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[May 21 2013]
 Emergency workers in the US are continuing to search for survivors of the gigantic tornado that tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City today. Rescuers worked through the night and into the morning in the rubble in Moore, the worst-hit area. Entire neighbourhoods were flattened by winds of up to 200mph (320km/h).
[May 21 2013]
 Crime branch officers in India had arrested a 35-year-old Sri Lankan, who was an operative of banned outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), when he was attempting to catch a flight to Nairobi.
[May 21 2013]
 India’s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is all set to ink an agreement for the execution of the proposed 2 x 250 MW Sampur power project in Trincomalee in Sri Lanka by early next month, as the differences over operation and maintenance charges and issues relating to gross heat rate in the power purchase agreement have been sorted out.
[May 21 2013]
 A stock of rare herbs used as a component to produce an expensive fragrance was seized by the Police Special Task Force in Kolonnawa last night along with five suspects, police said.
[May 21 2013]
 A 48-year-old Sri Lankan Tamil settled in Chennai killed his mother, wife and daughter by slitting their throats before committing suicide by jumping in front of a suburban train near Pazhavanthangal on Tuesday morning. His friends said the man was in debt.
[May 20 2013]
 Husband kills wife before kids A person accused of killing his wife before his four children was admitted to the Kahawatte Hospital due to burn injuries he had sustained on his feet, and is under police custody.
[May 20 2013]
 Wijeweeras daughter arrested for assaulting mother Easha Wijeweera, the daughter of JVP founder leader Rohana Wijeweera, was arrested today for allegedly assaulting her mother and brother.
[May 20 2013]
 A person who had fraudulently obtained money from various individuals promising jobs in Europe and Singapore, has been remanded until June 3 by the Fort Chief Magistrate Thilina Gamage today.
[May 20 2013]
 Pakistans former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been granted bail in the case of the assassination of the former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto. He is accused of failing to provide enough security after she returned from exile in 2007. His government blamed her killing on the Taliban.
[May 20 2013]
 The Department of Meteorology today warned people to be vigilant on the rising water levels of of Gin ganga and Nilwala river. The public has also been warned of rising flood levels at Pitabaddara, Paanadugama and Tawalama areas.
[May 20 2013]
 One person was killed when he was struck by a train at an unprotected level crossing in the Uruwela area in Kosgama.
[May 19 2013]
 The funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistans PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, has been held at a mosque in Karachi. She was shot dead outside her home in Karachi by gunmen on a motorcycle.
[May 19 2013]
 Sixty-one Bangladeshis, who were in Sri Lankan detention camps for four months after being picked up by that country’s navy in February, returned to Dhaka today.
[May 19 2013]
 The body of a sailor who went missing following the capsizing of a Sri Lanka Navy boat at the Galle Face during yesterdays Victory Day parade, was found from Bambalapitiya today.
[May 19 2013]
 Two persons were killed due to an accident that took place at Mihirigama Road, off Nittambuwa today.
[May 19 2013]
 Two people were drowned while bathing in the Mahaweli River near Kandakaduwa in Aralaganwila last evening.
[May 19 2013]
 A 1teenage girl in Mahasenpura was stabbed to death using a sharp object, police sources in Polonnaruwa said.
[May 18 2013]
 A sailor went missing and two others were hospitalised when a Navy boat capsized during the Victory Day Parade this morning. Three sailors who were on board on an Arrow Craft were thrown overboard when the boat capsized during the parade.
[May 18 2013]
 The body of the 40-year-old Manager who had allegedly committed suicide by jumping into Kelani River on Wednesday morning was found near Palliyawatta area in Wattala today, the police said.
[May 18 2013]
 Two persons were killed and another sustained serious injurious when the car they were travelling in crashed into a bus parked on the roadside in Kadugannawa this morning, the police said.
[May 18 2013]
 It was another historic moment for the nation and the Commander-in-Chief as Sri Lanka celebrated the fourth anniversary of the victory in the humanitarian operation with the Victory Day parade at Galle Face this morning under the patronage of the President.
[May 17 2013]
Two persons were killed and three others sustained serious injuries when a private bus rammed into a bus halt in Thalangama this afternoon. The bus which had lost its controls had crashed into a bus halt killing the commuters who were at the halt,
[May 17 2013]
 Three children were drowned when a mother had jumped into a well with them in Thandikulam, Vavuniya this morning. However the woman was rescued by the neighbours.
[May 17 2013]
 A solider was killed and 18 others sustained injuries when an army truck toppled in Settikulam this morning, police said.
[May 16 2013]
 Former senior leader of the now defunct LTTE terrorist outfit, Gunasundaram Gunasundaram who pleaded guilty to the charge of not disclosing the Tigers' international arms deals was sentenced to 15 months rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court today.
[May 16 2013]
 British football star David Beckham has retired from the sport, bringing an end to a glittering career on the field. Since his debut for Manchester United two decades ago, the 38-year-old has emerged as arguably the most iconic sportsman of his generation, captaining England, collecting 115 caps,
[May 16 2013]
 The UNP which introduced the Executive Presidency in 1978 and rejected it at the 2010 presidential election has once again gone back to its original policy when the party announced that they would present a draft Constitution which includes an Executive President.
[May 16 2013]
 The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today recorded a statement from former Army Commander turned politician Sarath Fonseka, regarding the suicide attempt on his life within the army headquarters.
[May 16 2013]
 Australian senate today adopted a controversial amendment to the 'Migration Act', allowing people who arrive by boat to be processed at offshore facilities on Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus Island. The move is aimed at discouraging asylum-seekers showing up on Australia's shore illegally through sea route.
[May 15 2013]
 Colombo Crime Division on a warrant searched a house in Ward Place, Colombo 08 yesterday and arrested a woman along with a set of forged documents and 19 fake rubber stamps used to produce such documents. The suspect was to be produced in courts, police said.
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