in cities and towns across Poland to show solidarity with judges who they say are facing increasing intimidation. They...
Catalonia crisis: Thousands rally in Barcelona for Spanish unity – [IMAGES]
(UTV|COLOMBO)- Some 80,000 people have turned out in Barcelona, the regional capital of Catalonia, in a show of support for Spain after the recent separatist unrest....
Kincade fire: Thousands evacuated as California wildfire rages
(UTV|COLOMBO) – About 2,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as a wildfire rages through California’s wine country. The Kincade fire has engulfed 10,000 acres...
China rains: Thousands stranded after record downpour
(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least five people have been killed and thousands more have been left stranded after record rainfall hit southern China, officials say. Hundreds of...
Libya crisis: Air strike at Tripoli airport as thousands flee clashes
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The UN has condemned an air strike that closed the only functioning airport in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on Monday. Flights at Mitiga International Airport...
Syria war: Thousands flee twin offensives in Afrin and Ghouta
UTV | COLOMBO – As many as 50,000 people have fled separate offensives against rebel forces in northern and southern Syria in recent days, activists...
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport power cut strands thousands
UTV | COLOMBO – A power cut at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson international airport on Sunday led to a partial shut-down, affecting tens of thousands of people....
Thousands of Rohingya ‘killed in a month’
UTV | COLOMBO – At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in the month after violence broke out in Myanmar in August, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)...