U.S. calls for Sri Lanka to investigate attacks on press

The United States Tuesday said it remains extremely concerned about threats to freedom of expression in Sri Lanka and urged the Sri Lankan authorities to conduct thorough investigations into all attacks and killings of journalists and to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Union leader of Sri Lanka Marxist party calls on public to join the struggle to win rights

Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) says the people in the country have a responsibility to join a broad struggle to win rights.

The 20th death anniversary of former Sri Lankan President tomorrow

The 20th death anniversary of former Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa who was killed in a Tamil Tiger suicide attack, falls tomorrow. A commemoration ceremony will take place in front of his statue at Hulftsdorp in Colombo, tomorrow morning.

Hezbollah hints at possible Syria intervention

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group said on Tuesday that Syrian rebels will not be able to defeat President Bashar Assad's regime militarily, warning that Syria's "real friends," including his Iranian-backed militant group, were ready to intervene on the government's side.

Sarabjit Singh slips into non-reversible coma: Official sources

Indian national Sarabjit Singh, severely injured in a brutal assault last week, has slipped into a "non-reversible" coma and doctors in a hospital here are struggling to save his life, official sources said on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka gets busy making arrangements to hold Commonwealth meeting

Arrangements to hold the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo in November this year are well under way by a special task committee, Director of the Public Information Unit of the Ministry of External Affairs Sarath Dissanayake says.

Three police officers arrested in Sri Lanka for a killing attributed to LTTE in 2008

Sri Lanka police have arrested three police officers under suspicion of killing three people in a former conflict area in 2008.

Japan confers distinguished honor on Sri Lankan Professor

The Government of Japan today conferred one of its distinguished honors "The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays" on Dr. Sabhapathi Mudiyanselage Punchi Banda, Senior Advisor at the Sri Lanka office of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Aircraft crash at Afghan airbase kills 7: Nato

A civilian cargo plane crashed shortly after take-off at a huge US-run airbase in Afghanistan on Monday, killing all seven crew members on board, officials said.

CBI's independent position must be restored: SC on coalgate

In a big embarrassment to the government in the coalgate case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as "very disturbing" the CBI affidavit on sharing its report with the law minister and others and slammed the agency for having kept the court in the dark on the issue.

Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader to present list of missing people's names in parliament

Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremasinghe prepares to present to parliament a list of names of missing persons in the Northern Province.

Successive governments in Sri Lanka failed to address power sector issues - former Power and Energy Minister

Former Power and Energy Minister of Sri Lanka Patali Champika Ranawaka says that successive governments have failed to address issues in the power sector.

Sri Lanka ruling party MP accused of murder to return to parliament

Sri Lanka Parliament sources say that the ruling party parliamentarian Duminda Silva who was an accused of the killing of presidential adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra would return to the parliament soon.

Pyongyang glitters, but rest of North Korea still dark

North Korea: The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon.

Parliament disrupted again over coalgate

The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were again disrupted on Monday, losing the crucial question hour, as opposition members created a ruckus over the contentious issue of coal blocks allocation.The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were again disrupted on Monday, losing the crucial question hour, as opposition members created a ruckus over the contentious issue of coal blocks allocation.

Commonwealth reiterates support to Sri Lanka despite Canada's stance

The Commonwealth has reiterated that a decision made by leaders of its member states in 2009 and confirmed in 2011 to hold the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka still stands and as planned the summit would be held in Colombo in November.

New Supreme Court judge sworn in Sri Lanka

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A Senior Judge of Sri Lanka's Court of Appeal Justice Rohini Marasinghe was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court before Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees Friday.

Terrorism wherever and in whatever form should be eliminated - Sri Lanka envoy to UN

Sri Lankan Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York Ambassador Major General Shavendra Silva said that the United States and other western countries should understand that terrorism wherever and in whatever form is terrorism and it should be eliminated.

Iraqi PM points to Syria over deadly 'sectarian' unrest

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pointed a finger on Saturday at the civil war in neighbouring Syria for the return of sectarian strife to Iraq, as a five-day wave of violence has killed 215 people.

Narendra Modi can say anything: Shinde

Apropos Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's comments on Sarabjit Singh issue, Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Saturday said nobody can stop the BJP leader from speaking, but "speaking without knowing the facts" was wrong.