A development officer and a driver attached to the Office of the Registrar of Pesticides have been arrested for soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 to register a business.

Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) arrested the suspects based on a complaint made by a resident of Bandarawela.

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NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2025 MV89, a 120-foot-wide space rock approximately the size of a small passenger aeroplane, will safely pass by Earth on July 4.

The asteroid will come as close as 1.22 million kilometres, travelling at a speed of 19,441 miles per hour, NASA noted.

Belonging to the Aten group of asteroids whose orbits often cross...

At least four people were killed and 14 others injured in a drive-by shooting outside a Chicago nightclub, police said.

Chicago Police said a dark-coloured car drove past the club around 23:00 local time (04:00 GMT) on Wednesday, when gunmen inside the vehicle opened fire into a crowd of people outside.

The crowd was said to be leaving the nightclub...

Police have uncovered further details in relation to the shooting which took place at around 10 a.m. opposite the Kandana Police Station.

Two unidentified assailants opened fire at a car using a T-56 assault rifle and injured two persons.

According to police, the primary target of the shooting was a person named Sameera Manahara, who previously...