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Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Nettikumara yesterday (11) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to immediately investigate and submit a report regarding directives issued by the former President in 2022 to conduct a third DNA test on Pulasthini Mahendran, alias Sara Jasmine.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Supreme Court yesterday held that seven officers of the Excise Department had violated the Fundamental Rights of a restaurant owner in Midigama and ordered them to pay compensation from their personal funds.
Editor of the Lanka e-News website, Don Pradeep Sadaruwan Senadheera, was arrested by Immigration officials yesterday (11) afternoon upon his arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) from London, United Kingdom.
It has been four months since Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka. The World Bank estimated the direct damage at around USD 4.1 billion. The Central Province was among the worst affected regions, with damage in the Kandy District alone estimated at USD 689 million, mainly due to flooding and, to a lesser extent, landsli…
Michele Jawando, the next CEO of the Omidyar Network, poses for a photo at the company’s office in Washington, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Moriah Ratner)
Richard Kemp tells high court former Sinn Féin leader would have authorised attacks carried out in England
The Big 12 Tournament’s new LED court was meant to be the next big thing in basketball. It gives stadium operators the ability to bring nearly any graphic idea to life through the use of the court.
An aerial view of ExxonMobil Houston Campus in The Woodlands, Texas, on May 17, 2016. (Gary Coronado/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)
Following the shooting of a gardener at his home, the youngest son of former Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe has appeared in a South African court.
Kanye West has been ordered to pay up to a former handyman he fired who was tasked with massive renovations at his $57 million dollar Malibu mansion.
Journal reported that cryptocurrency exchange shut down internal investigation into transactions with network funding terror groups
British prosecutors have lost an appeal seeking to reinstate a “terrorism” charge against a member of Irish rap group Kneecap accused of waving a Hezbollah flag during a gig in London.
The glitz and glamour of a once-prestigious California country club has been overshadowed by a bitter divorce that has left the property in legal and financial limbo.
Nathan Chasing Horse appears in court for his trial on charges of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls, Jan. 20, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
The Trump administration is set to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Somalis next week, a move that would strip about 1,100 people of the legal right to live and work in the United States.
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
Russian prosecutors are requesting that a judge in Moscow ban tech entrepreneur Alexander Galitsky’s venture capital fund over “extremist activity” and allow the government to seize his assets.
Washington has dropped a multibillion dollar case against Turkish state lender Halkbank for violating sanctions against Iran after Ankara helped secure the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in 2025.
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft on Tuesday warned a judge that the Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic could hamper US warfighters and imperil the country's drive to lead in artificial intelligence.
It’s the story everyone in Hollywood is talking about. Tens of millions are at stake, and in a town where schadenfreude is a bloodsport, even agents inside venerable CAA are rooting against the house.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted is scheduled to testify remotely Wednesday in Akron in the high-profile corruption trial of two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives.
Pope Leo on Wednesday lamented the death of numerous civilians in the Iran war and also expressed closeness to people in Lebanon, saying the country, targeted by Israeli strikes, was going through a "great trial."
The Kremlin has approved a plan to support Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party through a covert social media campaign ahead of Hungary’s elections next month, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
India’s Supreme Court has allowed the country’s first case of passive euthanasia – withdrawal of artificial life support – for a 32-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for more than 12 years.
Senator Robinhood Padilla on Wednesday called on the Supreme Court to act swiftly on pending petitions questioning the legality of the arrest and detention of former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court.
A different New Orleans judge approved the trip while the actor remains out on bond in Mardi Gras battery case
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A serial domestic violence offender with a protracted history of violence has been released on bail again, 24 hours after a warrant was issued for his arrest when he failed to appear in court.
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robinhood Padilla on Wednesday called on the Supreme Court to act swiftly on pending petitions questioning the legality of the arrest and detention of former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying that 238,000 people have signed a petition for the fo…
A 13-year-old boy is accused of reaching speeds of up to 160km/h as he led police on a high-speed chase through Perth’s south-east suburbs on Tuesday night with seven other children crammed into the small car.
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Cheshire police and CPS say they were not told about inquiry into Prof Peter Hindmarsh before he gave evidence at nurse’s trial
MANILA, Philippines – Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe is asking the Supreme Court to acquit Nobel Peace Prize 2021 laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. in their cyber libel case filed during the Rodrigo Duterte presidency.
Disgraced football legend Barry Cable fondled two young girls in a backyard spa and exposed himself in front of other children, a court has been told.
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The Democratic Party of Korea on Wednesday submitted a formal request for a parliamentary probe into what it claims to be politically motivated indictments through the manipulation of evidence in seven criminal cases against liberal figures.
The Galle Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors, currently placed in two mobile cold storage units at the Galle National Hospital, be handed over to officials of the Embassy of Iran in Sri Lanka.
United States right fielder Aaron Judge (99) lines out to center field in the sixth inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Italy , Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Barry Cable arrives at the Perth District Court on the second day of his child sex abuse trial. (ABC News: David Weber)
A Sri Lankan court has ordered that the bodies of 84 sailors killed in an attack on an Iranian warship off the country's coast be handed over to the Tehran's embassy, local media reported on Wednesday.
EU leaders have clashed over whether the bloc should still be bound by global norms as Mideast conflict reshapes the geopolitical landscape
The race for Seoul mayor, the most high-profile of local government posts, remains clouded less than three months before the election. From the ruling bloc, several big names as well as relative unknowns have declared their bids, while the incumbent Seoul mayor and other conservative heavyweights are still weighing …
South Korea’s Supreme Court has finalized a suspended prison sentence for former lawmaker Kang Hyo-sang for leaking the contents of a confidential phone call between then-President Moon Jae-in and former US President Donald Trump.
Adrian Burragubba and fellow Wangan and Jagalingou men on traditional lands near a Carmicheal mine site. (Supplied: Nagana Yarrbayn Wangan and Jagalingou Cultural Custodians)
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A Pennsylvania judge declared a mistrial for a man accused of killing his neighbor’s yellow lab after jurors were caught mingling with a courthouse therapy dog that wandered into their room, according to reports.
Australia’s high court finds singer’s label and merchandise distributor had been ‘assiduous infringers’ of trademark
This Feb. 26, 2016 file photo, shows the entrance to St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
Cody Schaeffer founded Borderline Australia in 2019 and received an Order of Australia medal. (Supplied: Cody Schaeffer)