Police say arrest of policemen a mistake - (Police say that the arrest of three policemen including an Inspector by Special Task Force while the policemen were allegedly getting ready to rob a house, was a mistake. The arrests were made this morning. )
Sri Lanka and Japan mull a defence pact - (Japan and Sri Lanka have drawn their attention towards further strengthening the maritime security cooperation between the two countries. This was disclosed during the meeting between Japanese Minister of Defence Itsunori Onodera, who is on a two-day... )
SLC T20 League : Colombo wins curtain raiser - (A swashbuckling 124 not out off 67 balls by opener Upul Tharanga helped Colombo to beat Galle by 90 runs in the opening match of the SLC T20 League in Colombo. Tharanga hit 11 sixes and 5 fours. Batting first, Colombo totalled 197 for 5 in... )
Flash floods kill 11 hikers in Italy - (At least 11 hikers have been killed and others are missing after flash flooding in southern Italy. They were walking in a gorge in a national park in the Calabria region when they were hit by a torrent swollen by heavy rain. Eighteen others... )
Bank robbed in Gandara, Matara - (A group of armed men had robbed a bank in Parawahera at Gandara, Matara and fled. Our correspondent said a woman who was in the bank was injured after the robbers had opened fire. Four men had arrived on motorcycles for the robbery. The amount of money... )
