John Abraham has signed up to a political thriller about Tamil tigers in Sri Lanka.

A US District court has dismissed a lawsuit against Pesident Mahinda Rajapaksa over alleged war crimes committed during the war, foreign media reported.

External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris who is visiting several African countries to garner crucial support for Sri Lanka at the Geneva sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has met Uganda’s Vice-President and Prime Minister

The European Union (EU) yesterday stressed at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that accountability must be an essential part of any process of national reconciliation in Sri Lanka

Amid intense lobbying by Sri Lanka to defeat the proposed United States-sponsored resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council, Indonesia noted during Tuesday’s session that there were ‘encouraging developments’ in Sri Lank

A large rally that was to be held today in support of Sarath Fonseka was abruptly cancelled after it was believed that it would interfere with the ongoing discussions between President Rajapaksa and Tiran Alles regarding the release of Fonseka from p

The Health Ministry said today that a pictorial health warning label would be introduced on cigarette packs in the next two months to control the use of cigarettes among people

Rating agency, Standard & Poors (S&P) has revised down its outlook on Sri Lanka's B+ long term foreign currency sovereign credit rating outlook to stable from positive while lowering the long term local currency rating to B+ from BB-

The police arrested two men who were printing letters by placing official stamps used by the Military and sending letters to residents of Vavuniya who are now living abroad, stating that they should come to military camps for further questioning

The Cinnamon Gardens Police have arrested 43 boys from a leading boy’s school in Colombo, for causing disturbance to school activities at two of Colombo’s leading girl’s schools

The UNP has started a dialogue with the JVP on an unofficial level to form a common platform against the government, MP Mangala Samaraweera said today

DMK, a key constituent of the ruling UPA at the Centre, today said India should not support Sri Lanka, which is facing war crime charges, in the hearings being conducted by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva

Leading businessman Sumal Perera’s Access Engineering secured the controlling stake of Sathosa Motors PLC (SMOT), the agents for the Isuzu vehicle range in Sri Lanka,in a deal to the tune of Rs.846 million

A 48 year old woman was found dead with stab wounds, inside a hotel room in Kollupitiya early this morning, the police said. UPDATE

A second Sri Lankan man has been remanded in custody on a charge of murdering an Oxford farmer last week. The man, Vivaj Alahakoon, made a brief appearance in Christchurch District Court before Judge David Saunders today, and was remanded without ple

The Customs has decided to streamline the Carnet scheme which permits the temporary importation of private vehicles in order to prevent the facility being misused by some permit holders to bring down luxury vehicles with foreign number plates without

A shortage of milk powder in the local market is feared shortly as importers suspended the packing and marketing of milk powder with immediate effect yesterday pending the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) decision on a price hike.

Two police Narcotics Bureau officials who were held in remand custody in connection with the alleged death of a 30-year-old who had visited the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) office to sign the case book were released on bail by a Colombo Court yester

The Power and Energy Ministry is to use Nuclear and Radio Isotope (NRI) technology for sea water pollution management for the first time as sea water contamination has gone out of control in the seas surrounding Sri Lanka, a Ministry spokesman said

UNP national list parliamentarian Dr. Harsha De Silva speaking to Daily Mirror online said that the reported intervention by the Central Bank to stabilise the dwindling rupee was unfortunate.

University students today said they were in the midst of discussions with fisheries, teachers and labour unions who had vowed to unite in their take trade union action in protest against the increasing cost of living and people’s suppression.

University non-academics have decided to go ahead with a decision to hold a countrywide strike tomorrow  after discussions today with Higher Education Minister S.B Dissanayake to increase wages and benefits had not been successful.

Teachers unions today urged the authorities to provide transfers to over 400 teachers many of whom had served up to 15 years in the North during the war.

India came up with an outstanding performance to annihilate Sri Lanka a short while ago chasing down the Lankan total of 320 within just 36.4 overs. Virath Kohli slammed 133 runs off 86 balls to help the Indians gain the bonus point in order to keep

Forty six prisoners were remanded today, till March 13 on charges of having been involved in the January 25 riots at the Magazine Prisons

Sri Lanka's rupee hit a new record low of 123.20 on Tuesday on importer dollar demand, but a state bank sold greenbacks to reverse the drop in an apparent break with the central bank's new policy not to intervene at a specific price, dealers

In the Bharatha Lakshman murder case, Counsel Ajith Pathirana appearing for the aggrieved stated that two months had passed since the order was given to arrest Duminda Silva but still no action had been taken to arrest him

Sri Lanka made 320 for four wickets in their 50 overs in their one-day international Tri-series match against India at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart today.  India won the toss and opted to field. For Sri Lanka, Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 160 not

A fire broke out in Henegama, Weliweriya and destroyed a paper accessories shop as well as a house close to it, last night, a police report stated

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to field against Sri Lanka in the 11th ODI of the tri-series at Bellerive Oval in Hobart