Suspects detained over large-scale fraud at Sathosa

Iranian navy says it used Sri Lankan waters

The Iranian navy says it used Sri Lankan waters to anchor its ships, the Iranian media reported today. The US and it’s allies have been concerned about Iran and its deployment of ships in international waters. Commander of the Iranian Navy Habibollah Sayyari?said that Iran has a right to use international waters like any other country. “We are present on the free waters of the world and we anchored on many ports which we have coordinated before, including Sudan, Jeddah, Djibouti, Sri Lanka and L

14 Feb, 2013

Lanka accuses North Korea of violating UN resolution

The Sri Lankan government today raised concerns over the nuclear tests conducted by the Demoratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday. The External Affairs Ministry said that through this act, DPRK had once again violated the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009). “Sri Lanka calls on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to refrain from any action which could compromise peace and stability in the Korean?Peninsula and the progress of the 6 party talks,” the Ministry

14 Feb, 2013

400 reportedly injured by blasts as meteor falls in Russia

A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring more than 400 people, many of them hurt by broken glass. “There was panic. People had no idea what was happening. Everyone was going around to people’s houses to check if they were OK,” said Sergey Hametov, a resident of Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow, the biggest city in the affected region. “We saw a big burst of light then went outside to see w

15 Feb, 2013