Extremism must be defeated, prince tells New Zealand mosque survivors
Christchurch, Apr 26 : In an emotional meeting with survivors of the New Zealand mosques massacre, Britain’s Prince William appealed Friday for “extremism in all forms” to be defeated. About 160 people gathered at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch to meet the prince who had earlier told first responders to the March 15 carnage […]
Sri Lanka toll revision grim sign of bombings force
Colombo, Apr 26 : The dramatic revision of the death toll in Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings, which has been cut by more than 100, is a grim indicator of the power of the deadly blasts. The force of the explosions so badly mutilated bodies that parts of victims were wrongly collated and identified in the […]
Lanka didn’t arrest citizens who joined IS as joining foreign terror outfit not against law: PM
Colombo, Apr 26: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the government knew that Sri Lankan nationals who joined the Islamic State had returned, but they could not be arrested as joining a foreign terrorist organisation is not against the law in the island nation. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Easter terror attacks […]
Sri Lanka’s defence secretary resigns over Easter attacks
Colombo, Apr 25 : Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando resigned from his post on Thursday, days after a series of devastating suicide attacks that tore through three churches and three luxury hotels on Easter Sunday, killing nearly 360 people. President Maithripala Sirisena had asked Defence Secretary Fernando and Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara […]
Lanka intensifies crackdown on terror suspects; 16 more held
Colombo, Apr 25: The Sri Lankan authorities Thursday intensified their raids with the help of the army and arrested 16 more suspects in connection with the country’s worst terror attack on Easter Sunday that killed nearly 360 people and left over 500 injured. The arrested people were being interrogated at length by the investigation sleuths […]
Kim, Putin vow to seek closer ties at first talks
Vladivostok, Apr 25 : Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to seek closer ties as they met face-to-face Thursday for the first time. The meeting in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok came with Kim looking for support in his nuclear stand-off with Washington and Putin keen to put […]
Sri Lanka bans drones, unmanned aircraft after bombings
Colombo, Apr 25 : Sri Lanka has banned the use of drones and unmanned aircraft following the massive Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 350 people and injured more than 500 in the country’s worst terror attack. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that the ban will be in effect until further notice. The use […]
More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN
Kabul, Apr 24 : Afghan civilians are for the first time being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the Taliban and other insurgent groups, a UN report released Wednesday revealed. The bloody milestone comes as the US steps up its air campaign in Afghanistan while pushing for a peace deal […]
North Korea’s Kim arrives in Russia’s Vladivostok for Putin summit
Vladivostok, Apr 24 : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia’s Pacific port city of Vladivostok on Wednesday for a first summit with Vladimir Putin, as Pyongyang seeks support in its nuclear deadlock with the United States. The talks, organised in secret and announced at the last minute, will be Kim’s first face-to-face […]
9 suicide bombers, including woman took part in Easter Sunday bombings in Lanka: Police
Colombo, Apr 24 : Nine suicide bombers, including a woman, were involved in the massive Easter Sunday bombings and 60 people have been arrested so far for their suspected links to Sri Lanka’s worst terror attack that killed at least 359 people, a top police officer said Wednesday. Suicide bombers, believed to be members of […]
