Kobe Bryant received the most votes of any Western Conference shooting guard as a 19-year-old. He was the youngest starter in All-Star Game history. In his second season with the Los Angeles Lakers, ... ( read original story ...)
Michael Jordan insists ‘Republicans buy sneakers too’ quote was a joke
Michael Jordan has discussed the quote that has come to define what many see as his willingness to put profit over principles ... ( read original story ...)
IS militants ‘dumped bodies in Syria gorge’, HRW says
Researchers began an investigation after being sent a video in 2014 showing militants throwing corpses into the 50m (164ft) deep al-Hota gorge. HRW also believes bodies continued to be dumped there ... ( read original story ...)
Photos: Up close with the saltwater crocs of Sri Lanka’s Nilwala River
Not everyone wants to check out these fearsome creature out, but as a photographer, I find saltwater or estuarine crocodiles quite fascinating to watch. The largest reptile on Earth, the saltwater ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei donates hi-tech equipment to Sri Lanka to fight COVID-19 pandemic
Chinese tech giant Huawei on Monday donated hi-tech equipment to the Sri Lankan government as part of its efforts to support Sri Lanka's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, a statement from Huawei ... ( read original story ...)
Cricket-England’s Sri Lanka tour rescheduled for January 2021 says SLC CEO
England's two-match test series in Sri Lanka, which has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled for January next year, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) CEO Ashley de Silva has said. ( read original story ...)
Over 46,000 arrested in Sri Lanka for violating curfew
Sri Lankan Police said Monday that over 46,000 people had been arrested from across the country for violating a curfew in several districts which has been in place since March 20. In a statement, the ... ( read original story ...)
Return to Sri Lanka: Travels in a Paradoxical Island
Razeen Sally will bring us to Sri Lanka by sharing his latest memoir Return to Sri Lanka: Travels in a Paradoxical Island. His journey tells the bigger story of Sri Lanka: its history, its people and ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Sri Lanka reimposes curfew; 12 cases in China
BANGKOK (AP) — Sri Lanka has reimposed a countrywide 24-hour curfew after a surge in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, most of them navy sailors who were hunting those ... ( read original story ...)
Foiled prison break leaves inmate dead in Sri Lanka
Prison guards in Sri Lanka foiled an attempt by inmates to escape on Sunday after they used ropes and bed sheets to scale down the wall, leaving at least one dead, police said. Seven prisoners tried ... ( read original story ...)