President Ranil Wickremesinghe has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the Prime Minister and the people of India following the tragic multiple-train collision in Odisha state, which resulted in a significant loss of lives and numerous injuries. MORE..
Twenty-three persons have been arrested for forcibly entering into a building premises located down Nawam Mawatha in Colombo and damaging property. MORE..
The cause of the catastrophic triple train collision in Odisha s Balasore, which claimed 288 lives and injured over 1,000 people, has been identified and will be revealed soon in a report, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday. MORE..
Gunmen in Nigeria have killed dozens of people and kidnapped a number of children in separate attacks in two northern states, police and residents said on Sunday, the latest incidents in a region dogged by armed violence. MORE..