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[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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