An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three on Friday, Lebanon s military said, just hours after the Israeli military fired on the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two of them for the second day in a row. MORE..
12 Oct 2024 (9:39 AM)
The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red alert for the sea areas off the coasts extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle. MORE..
12 Oct 2024 (11:40 AM)
The Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, announced that a total of 764 nomination papers were submitted by political parties and independent groups for the 2024 General Election, from the 22 electoral districts across the island. MORE..
11 Oct 2024 (7:31 PM)
The Meteorology Department says the prevailing showery condition is expected to continue further in the south-western part of the Island, due to the atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka. MORE..
12 Oct 2024 (9:17 AM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that he had a productive virtual discussion today with USAID Administrator Samantha Power, exploring future cooperation and how USAID can support Sri Lanka s development initiatives.
11 Oct 2024 (10:50 PM)
Dozens of attackers armed with guns, rockets and hand grenades stormed a cluster of small private coal mines in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, slaying some miners in their sleep and shooting others after lining them up, killing at least 21 in the restive region, police said. MORE..
12 Oct 2024 (4:23 PM)