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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Latest on explosions in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (all times local): 4:53 a.m. A man whose Australian wife and only child died in a bomb blast in a Sri Lanka church said he walked out ahead of his family moments before the explosion. Sudesh Kolonne told Australian Broadcasting Corp. |
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A Perth-based British doctor and her retired firefighter husband who were killed in the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka have been remembered as soulmates dedicated to public service.
Sally Bradley and Bill Harrop were staying in the Cinnamon Grand Hotel when one of the seven suicide bombers struck. |
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By Sanjeev Miglani. COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Monday it was invoking emergency powers in the aftermath of devastating bomb attacks on hotels and churches, blamed on militants with foreign links, which killed 290 people and wounded nearly 500. |
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joe Biden has yet to formally declare his presidential bid, but he’s already complicating Kamala Harris' path to victory in a must-win state: South Carolina. The pivotal early primary state is the linchpin of Harris' strategy to capture the Democratic nomination, yet the former vice.... |
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PORAC, PHILIPPINES - Rescue teams in the Philippines searched for signs of life beneath the rubble of a collapsed four-story commercial building on Tuesday after a strong earthquake shook the country's biggest island, killing at least 11 people. Heavy lifting equipment and search dogs were used as.... |
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“They shared with their mother the priceless ability to light up any room they entered and bring joy to the lives of all they came into contact with. Mr Nicholson added: “I would like to give my sincere thanks for the medical teams at General Hospital, Colombo, for treating Anita, Alex and Annabel.... |
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At least 290 people were killed in bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Sri Lankan authorities say at least 31 foreigners died in the attacks. Some details on the victims: SRI LANKA : The vast majority of the victims were Sri Lankan, many from the island nation’s Christian minority. |
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Colombo: More than 300 people were killed in bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Sri Lankan authorities say at least 31 foreigners died in the attacks. Some details on the victims: SRI LANKA: The vast majority of the victims were Sri Lankan, many from the island nation's Christian minority. |
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Media caption Environmental activist Greta Thunberg says climate change is 'an existential crisis' A teenage climate change activist has urged British politicians to "listen to the scientists" on climate change. Greta Thunberg, 16, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that she did not expect to change.... |
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The vast majority of the victims were Sri Lankan, many from the island nation’s Christian minority. Their names and other details of their lives were slow to trickle in and difficult to report, in part because authorities blocked most social media after the blasts. |
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At Colombo’s Shangri-La Hotel on Sunday, Nisanga Mayadunne posted a selfie on Facebook showing her and her relatives around a table, eating eggs and sausages. ‘‘Easter breakfast with the family,’’ she wrote with a smiley-face emoji. Moments later, she and her mother, Shantha Mayadunne, were killed in an explosion at the luxury hotel. |
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