Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans paused on ​Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania...

A dress worn by Princess Diana to a party in London hours after a documentary was televised in which the then-Prince Charles admitted to committing adultery during their marriage is going up for auction.

Iceland's government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the ​only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling.

A landslide struck a car park on Japan's Mount Fuji, with the final day of the volcano's summer climbing season on Thursday (Sep 10) marred by downpours and dense mist.

Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) attended a reception hosted aboard the visiting Indian Navy ship ‘Udayagiri’ at the Colombo Port.

Italian naval vessel ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi has arrived at the Port of Colombo on a replenishment visit, with the Sri Lanka Navy welcoming the visiting ship in accordance with naval traditions.

The United States Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Pathfinder Foundation will jointly present the “Founding Fathers Lecture Series 2026” over the final three months of this year, as part of the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of American independence.

Four people, including a police sergeant have been killed in four separate road accidents reported in Keppetipola, Koslanda, Kotawila and Matara yesterday (8), police said.

Four paintings by the impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been stolen from a museum in the south of France.

The boss of the biggest UK-headquartered tech firm has said that artificial intelligence will find a cure for cancer that humans cannot in our lifetimes.

Singapore's government says it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including its prime minister who is the highest paid political leader in the world.

The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after staff went on strike over female workers being removed for the visit of a Hindu religious group, workers and management said.

A school principal in Galle has been arrested for allegedly attempting to obtain a bribe of Rs. 250,000 in connection with the admission of two children to the school.

The United Nations rights chief warned on Monday (Sep 7) that artificial intelligence could pose an "existential threat to humanity", demanding immediate action to reduce the risks.

A private bus collided with the Rajarata Rejini Express train travelling from Anuradhapura to Beliatta at the Kapumulla railway crossing in Rathgama.

Believing she had perished in Nepal's deadly floods, the family of Chandika Kumari ‌Shrestha started the ritual of mourning the elderly woman's death.

The death toll in Tibet from the devastating floods that struck the Himalayas along the China-Nepal border last month has risen from 31 to 43, Chinese state media reported Sunday (Sep 6).

Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges.