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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

More attacks possible as some people with explosives on run: Sri Lanka...

He said he believed the Easter day attacks had links to Islamic State.

23 April 2019 8:00 PM IST

Mudslides are common during the monsoon season in the Indian Ocean tropical island. (Photo: AP/Representational)

23 killed in South Africa floods, mudslides

Among those killed were a six-month-old baby and a child aged around 10.

23 April 2019 7:57 PM IST

The 27-year-old allrounder skipped Easter service at St Sebastians Church in his hometown of Negombo. (Photo:Twitter)

Sri Lankan international cricketer was tired, skipped church on Easter...

Sri Lankan cricketer Dasun Shanaka barely survived the deadly blasts that killed more than 320 people in the island...

23 April 2019 5:14 PM IST

Two days after the deadly Sri Lankan blasts, a video has been released of suspected suicide bomber. (Photo: Screengrab)

Sri Lanka Blasts: Video of suspected suicide bomber released; watch

The man is seen carrying a backpack and walking into St Sebastian church on Easter Sunday.

23 April 2019 5:06 PM IST

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith speaks during a funeral service for Easter Sunday bomb blast victims at St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lanka hotel suicide bombers were two muslim brothers: Sources

Muslim brothers carried out two of the hotel suicide blasts in Sri Lanka on Easter, part of bombings that killed more...

23 April 2019 4:44 PM IST

Dozens are feared dead after a landslide in northern Myanmars Kachin state engulfed jade miners. (File/ Representational image)

More than 50 feared killed in landslide at Myanmar jade mine: Police

'Fifty-four people are missing in the mud,' a duty officer from the Hpakant police station in Kachin told AFP.

23 April 2019 4:37 PM IST

Search operations are currently underway at the Colombo Harbour for the potential threat. (Photo: AFP)

ISIS claims responsibility for Colombo blasts, city on high alert

The alert came as the island nation observed a day of national mourning for over 320 people killed in a series on blasts...

23 April 2019 4:22 PM IST

The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria to try to destabilise the country. (Photo: File/Representational)

ISIS: Amidst fanfare and support, there are regrets, sorrows and...

The women say it was misguided religious faith, naivety, a search for something to believe in youthful rebellion.

23 April 2019 4:10 PM IST

Chinas last naval battles were with Vietnam in the South China Sea in 1974 and 1988. (Photo:AP)

Xi Jinping shows off new missile destroyers in China's naval parade

President Xi Jinping reviewed a major naval parade through mist and rain to mark 70 years since the founding of China's...

23 April 2019 3:37 PM IST

The government has blamed National Thowfeek Jamaath (NTJ) after seven suicide bombers struck three churches and three hotels. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lanka Easter blasts a retaliation to New Zealand mosque shootings:...

Sri Lanka's terror attack on Easter Sunday was carried out by local Islamic extremists in retaliation for mosque...

23 April 2019 3:13 PM IST

In seeking to reduce Irans oil exports to zero, the Trump administration is targeting the countrys top revenue earner in its latest no-holds-barred move. (Photo:AP)

US sanctions on Iran oil will escalate middle-east scramble: China

China warned that the US decision to impose sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil will 'intensify turmoil' in the Middle...

23 April 2019 3:00 PM IST

India is helping Sri Lanka with technical and intelligence support. (Photo:AP)

Indian officials warn Sri Lanka about possible second NTJ terrorists...

Some quarters in Sri Lanka felt the recent bombings were a response for the March 15 Christchurch mosque attacks.

23 April 2019 1:48 PM IST