An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring five others as it struck vehicles and was engulfed in flames, authorities said.

At least four people have died, two are in critical condition, and several others are feared trapped under debris after a six-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan this afternoon.

The Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa has questioned President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on why a referendum is not required for the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, when he himself had previously called for one over the 20th Amendment.

Two SriLankan Airlines flights scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka from Sydney and Melbourne tonight are being rerouted due to volcanic activity in Indonesia, according to reports.

Water levels in nine major irrigation reservoirs in the Ampara District have plunged to just 21.5%, amid the severe dry weather prevailing across the country, the Irrigation Department said today (6).

At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, were killed in a bus crash on Cape Verde's Fogo Island, public radio network RCV said on Sunday.

A total of four individuals have been arrested while nearly 200 pigeons have been seized during a special police operation near the port area close to the Kalpitiya Fort.

Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa will lead Sri Lanka’s delegation to the 79th session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, which will be held in Dili, Timor-Leste, from September 7 to 10.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is holding talks with Donald Trump's top envoys, in their first visit to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion.

The second phase of the third school term for all government schools will commence tomorrow (7), according to the Ministry of Education.

The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has urged the fishing community to support efforts to combat the country’s growing drug menace and refrain from allowing fishing boats to be used for drug trafficking.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has assured that national elections will not be postponed under any circumstances and will be held as scheduled.

Iran said it will step up efforts to tackle problems created by the U.S. sanctions that are crippling its economy, while a senior Iranian official warned of a "painful response" if it comes under further attack.

A fire broke out at a factory producing coconut timber-based products in Madampe this evening (06).

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has vowed that the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution will not be reversed under any circumstances, stressing that the government will proceed with the amendment once a Supreme Court determination is received.

Daily electricity demand in Sri Lanka declined over the four-day period from August 31 to September 3, while electricity generation remained on an upward trend, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Russian airline Azur Air has decided to resume direct flights between Russia and Sri Lanka.

Thousands of United States sailors aboard an aircraft carrier departed from Thailand on Sunday (Sep 6), AFP journalists said, concluding its first port call following reports of deteriorating living conditions on board after nine months at sea.