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UN chief expresses condolences to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, Apr 22 (AP/UNB) — The United Nations secretary-general is expressing condolences over the Sri Lankan bombings on Easter Sunday.
Sri Lanka attacks: Death toll soars to 290
Dhaka, Apr 22 (UNB) - The death toll in Sri Lanka has soared to 290 after a wave of blasts hit churches and luxury hotels across the country on Easter Sunday, reports BBC.
Possible intel failures to be examined in Sri Lanka blasts
Sri Lanka, Apr 22 (AP/UNB) — Police in Sri Lanka said Monday the investigation into the Easter Sunday bombings will examine reports that the intelligence community failed to detect or warn of possible suicide attacks before the violence.
Sri Lanka blocks social media after Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lanka, Apr 22 (AP/UNB)- Sri Lankan authorities blocked most social media after Easter Sunday attacks killed more than 200 people, with officials saying the temporary move was meant to curtail the spread of false information and ease tensions.
Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, Apr 22 (AP/UNB) — Nine bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites on Easter Sunday killed more than 200 people and wounded hundreds more in Sri Lanka's deadliest violence since a devastating civil war in the South Asian island nation ended a decade ago.
2 more explosions hit Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, Apr 21 (AP/UNB) — A Sri Lankan military spokesman has confirmed two more explosions just outside the capital, hours after six nearly simultaneous blasts rocked churches and luxury hotels, killing at least 138 people.
Sri Lanka blasts in pictures
Dhaka, Apr 21 (UNB)- Several blasts rocked three churches and three luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday killing at least 138 people, while hundreds more are injured.
Strong wind kills 3, injures 1 in Myanmar's state
Yangon, April 21 (Xinhua/UNB)- Three men were killed and one injured by strong wind in Myanmar's Kachin state, the Myanmar Police Force said on Sunday.
Explosions kill at least 207 in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
Colombo, Apr 21 (AP/UNB) — At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured in eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday, officials said, pitching the South Asian island nation into the worst chaos it has seen since a bloody civil war ended a decade ago.
13 injured after 12 coaches of train derail in India
New Delhi, April 20 (Xinhua/UNB) - At least 13 people were injured after a passenger train derailed early Saturday in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said.