President Maithripala Sirisena today returned to the country concluding his four-day visit to London.

A live hand grenade manufactured in a foreign country was recovered from a swimming pool of an international school in Nugegoda today, police said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his support for Turkey's democratic government following the coup attempt by a section of the country’s military on Saturday that was thwarted.

The Sri Lankan Navy today denied allegation by the Indian Fishermen’s Association of attacking Tamil Nadu fishermen in the seas off Kachchathivu Island last night.

A clash between two student fractions on Saturday closed the Science faculty of Jaffna University until further notice.

Five university students who were missing since last evening at Saptha Kanya (Seven Virgins) were found by the Army this morning.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe left for a three-day visit to Singapore early this morning.

Twelve foreigners and five Sri Lankans were injured when they were attacked by wasps in Sigiriya last evening.

A man was shot dead inside a vehicle at the Jaya Mawatha in Piliyandala this afternoon, police said. They said that the victim was from Angulana.

The Public Representations Committee (PRC) on Constitutional Reform yesterday said it had not made any recommendations on federalism, the state religion and homosexuality, but had merely reported the views of the public on such issues.

A warrant officer attached to the army intelligence service was arrested yesterday by the CID in connection with the investigations into the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge, Police said.

A 60-year-old man was killed after he was attacked by a crocodile while he was fishing in the Paayindaru River in Sammanthurai yesterday, Police said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ensured the country Saturday that his government was in control after a coup attempt brought a night of explosions, dog fights, gunfire and arrest across the capital, leaving dozens dead, at least 150 people wounded and

A 19-year-old man was killed and seven others injured when a van travelling from Kandy to Colombo veered off the road and plunged into a canal opposite the Galigamuwa Primary College on the Kandy-Colombo Road last night, Police said.

Thirteen women including twelve sex workers were arrested on charges of having run a brothel under the guise of an Ayurvedic massage parlour in Mount Lavinia last evening, Police said.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said today that Sri Lankan Embassy in Ankara had confirmed that no Sri Lankans were affected by the incident in Turkey.

Military factions in Turkey tried to seize control of the country Friday night, setting off a furious scramble for power and plunging a crucial NATO member and American ally into chaos in what was already one of the world’s most unstable region

A wrong assessment by the Auditor General’s Department had led to the notion that a fraudulent deal had taken place when purchasing coal for the Lakwijaya power station, a government MP said today

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa said today the ministers who are deciding on the arrest of political opponents are the ones who should be arrested with their family members.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Augusta Atapattu today ordered the Nugegoda Land Registrar to stop the sale or the transfer of ownership of a property in Ratmalana purchased in the name of Yoshitha Rajapaksa's grandmother Daysi Forest.

A 12-hour water cut would be imposed in several areas of Colombo from 12 noon to 12 midnight tomorrow (16) due to maintenance work at the Kalatuwawa Water Treatment Plant, the Water Supply and Drainage Board said.

A 44-year-old Pune man who shot to fame four years ago for making a Rs 1.27 crore shirt entirely of gold was attacked with stones and killed, allegedly in front of his son, early morning today.

The FCID today requested Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne to issue an arrest warrant, through Interpol, for the arrest of one-time Sri Lankan ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga and produce him in court on charges of causing a huge finan

The Attorney General today objected to the Colombo High Court releasing financial fraudster Sakvithi Ranasinghe on bail.

Implementing a UN resolution calling for the investigation of alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka during a war with separatist rebels is complicated and needs more consultations to build confidence, a senior US official said.

The Attorney General today served indictments on former minister Basil Rajapaksa and three others on charges of misappropriating Rs.33 million worth of funds belonging to the Divi Neguma Development Department during last year’spresidential ele