At least 27 students, most younger than 13, ​were killed in Pakistan on Thursday, along with ‌a teacher, when a school roof collapsed during classes in the northwestern city of Peshawar, authorities said, warning that the death toll ​could rise.

The Colombo High Court has postponed the further hearing of evidence in the money laundering case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, until October 30, 2026.

Tens of thousands of students stormed the streets of Tirana on Wednesday, setting alight a government building and two ​banks and hurling stones at police during a protest over rising education costs and ‌corruption.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath has met the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, during his visit to Baku, where he is leading the Sri Lanka delegation...

A large consignment of the narcotic substance heroin weighing over 100 kilograms was seized from the Kapparathota Beach in Weligama this morning (15), following information received by five suspects arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy.

The International Monetary Fund stood ready to support Sri Lanka "in any way they desired, as appropriate," Sonali Jain-Chandra, deputy director of its Asia and Pacific Department, said on Thursday.

Three Thai nationals have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to smuggle a consignment of hashish worth approximately Rs. 51 million into the country.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘Amber’ advisory for severe lightning in the North-central, Eastern, Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces and in Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Gampaha, Colombo and Kurunegala districts.

Six suspects, including two women, have been arrested with a stock of over 100 grams of heroin while allegedly engaging in heroin trafficking and packaging from a rented house in Halpita, Polgasowita.

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced that individuals registered for income tax must submit their income tax returns for the 2025/2026 Year of Assessment before November 30.

The “Justice for the Robe – National Pledge Offering and Freedom March,” organised under the leadership of the Bikkhu groups calling for the release of Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, has commenced its final day of marching today (15), setting off from Kadawatha towards Colombo.

The Court of Appeal has ordered that the petitions seeking to invalidate the decision by prison authorities to remove the monastic robes of Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, who is currently serving a prison sentence, be taken up for consideration on October 22, 2026.

A large consignment of the narcotic substance heroin weighing over 100 kilograms has been taken into police custody in the Kapparathota area of Weligama.

India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a transnational smuggling network that illegally imported more than 7,300,000 kilograms of Pakistan-origin rock salt by routing shipments through Sri Lanka and using forged trade documents to conceal their origin.

Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, 10 days after a businessman died of the virus after he had travelled to the East African nation from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Epidemiology Unit says an increase in influenza cases has been observed in Sri Lanka in recent weeks.

A 76-year-old Italian national has succumbed after being hit by a train at Kattuwa Railway Station in Negombo, police said.

A suspect wanted in connection with a murder has been arrested by the Ingiriya Police.