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Strategies to reduce gun violence include a wide range of efforts to interrupt the illegal supply of guns, deter illegal gun possession, toughen responses to illegal gun use, promote responsible ownership of guns, and address community conditions that foster gun crime. Law enforcement agencies are central to these e…
Notorius underworld figure Samantha Kumara Perera alias “IDH Sudda” and one of his associates who were found guilty for possessing and trafficking Crystal Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth – Ice) were yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment by the Colombo High Court. Following a lengthy trial, Colombo High Court Judge …
Sri Lanka’s Ganuka Fernando and Yuhansa Peiris stormed into the quarter-finals with thumping victories at the J30 ITF Colombo Week 4 Tennis Tournament worked off at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts in Colombo yesterday.
Sigiriya Police stated yesterday that a 68-year-old Hungarian national died after being attacked by a wild elephant while visiting Sigiriya.
Fourteen legendary captains from five countries including Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Australian Greg Chappell, appealed to the Pakistan government on Tuesday about ensuring proper treatment for Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan, who has been in jail for more than two years now.
The Colombo District Court yesterday issued an injunction order preventing the Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP) from implementing its decision to suspend the party membership of Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara.
À la prison centrale de Makala, à Kinshasa, treize cas de choléra ont été confirmés sur 17 prélèvements analysés par l'Institut national de recherche biomédicale. Cinq décès ont été enregistrés depuis le 12 février, selon le ministre d'État en charge de la Justice, Guillaume Ngefa Atondoko Andali.
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Thousands of Palestinians have been killed and wounded in Gaza since October, when a US-backed ceasefire was declared, as Israeli airstrikes have continued, local health officials say.
A Moscow judge has sentenced a U.S. citizen to four years in a penal colony for attempting to smuggle firearm components out of the country, the state-run TASS news agency reported Tuesday, citing court documents.
Freemasons had challenged the policy, saying that it amounted to creating a discriminatory ‘blacklist’
Russian state prosecutors are seeking life prison sentences for 15 defendants accused of carrying out or being connected to the mass shooting at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall nearly two years ago, the Prosecutor General’s Office said Monday.
Seven other civilians were injured in the blast, which damaged part of the compound and nearby homes
É difícil encarar tanta crueldade: um homem atira nos próprios filhos, matando-os, e em seguida tira a própria vida. A tragédia fica ainda pior quando se sabe que ele teria deixado uma carta culpando a esposa e mãe das crianças pelo crime e a acusando de traição.
The suspect, who was born male but began identifying as female six years ago, first kills her 39-year-old mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at their home before going to the school and shooting dead a teacher and children
The men had attacked a group of five people – including two tourists – who were stargazing near a Unesco World Heritage site in Hampi
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Imran Khan, the former Pakistan Prime Minister who also led the men’s team to the 1992 World Cup title, received support from the cricket fraternity on Tuesday as 14 former international captains signed a petition urging the Pakistan government and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to ensure proper medical facilities fo…
A 68-year-old Hungarian national has died following a wild elephant attack on the Sigiriya-Pidurangala road yesterday (16).
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been denied medical care in prison, his sister has alleged.
The Colombo District Court today issued an interim order halting the move by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to suspend MP Dayasiri Jayasekera from party membership.
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Emergency services rushed to the Merrylands shopping strip after reports that a man had stabbed multiple people before fleeing on foot
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Three Sri Lankan passengers attempting to smuggle Kush worth Rs. 160.4 million into the country were arrested by the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau on February 15.
Police in Pawtucket said 3 wounded victims were in critical condition and that the incident may have been a ‘targeted’ family dispute
Two weeks since the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, police said Today show host Savannah Guthrie and her family ‘are victims, plain and simple’
The images that appeared over the weekend allegedly show 200 Greek men being led to their deaths on May 1, 1944, at an Athens shooting range
Sri Lanka’s juniors Ashlin de Silva and Diyansa de Silva made a bright start as they powered into the second round of the J30 ITF Colombo Week 4 Tennis Tournament, which began at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts in Colombo yesterday.
Police are again at remote Oak Park Station searching for evidence related to the disappearance of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, with a retired police officer saying detectives are likely "looking for a motive".
Former Peterite and Police full back Superintendent of Police Chinthaka Perera officially assumed duties as the Director of Sports of Police Sports Club at the Police Field Force Headquarters in Colombo 5 yesterday.
A group of lawyers, led by Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) President Rajeev Amarasuriya, marched from the Supreme Court complex to the BASL head office to protest at the recent murder of an attorney and his wife in the Akuregoda area.
Police Sports Club will confront Air Force Sports Club in the Plate Trophy final of the Maliban ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament on February 20 (Friday) at the Air Force Ground Ratmalana at 4.00 p.m.
Independent writer Murray Hunter said that he believes he was improperly arrested by Thai police for articles he had written about Malaysia in his online newsletter
Man, 63, charged with dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm
Philippine News Duterte told ICC to come get him. Today, he is on pre-trial. Thought Leaders [Just Saying] ICC arrest warrant does not need local court imprimatur Feb 16, 2026 4:00 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Top 5 News This Week Top 5 News This Week: Robin says youth are…
چارواکو نن، دوشنبه (د ۲۰۲۶م کال د فیبرورۍ ۱۶) ويلي دي چې د پاکستان په شمال لویديځ کې د پوليسو د يوې پوستې مخې ته په يوه موټر ساېکل کې د ځای پر ځای کړل شويو چاودیدونکو توکو د انفجار په نتيجه کې د يوه ماشوم په ګډون لږ تر لږه دوه کسان وژل شوي او يو شمیر نور ټپيان شوي دي.
The Philippine team, many of them from the Mountain Provice and Kalinga, ranks 14th globally in the elite tactical police competition — a major improvement from its 26th spot last year
Suspects aged between 26 and 61 held as officers uncover smuggled slimming and cosmetic injections as well as erectile dysfunction pills
The Kremlin on Monday rejected an assessment by five European countries that Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny died from poisoning in an Arctic prison two years ago.
East Timor’s laws allow its domestic courts to investigate and potentially prosecute serious international crimes regardless of where they were committed
Moscow courts on Monday sentenced exiled Russian-Georgian journalist Yekaterina Kotrikadze and Russian businessman Yevgeny Chichvarkin to several years in prison in absentia after finding them guilty of spreading “fakes” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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In an early morning operation today (16), the Sri Lanka Navy arrested 25 Indian fishermen and seized two fishing trawlers for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters off Kankesanthurai, Jaffna.
Viral video shows man toppling self-check-in kiosks with a stanchion before being arrested.
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Judge rules in government’s favour after charity failed to repay HK$61 million to public fund in the wake of a fraud scandal in 2024
Following a targeted operation by the Western Province North Crime Division, a high-profile suspect has been arrested in connection with the illegal possession of live ammunition and multiple SIM cards.
The man is accused of stealing a mummy mask, collar, necklace and wooden cat from a museum in Caboolture, Queensland
Court will also rule on one acquitted defendant in city’s largest national security trial of 47 opposition figures over illegal ‘primary’ election
