More than 8,000 flights across the US set to take off over the weekend have been cancelled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears down, threatening to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (6:45 PM)
The Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy (Sri Dalada Maligawa), Pradeep Nilanga Dela, stated that an annual income of Rs. 1,500 million is required to maintain the operations of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (4:10 PM)
Seven people have died and 82 are missing after a landslide hit in Indonesia s West Java province, Indonesia s disaster mitigation agency said on Saturday, amid reports of heavy rain in the area. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (3:20 PM)
European Council President Antonio Luis Santos da Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be chief guests at India s Republic Day celebrations next Monday. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (3:07 PM)
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has apprehended a total of 11 suspects along with two multi-day fishing trawlers in the deep seas off the southern coast for possession of heroin and the synthetic drug ICE (crystal methamphetamine). MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (12:03 PM)
Colombo has been ranked the most unaffordable city in the world for buying property, according to the latest Property Prices Index from Numbeo, the world s largest cost-of-living database. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (2:32 PM)