A ship traveling through the Red Sea is reportedly on fire after coming under attack Sunday by armed men firing guns and launching rocket-propelled grenades, authorities said.

One report said the unidentified vessel was later hit by what may have been bomb-carrying boats, setting it ablaze.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the...

Former Eastern Provincial Councillor K. Pushpakumar, also known as ‘Iniya Barathi’ has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) earlier today (06), police said.

He has been arrested in Thirukkovil, based on information provided by former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, police added.

The arrest has been made in...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that healthcare is not just a service but a social necessity, and that good regulation, like good governance, is ultimately about protecting and promoting that social necessity.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while addressing the Centenary Celebration of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) held...

Hundreds of rescuers have been deployed to search for people missing in central Texas, after flash floods killed 51 people, including 15 children.

The worst affected area is Kerr County where 43 people have died and where 27 children remain missing from a Christian youth camp located along the River Guadalupe.

“The work continues, and will continue,...