A deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a "catastrophic implosion" that killed everyone aboard, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday, ending a multinational five-day search for the vessel.

Time is ripe for Mahinda Rajapaksa to retire from politics despite the fact that he is still the most popular politician in Sri Lanka, said state minister Lohan Ratwatte.

Minister of tourism Harin Fernando has been appointed as one of the two vice chairs for the South Asia Commission of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Mr. Charlie Halloluwa, father of the President's Director-General for Public Relations Thusitha Halloluwa has passed away today (22) at the age of 85.

The skeletal remains found in the mass grave at the Matale Hospital premises do not belong to people who had died due to natural causes, as their arms and legs appear to have been severed and the bodies buried in a haphazard manner.

An area Tamil politician in the north has accused MP Udaya Gammanpila of inciting racism by visiting a contentious religious site in Mullaitivu.

Health minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella says he will resign if no funds are made available to purchase medicines.

Instructions have been issued to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other senior police officers to take immediate and stern legal action against violent crimes committed in both the Western and Southern provinces.

CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance has urgeed the Government of Sri Lanka to immediately release youth activist and stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya and drop the charges against her unconditionally.

It is a claustrophobic, terrifying prospect - being trapped in a 22ft submersible, potentially thousands of feet underwater, with oxygen running out.