Grant Elliott hit a six off the penultimate ball to take New Zealand into their first World Cup final when they defeated the Proteas by four wickets in a rain-hit semi-final thriller at Eden Park on Tuesday.

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which proposes several constitutional reforms including the pruning of the powers of the executive presidency, was presented in Parliament by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (24).

The age limit of a child for arrest on a charge of a criminal offence will be raised from eight years to 12 years, the National Child Protection Authority has decided.

The widely held vision of Neanderthals as brutes may need a stark rethink after research found they crafted the world’s earliest jewelry from eagle talons 130,000 years ago, long before modern humans appeared in Europe.

The US and India have come forward to assist the Sri Lankan government in its investigations into major financial frauds that had taken place during the previous regime, say diplomatic sources.

The Sri Lankan government on Monday ordered the release of 54 Indian fishermen who were apprehended by the navy of that country on Saturday night, said U Arulanandam of the Alliance for Release of Innocent Fishermen.

Sri Lanka is investigating its former ambassador to Russia following a media report that he helped arm pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine, the foreign minister said Sunday.