People in the Northern, North Central, Eastern and Uva Provinces are facing severe hardships due to the prevailing dry weather conditions.

The Irrigation Department says there is currently no risk of flooding in any part of the country as rainfall has eased across Sri Lanka.

An 18-year-old youth has died following a motorcycle accident in the Welihena area in Dambulla.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday responded to Iran's conditions for a peace deal with his own demands ​that Iran pay compensation for people killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a rhetorical escalation likely to complicate efforts to reopen the Strait of ‌Hormuz.

Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa province and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, today (11), the Department of Meteorology said.

At least 111 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.

Sri Lanka’s mine-clearance programme has been highly successful, according to internationally renowned Hollywood actress and International Mine-Clearance Ambassador Rosamund Pike.

Organised crime suspect Danushka Kaushalya, alias “Ratmalane Saima,” who was arrested in Malaysia, was brought back to Sri Lanka today (10), with police investigations uncovering information relating to several organised crimes.

The death toll after a strong earthquake that rocked western Colombia on Monday has risen to at least 20, authorities said.

Property damage caused by recent unrest at the Negombo, Mahara, Magazine, Pallansena and Kuruwita prisons has exceeded Rs. 255 million.

The shooting took place at around 1:20 p.m. near a building materials shop on Sri Sangharaja Mawatha in Maligawatte.

A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia and other Latin American countries on Monday (Aug 10), causing unspecified damage and injuries and building evacuations in Bogota.

The General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Sagara Kariyawasam has been released on bail by the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today (10).

A group of parents has lodged a complaint with the Kirindiwela Police, alleging that their children were unfairly disadvantaged due to a delay in receiving question papers at yesterday’s Grade 5 Scholarship Examination.

The “A Nation United” (Ratama Ekata) National Steering Council focused on the imposition of the death penalty for drug-related offences amid growing concerns over the impact of the drug menace on Sri Lanka’s economy and society.

The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has called for measures to address teacher shortages and strengthen the quality of Sri Lanka’s education system.

The Archdiocese of Colombo has reaffirmed its commitment to seeking justice for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, while stating that it does not support the imposition of the death penalty.

Organized crime suspect Danushka Kaushalya, alias “Ratmalane Saima,” and two other suspects arrested in Malaysia were brought back to Sri Lanka this afternoon (10).