Elephant race is one of the several events that are included in the New Year festival held in Horana today. Pix by  Nimali Kahawala

A vehicle belonging to a local officer of the Switzerland demining NGO in Vavuniya was extensively damaged following a petrol bomb attack last night, police said.

Telecommunications and Information Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya in a letter to Police Chief N.K Illangakone has denied his involvement in the recent robbery at the National Museum.

More than ten inmates of the Sri Lankan refugee camp at Chengalpattu in Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu are on an indefinite hunger strike seeking a transfer to ‘open camps’.

A man waits in line to cast his vote during the 2012 French Presidential Election, in Sydney April 22, 2012. France votes on Sunday in round one of a presidential vote, with a feeble economy that could make Nicolas Sarkozy the country's first pre

Terming as 'fruitful' talks with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on issues including devolution of powers to Tamil-speaking areas, a Congress MP, who was part of the parliamentary team that visited the island republic, yesterday said a

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Frontline Socialist Party leader Kumar Gunaratnam said his party was encouraging former LTTE members to embrace leftist politics instead of racism.

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Space Shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose-to-nose at the beginning of a transfer ceremony at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, in Chantilly, Virginia April 19, 2012. Space shuttle Discovery, the first orbiter retired f

The opposition leader of India Sushma Swaraj rebuked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha Jeyaram over the latter’s remarks about the visit by the Indian parliamentary delegation to Sri Lanka 

The Indian parliamentary  delegation, upon conclusion of its visit to Sri Lanka , said that India is ‘very  serious’ about a political solution to the Tamil national question , and urged the government of Sri Lanka and the

Actress Angela Seneviratne yesterday denied the allegations saying that even she was unaware of such a thing, and therefore, disappointed about adverse media publicity given without verifying details. She said that she only knew it through some

Pakistani rescue workers and media personnel gather at the site of a plane crash in the outskirts of Islamabad on April 20, 2012. Up to 130 people are feared dead after a Boeing 737 crashed while trying to land in bad weather near the Pakistani capit

Operation of the Kelanithissa power station was temporarily suspended after a fire broke out in a power circuit. However, the Ministry said that the temporary suspension would have no impact on the power supply.

The first ever bilateral consultations between the Ministry of External Affairs of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel were held at the Ministry of External Affairs yesterday, the external affairs ministry said.

Delhi Daredevils vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene Friday brushed off former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga's take on the Indian Premier League (IPL) as being his own opinion.

Private bus owners yesterday said they might request for an increase in bus fares later this year as the cost of repairs had doubled due to the escalating prices of items.

Sri Lankan aviation authorities will meet Chinese and Russian aviation officials to negotiate for an increase in flights to Sri Lanka and to request that these flights land at the Hambantota Mattala Airport to be opened in November.

Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officials said a statement from actress Angela Senerviratne would be recorded after verifying details regarding the arrest of a Britisher who came to the Central Mail Exchange with a letter said to be from her to collect

The six Sri Lankan Fishermen who were rescued on Wednesday by a Spanish Naval Ship, from the detention of Somali pirates were handed over to the European Union Mission in Darussalam, Tunisia yesterday and will travel to Sri Lanka shortly, the Departm

Opposition British Parliamentarian (Labour) Siobhain McDonagh on Thursday had questioned the British government at the House of Commons about the war crimes allegations leveled against the defence attaché at Sri Lanka’s high commission i

A Pakistani airplane carrying 127 people has crashed near Islamabad's international airport, Fox News confirms.

Several roads in Colombo and its suburbs flooded with rain water this evening as a result of heavy showers. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Minister Douglas Devananda said that he was planning to go to India by boats with some 5,000 fishermen in 1000 boats to talk to the Indian fishermen, who were regularly intruding into the territorial waters of Sri Lanka.

Tension prevailed in Dambulla town today when Buddhist monks and residents staged a protest demanding that the Dambulla Sacred Area Development Project be implemented without further delay.

Customs seized two containers of textiles, tiles and shoes worth around Rs.30 million imported under the pretext of importing PVC doors from China today, officials said PICTURES, VIDEO

Pictures show Buddhist monks and group of people protesting against the construction of a mosque and a Hindu temple in Dambulla. Ven. Inamaluwe Sri Sumangala Thera of Rangiri Dambulu Raja Maha Viharaya said that the construction area was inside the

A gas pipeline connected to a chlorine tank exploded at the Kalutara Industrial Zone factory this morning leaving 11 people including three employees injured, the police said

The Sri Lankan fishermen, who were rescued by the Spanish Navy on Wednesday off the coast of Tanzania, are seen with the members of the Spanish navy soon after the rescue operation. (Photo courtesy Spanish Ministry of Defence)