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Adverse weather in Sri Lanka kills 8, affects over 21, 000
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Adverse weather in Sri Lanka kills 8, affects over 21, 000

At least 8 persons have died, 11 persons are missing and 21,105 people have been affected due to the adverse…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/10/2018
Four elephants killed, train derailed in North Central Sri Lanka
LOCAL

Four elephants killed, train derailed in North Central Sri Lanka

Four elephants were killed when they were hit by a fuel tanker train plying from Orugodawatta, Colombo to Batticaloa on…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/09/201818/09/2018
Constable hacked for preventing angry mob from torching car involved in fatal crash
LOCAL

Constable hacked for preventing angry mob from torching car involved in fatal crash

A motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision involving a motorcycle and a luxury car, yesterday (23) at around 8.30…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/07/2018
Welikada prison massacre firearms to be tested again, suspects further remanded until July 31
LOCAL

Welikada prison massacre firearms to be tested again, suspects further remanded until July 31

Colombo Magistrate Court today ordered Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to send the firearms used during the Welikada Prison riot which…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/07/2018
Indonesia mob slaughters nearly 300 crocodiles in revenge killing
WORLD

Indonesia mob slaughters nearly 300 crocodiles in revenge killing

A mob of villagers has killed nearly 300 crocodiles at a sanctuary for the animals in the Indonesian province of…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/07/2018
Two Australians killed in accident on Southern Expressway
LOCAL

Two Australians killed in accident on Southern Expressway

Two Australians were killed and another two sustained injuries in an accident on the Southern Expressway, the Police said. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/2018
Mother and child killed in road accident in Kandy
LOCAL

Mother and child killed in road accident in Kandy

A mother and her child were killed in a road accident in Kandy today, the Police said. The Police said…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/06/2018
Guatemala volcano: Dozens die as Fuego volcano erupts
WORLD

Guatemala volcano: Dozens die as Fuego volcano erupts

Twenty-five people have been killed and hundreds injured in the most violent eruption in decades in Guatemala. The Fuego volcano,…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/06/201804/06/2018
Three killed after three-wheeler topples in Matara
LOCAL

Three killed after three-wheeler topples in Matara

Three people were killed after the three-wheeler they were travelling in toppled in Matara, the Police said. The Police said…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/05/2018
Toronto van: Ten dead and 15 injured as pedestrians are hit
WORLD

Toronto van: Ten dead and 15 injured as pedestrians are hit

Ten people have been killed and 15 injured after a man drove a van into pedestrians in Toronto, police said.…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/04/2018

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