Indictments have been filed against former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Ajith Nivard Cabraal and three other defendants in a case filed against them alleging financial losses caused to the government of Sri Lanka through investments in Greek treasury bonds in 2012. MORE..
10 Oct 2024 (1:17 PM)
Gunmen invaded another town north of Haiti s capital on Thursday, shooting at people and setting homes on fire, just a week after a massacre killed at least 115 people in the country s central region. The number of casualties was not immediately known. MORE..
10 Oct 2024 (9:57 PM)
South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for "her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life," the award-giving body said on Thursday. MORE..
10 Oct 2024 (6:19 PM)
Hurricane Milton churned across Florida on Thursday after plowing into the state as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) after producing a barrage of tornadoes, but sparing Tampa a direct hit. MORE..
10 Oct 2024 (4:48 PM)
Former Minister of State for Finance Shehan Semasinghe has announced that he will not be contesting in the upcoming parliamentary elections. MORE..
10 Oct 2024 (4:55 PM)
Former Member of Parliament Patali Champika Ranawaka says that his party - the United Republic Front (URF) will not contest the 2024 Parliamentary Election. MORE..
10 Oct 2024 (6:48 PM)