Some 130 people on a cruise ship docked in New Orleans have been rescued after it was struck by a tanker.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an illegally assembled jeep allegedly manufactured using forged documents, the Police Media Division said.

The Irrigation Engineering Diplomats Association (IEDA) Sri Lanka has announced that it will withdraw from weekend duties today (14) and tomorrow (15) in protest against what it describes as unfair treatment in this year's Budget.

A US halt to airplane takeoffs that grounded thousands of flights has been cancelled, the Federal Aviation Administration, the country's national air regulator, said Friday (Nov 13) evening.

The second day of the Second Reading debate on the 2027 Budget is scheduled to take place in Parliament today (14), with proceedings set to commence at 9.30 a.m.

The Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has issued an order to freeze a property worth approximately Rs. 25 million in Boralesgamuwa, suspected to have been acquired using proceeds from drug trafficking, according to the Police Media Division.

Several spells of showers are expected in the Northern, North Central and Eastern provinces today (14), the Department of Meteorology has stated.

The United States has grounded flights across the country after a “communication issue” impacted traffic control centres, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an "immediate and drastic reduction" in greenhouse gas emissions, as divisions over fossil fuels ​dominated the first week of COP31 climate talks in Turkey.

The National Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued landslide early warnings at Levels 1 and 2 for several areas in seven districts.

LAUGFS Gas PLC has increased the price of its 12.5 kg domestic LPG cylinder by Rs. 1,775, raising the price from Rs. 4,965 to Rs. 6,740 with effect from midnight today (13).

The Anuradhapura Magistrate’s Court has ordered medical examinations to assess the mental health condition of Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thera and three other Buddhist monks, along with three laypersons arrested in connection with a clash at the historic Ruwanweli Maha Seya premises.

The Court of Appeal today (13) announced that it will deliver its order on January 12, 2027 on whether there is a prima facie case in the complaint filed by the Colombo Fort Magistrate against several individuals, including the leader of the Sarvajana Balaya Member of Parliament Dilith..

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment, Arun Hemachandra, has held a constructive meeting today (13) with the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Sri Lanka, Semih Lütfü Turgut, to discuss ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors.

At least 23 people died and 20 others were injured in a head-on collision between a minibus and a container truck near Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India on Friday, officials said.

The UN's nuclear watchdog has said it is "increasingly concerned" about a nuclear facility in Iran which it has not been allowed to inspect.

The global Microsoft outage has started to impact airline services in India. While SpiceJet has reported three cancellations from Delhi due to the Microsoft glitch, other airlines have so far not reported any disruptions, but have advised the flyers to check status of their flights beforehand.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has appointed a committee to conduct a comprehensive study and analysis of the proposals concerning doctors and the health sector presented in the 2027 Budget.