The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

Melbourne (AFP) - Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus expressed concern Saturday about the cold weather in Australia, but insisted the African nation could set the Twenty20 World Cup on fire by upsetting Sri Lanka in the tournament opener.

All the ingredients are in place for a spicy tournament as the battle to qualify for the Super 12 stage kicks off

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International drug smugglers use Indian ports of call as safe houses for concealing heroin sourced from Afghanistan to dodge severe cargo profiling at foreign ports. A shipment from Iran, Pakistan, or Afghanistan will invite a fiercer scrutiny in foreign harbours than cargo from India or Sri Lanka, say officials

The novelist on finding dark farce in his country’s civil war, his grunge band past, and the ‘lottery win’ of the Booker shortlist

NoViolet Bulawayo, Percival Everett, Alan Garner and others reveal the inspiration for the books up for this year’s award

The litigant claims that there is a serious threat from influx of Bangladeshi and Rohingya Muslims settled in the State with a radical mindset

World Bank President David Malpass points to India’s involvement in restructuring debts in Sri Lanka and it being a major creditor to African nations; calls the country a leader in education

UN Human Rights Council renews mandate to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities during the decades-long civil war.