Colombo (News 1st) - Cricketer-turned-politician and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan today (August 18) in presence of several leaders and cricketers. The ceremony was administered by President Mamnoon Hussain at the President House ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Two fishing boats that set out to sea from Chilaw during strong winds have been reported missing. Assistant Director of the Department of Fisheries, Padmapriya Tissera said the Sri Lanka Navy has been informed of the situation. He noted that a fisherman who set off to sea fro...

Colombo (News 1st) - Former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan has died at age 80, a UN agency confirmed today (August 18). He is said to have died in Switzerland, Saturday(August 18) morning after a short illness. Kofi Annan, who was born in Ghana in 1938, served as th...

Reuters - Track and field star Usain Bolt was greeted by a fan frenzy on arrival to Sydney airport on Saturday (August 18) ahead of his trial at A-League side the Central Coast Mariners. Fans cheered, posed for selfies and kissed the Olympic champion who said he loved Australia and was happy to c...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - MTV revealed the stage for its 2018 Video Music Awards on Friday (August 17) and the renaming of its iconic trophy from the moonman to the moonperson. "Jokingly we were talking about the former moonman and why is this a Moonman, why isn't it a moon-woman, well it's just a moo...