World leaders condemn Sri Lankan blasts
London, Apr 21 (IBNS); World leaders, including UK Prime Minister Theresa May, have condemned the blasts which rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday and left at least 156 people killed.
Eight blasts rock Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, 156 killed
Colombo, Apr 21 (IBNS): At least 156 people were killed as eight blasts rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday, disrupting peace in the nation which was once hit by civil wars.
137 killed in Sri Lanka blasts in churches and hotels
Colombo, Apr 21 (UNI/IBNS) At least 137 people have been killed and more than 400 hospitalised in multiple explosions that hit Catholic churches and star hotels here in the national capital on Sunday, as worshipers had gathered in large numbers to attended the Easter services.
Sri Lanka to hold emergency meeting after explosions: Minister
Colombo, Apr 21 (UNI ) The Sri Lankan government headed by the country's Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold an emergency meeting after multiple explosions that hit Sri Lanka's churches and hotels on the Easter day killing around 140 and injuring more than 400.
Series of bomb explosions in churches and hotels kill 70 in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Apr 21 (IBNS): In one of the worst terror strikes in recent times, at least 70 people were killed and over 200 injured in a series of bomb blasts in Sri Lanka with churches and hotels among the prime targets, said officials on Sunday.
Twin blast rocks Sri Lanka, 80 injured
Colombo, Apr 21 (UNI): Two bomb blasts hit two Catholic churches here in the national capital of Sri Lanka on Sunday, as worshipers gathered in large numbers to attended the Easter services.
Shinzo Abe sends religious offering to Tokyo-based Yasukuni Shrine
Japan, Apr 21 (Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent on Sunday a religious offering to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which is widely perceived in Asian countries as a symbol of Japan's militarism, local media reported, citing sources in the shrine.
Myanmar's security forces counter attack ethnic insurgents in western state
Yangon, Apr 21 (UNI): Myanmar's security forces have launched a counter-attack against the insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), in its regional military headquarters in Rakhine state, the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services said.
Afghanistan: ISIS leader Abu Haidar and his 7 others killed during fight with security forces
Kabul, Apr 20 (IBNS): A leader of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K), who was identified as Abu Haidar, and his seven fighters were killed while they were engaged in a fight with security forces in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Suicide bombers attack telecommunication ministry compound in Kabul
Kabul, Apr 20 (IBNS): A group of suicide bombers launched a coordinated attack targeting the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
China determined to end poverty by 2020
Beijing, Apr 20 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping is determined to end all of the poverty in China by 2020.
Afghanistan: 5 NDS personnel killed in Herat blast
Kabul, Apr 20 (IBNS): At least five National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel were killed in a blast which rocked western Herat province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghan President's palace says intra-Afghan talks in Qatar canceled
Moscow, Apr 19 (Sputnik/UNI) The much anticipated talks between the Afghan government's delegation and Taliban, which were scheduled for April 20-21 in Qatar, have been canceled, the Afghan president's palace said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Constable held with yaba tablets
Dhaka, Apr 19 (IBNS): Two people, including a constable of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), were arrested with 990 yaba tablets close to Bangladesh capital Dhaka city, media reports said on Friday.
One killed, 1 injured in leopard attack in Sri Lanka's national park
Colombo, Apr 19 (Xinhua/UNI) One person was killed and another sustained serious injuries when a leopard attacked a group of laborers inside Sri Lanka's Kumana National Park, located in the southeast of the island country on Thursday evening, local media reported Friday.