Omar Mateen’s imam says he was known at the mosque for being aggressive
Dr Rahman said when he heard the news from Orlando, 90 minutes to the West, he prayed that gunman would not be a Muslim, and was shocked when it turned out to be, “not only a Muslim, a Muslim from...
View ArticleLA Gay Pride parade attack fears following Orlando shooting
“Additionally, officers discovered a five-gallon bucket with chemicals capable of forming an improvised explosive device,” it added. the worst mass shooting in US history. Authorities said they had...
View ArticleOmar Mateen: Everything we know so far about Orlando gunman
Known to police He was known to the police, having become “a person of interest” in 2013 and again in 2014. A senior law enforcement source told The Daily Beast that the FBI at one point opened an...
View Article‘I’m gonna die. Mommy I love you’: desperate texts of Orlando shooting victim
The 911 dispatcher wanted her to stay on the line. She wondered what kind of danger her son was in. He was normally a homebody who liked to eat and work out. He liked to make everyone laugh. He worked...
View ArticleHungary and Serbia turning a blind eye to thousands of migrants using...
Said Sami, his pregnant wife and child in Hungary, and he and his son stuck in Serbia. “The smugglers are liars,” he says. “Of course they did not tell us there was a legal way. And when your family is...
View Article23-year-old backpacker from Dorset dies after falling off cliff in Sri Lanka
A backpacker from Dorset plunged 80ft to his death off a cliff in a freak accident in Sri Lanka.
View ArticleMeet the mum who’s created her own brand of Sri Lankan spice mixes
HERE’S some new food for thought for any self respecting curry addict.
View ArticlePopular 23-year-old backpacker died after losing his balance on 80ft cliff,...
A BACKPACKER plunged 80ft to his death from a “dangerous” cliff-top in Sri Lanka after losing his balance, an inquest has heard.
View ArticleRecipes: Sri Lankan food with a British twist from Emily Dobbs’ new book,...
TOO often, the cuisines of South Asia are lumped into one pot and blandly labelled ‘curry’.especially if your only contact with them is via your local takeaway.
View ArticleTravel: We visit a tea plantation in Sri Lanka to discover what’s required to...
Think of tea and you may have an image of Earl Grey or English Breakfast, cool peppermint or health-inducing green tea. But there are so many varieties available.
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