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Sri Lankan firefighters stand in the area around St. Anthonys Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

Possible intel failures to be examined in Sri Lanka blasts

Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said Monday the death toll had risen overnight to 290 dead with more than 500 wounded.

22 April 2019 9:55 AM IST

Citing results of the exit polls, Al Jazeera reported that the comedian will defeat incumbent President Petro Poroshenko with 73.2 per cent of the vote against 25.3 per cent. (Photo: ANI)

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky will win Ukraine's presidential elections:...

The ballots cast on Sunday were yet to be counted by Ukraine's Central Election Commission.

22 April 2019 9:12 AM IST

Sri Lankan security personnel walk past debris next to a dead body slumped over a bench following an explosion in St Sebastians Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

7 suicide bombers involved in Lanka blasts; 24 arrested as toll rises...

The government has said it will not disclose the details of the suspects involved in the attacks to prevent them from...

22 April 2019 8:58 AM IST

A police source told AFP that a homemade pipe bomb had been found late Sunday on a road leading towards the main terminal, which remains open with heavy security after Easter Sundays deadly bomb attacks. (Representational Image)

Improvised bomb defused near Colombo airport by Sri Lankan air force:...

'It was a homemade bomb, with explosives put into a pipe,' said the source.

22 April 2019 8:33 AM IST

Relatives of a blast victim grieve outside a morgue in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka bomber queued at hotel buffet then unleashed devastation

Bomber waited in queue for Easter Sunday breakfast buffet at Cinnamon Grand hotel before setting off explosives strapped...

22 April 2019 8:28 AM IST

A view of St. Sebastians Church damaged in blast in Negombo, north of Colombo on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

215 killed, 500 injured as 8 blasts rock Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said all Easter masses in the Colombo district had been cancelled.

22 April 2019 1:14 AM IST

About 20 people were seriously wounded and we sent them to the National Hospital. (AP photo)

Sri Lanka bomber queued at hotel buffet then unleashed devastation

The Taprobane restaurant at the hotel was having one of its busiest days of the year for the Easter holiday weekend.

21 April 2019 8:44 PM IST

The alleged plot briefly threatened to cause tension between Sri Lanka and India, after a report that Sirisena had accused Indias intelligence services of involvement - a claim New Delhi and Colombo have both denied. (Photo: File)

After multiple blasts, Lanka blocks Facebook, Instagram to curb false...

The Presidential Secretariat said in a statement that decision to block social media sites was taken due to spreading of...

21 April 2019 7:21 PM IST

According to the police, officers from the local police station visited the spot and are ascertaining the facts pertaining to the blast. (Photo: ANI)

Sri Lanka blasts, world leaders, condemnation

Dozens of foreign nationals were feared to have been killed in the near simultaneous blasts, which took place in Sri...

21 April 2019 7:04 PM IST

Queen Elizabeth II

Royal Birthday: Queen Elizabeth II turns 93 on Easter

Elizabeth is the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She still maintains an active schedule, although she does...

21 April 2019 6:36 PM IST

Sri Lankan security personnel walk past debris next to a dead body slumped over a bench following an explosion in St Sebastians Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka church witnesses pieces of flesh thrown all over walls post...

Sri Lankan media reported that Negombo Hospital has at least 74 deaths and received 113 injured worshippers from the...

21 April 2019 6:33 PM IST

According to the police, officers from the local police station visited the spot and are ascertaining the facts pertaining to the blast. (Photo: ANI)

Suspected jihadists kill 10 Mali soldiers: security source

A UN peacekeeper was killed, 4 others wounded when a mine exploded as their convoy passed through central Mali.

21 April 2019 6:20 PM IST