Celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world's 14 highest mountains, died in an avalanche during an expedition in Pakistan, his company ​said on Saturday.

Sri Lanka has secured a place on Asia’s growing cocktail map, with Hiriketiya’s Smoke & Bitters earning the No.29 position on the Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 list.

A ten-member international mountaineering team led by renowned Nepal-born former Royal Marine Nirmal Purja is feared missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, one of the highest mountains in the world.

Scientists have suggested eating very little sugar up to the age of two may help protect the brain decades later.

TV Derana has been recognised as the “Youth TV Channel of the Year” at the New Generation Sri Lanka Youth Top 40 Awards 2026 held in Colombo.

Road accidents in Sri Lanka are costing the economy billions of dollars every year, but a new analysis suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could play a major role in reducing crashes, saving lives, and recovering a significant share of these losses.

A blood supply shortage in the US has reached a "crisis" level, according to the American Red Cross, which says it is the second time in its 150-year history that levels have been this low.

The Port of Colombo today (29) welcomed the maiden call of MV JI ZHE 6, operated by Hongkong Jihang International Shipping Co., Ltd, marking the official launch of the company's Colombo service.

Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart, Marlon James and Rebecca Perry are among the authors who have been longlisted for this year's Booker Prize.

An urgent investigation has been launched into the mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in southern Kenya near the Amboseli National Park.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that trafficking people through online scam centres has become one of the world’s “fastest-growing” forms of human trafficking, with victims from more than 80 countries duped into their criminal operations.

Airbus completed a marathon test flight lasting more than 24 hours that triggered a surge in online tracking, when an A350 jet being developed for record-beating commercial flights touched down in France from Melbourne on Tuesday.

India has ordered makers of high-caffeine beverages sold as "energy drinks" to stop ​using that description, rejecting efforts to stall the regulatory intervention in a fast-growing market expected to be worth $1.6 billion by 2028, according to documents and sources.

Malaysian authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers on Monday (Jul 27) who had gathered outside the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, saying they were seeking protection after being evicted from their homes.

Indonesia's immigration authorities have banned two Dutch nationals for organising an illegal running event that had also allegedly discriminated against locals.

Shein says it swung to a quarterly loss as its sales slowed after US President Donald Trump removed an import duty exemption on small packages.

Final preparations are underway for the Derana–Signal Colombo International Kite Festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 9 at Galle Face Green in Colombo.

A Chinese university is looking into reports that a gene-editing trial caused the death of a six-year-old girl, which was not disclosed in the published research, the school said on Sunday (Jul 26).