Sri Lankans mourn as death toll rises to 310
Sri Lanka began a day of national mourning Tuesday with three minutes of silence to honour more than 300 people killed in deadly attacks that have been blamed on a local Islamist group.
BREAKING: Death toll rises to 310
Local police tell CNN that the Easter Sunday bombings have claimed the lives of 310 people. The number is a significant increase on the previously reported death toll.
Thousands take to streets in Myanmar against China-backed mega-dam
Thousands of people in northern Myanmar took to the streets on Monday to protest against the proposed reinstatement of a Chinese-backed mega-dam they say will cause huge environmental damage and bring little benefit to the country.
Trump claims 'nobody disobeys my orders,' defying Mueller's account
President Donald Trump contended Monday that none of his underlings routinely defy his commands, despite numerous examples contained in Robert Mueller's report showing aides ignoring or refusing his dictates.
Sri Lanka explosions kill more than 200
Nun: 'I am not afraid to die, but to kill innocents with families is appalling' From CNN staff in Colombo
Either way, the news is bad
WHEN Asad Umar, the finance minister of Pakistan, returned from Washington after attending the Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank a few days ago, the first
Brexit delay: the Soviets would have understood it
SO THE Brexit saga has taken another twist, and become even more confusing and uncertain. All we can predict is that whatever the UK government says will happen is the one thing which won’t. May has failed to deliver Brexit. Instead she keeps coming back to parliament with an appalling
Sri Lanka government declares curfew, shuts down access to social media
The Sri Lankan government declared a curfew with immediate effect, junior defence minister Ruwan Wijewardene said on Sunday, following eight explosions that killed nearly 140 people, and mostly targeted churches and hotels.
Sri Lanka bomber queued at hotel buffet then unleashed devastation
The suicide bomber waited patiently in a queue for the Easter Sunday breakfast buffet at Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Grand hotel before setting off explosives strapped to his back.
Sri Lanka blasts: At least 137 dead and more than 150 injured in multiple church and hotel explosions
More than 137 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after coordinated bomb blasts hit a number of high-end hotels and churches in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
