Chandrika suddenly leaves to Britain

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumarathunga left for Britain last night, amidst rising Political tensions in the country.

President denies SLFP senior members request

President Maithripala Sirisena denies request made by the SriLanka Freedom Party senior members on requesting to appoint them from national list.

UN failed to protect million of lives - UNHRC commissioner

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein says the UN had failed to protect the lives of civilians in Sri Lanka in 2009.

SC orders CBI probe into Vyapam scam; MP CM Shivraj Chouhan welcomes court's decision

The Supreme Court on Thursday transferred to CBI all Vyapam scam cases and all the death cases related to the scam on the request of Madhya Pradesh government.

Don't merge Gilgit-Baltistan into Pakistan'

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Abdul Majeed has warned Islamabad against any attempt to convert Gilgit-Baltistan into a federal province.

South Carolina House approves removal of Confederate flag

Lawmakers in South Carolina's House of Representatives voted on Thursday to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state legislature following last month's shooting massacre at a black church.

Last surviving leader of Turkey's 1980 coup dies

Turkish former air force general Tahsin Sahinkaya, the last surviving leader of the 1980 coup which led to military rule and left lasting scars on the country, died on Thursday. He was 90. 
The putsch on September 12, 1980 was the bloodiest in Turkey's coup-ridden history, overthrowing a civilian government and putting in place a military junta that ruled Turkey for three years.