United States President Donald Trump has agreed to suspend his planned bombing of Iran for two weeks, following his threat...
… announces temporary relief package President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday acknowledged in Parliament that the import of substandard coal had...
Scott Edwards once more dragged his team from the abyss, but it was the bowlers who led the victory charge as the Netherlands held firm in...
In the foothills of the highest peaks in the world, Dharamsala hosted the highest-scoring World Cup game of all-time as Australia held off New Zealand in...
A controlled bowling performance from Bangladesh helped them to keep Netherlands to an under-par score at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Saturday (October 28). On a...
Travis Head’s spectacular century on World Cup debut and David Warner’s equally aggressive 81 set the tone for Australia’s imposing 388 against New Zealand in Dharamsala....
The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and the Palestinian armed group...
The suspect in the mass shooting that killed 18 people in the US state of Maine has been found dead, US media have reported. A manhunt...
England completed their Rugby World Cup campaign with a victory as they narrowly overcame a proud Argentina performance in the third-place play-off in Paris. Ben Earl...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 October 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
The World Cup finally got its high-octane thriller as South Africa narrowly edged past Pakistan by one wicket in a riveting encounter in Chennai on Friday...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, MP, has stressed the pivotal importance of public protests against waste, corruption, irregularities and mismanagement.Alleging that those who had...
Cardinal meets UN Deputy HC for Human Rights The Catholic Church has appealed to the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to back its efforts...
Four in critical condition At least 23 persons were hospitalised on Friday morning after a fire broke out at an eight-storey building in Pettah.The victims have...