The Disney-Marvel movie “Black Panther,” roared into theaters over the weekend as a full-blown cultural event, breaking box office records and shattering a myth about the overseas viability of movies rooted in black culture. Global ticket sales by today (February 19) will total an estimated $387 ...

Asian shares gained today (February 19), joining a global recovery for equity markets as sentiment improved gradually from a recent shakeout that stemmed from fears of creeping inflation and higher borrowing costs. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5 percent, havin...

COLOMBO (News1st) - The Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government states that legal action can be initiated on the matter of candidates from the Independent group which emerged victorious at the Maharagama Urban Council election, not being residents of the Council's jurisdiction. Accor...

COLOMBO (News1st) - Parliamentary debate on current political situation is currently underway. The debate began at 4 pm today and will go on till 7 pm in the evening. A request made by MP Dinesh Gunawardena lead to the ongoing debate in Parliament. According to MP Gunawardene, the debate was ...

Sixty-six people are feared to have been killed in a passenger plane crash in the Zagros mountains in Iran. The Aseman Airlines plane, en route from Tehran to the south-western city of Yasuj, came down near the city of Semirom in Isfahan province. The Red Crescent deployed search and rescue te...