(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – A gunman opened fire at an online video game tournament in a Florida shopping centre on Sunday, leaving two dead before killing himself, authorities said.
"Two dead, 11 injured after shooting at Florida video game event"Category: WORLD
(Washington, LANKAPUVATH) – DC: John McCain, the longtime U. S. senator from Arizona and one-time Republican presidential nominee has died after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 81.
"Longtime US Senator John McCain dies aged 81"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –President Donald Trump’s public pronouncements, in the twenty-four hours since his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight federal charges, and his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted of another eight, have exuded an air of impunity—and even insouciance.
"How Donald Trump Is Playing the Michael Cohen Plea"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Scott Morrison is to be Australia’s new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull was forced out by party rivals in a bruising leadership contest.
"Scott Morrison to be Australian PM as Malcolm Turnbull ousted"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Islamic State group (IS) has released an audio message purporting to come from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
"Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: ‘New audio’ of IS leader released"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Much of the state remains under a hurricane warning as Lane continues its slow march toward the islands as a massive Category 4 storm.
"Much of Hawaii under hurricane warning; heavy rains hit Big Island"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Iran unveiled what it described as the country’s “first domestically manufactured” fighter jet Tuesday, state-run Press TV reported.
"Iran unveils ‘first domestically manufactured’ fighter jet"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday while expressing gratitude to former Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on attending his oath taking ceremony, invited India for dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue.
"PM terms Sidhu ‘ambassador of peace’, invites India for dialogue on Kashmir"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Taliban fired a pair of rockets toward the presidential palace in Kabul on Tuesday as the Afghan president was delivering his holiday message for the Muslim celebrations of Eid al-Adha, police have said. No injuries were reported in the attack.
"Afghanistan: rockets fired in Kabul as president made Eid speech"(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Nigeria is dealing with a cholera outbreak that has infected over 16,000 people, including 186 reported deaths, according to Nigeria’s Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
"Cholera outbreak kills 186 people in Nigeria"