A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a deep ravine in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others.
The accident happened Thursday night near the town of Wellawaya, about 280 km east of the capital Colombo.
Police say the bus fell nearly 1,000 feet into a precipice.
An initial investigation revealed that the bus driver was speeding, lost control, collided with another vehicle, and crashed through guardrails before the fall.
Yemen's Houthis enter Iran war, while US Marines arrive in region
The risk of an expanded Iran war grew as Yemen's Houthis on Saturday launched their first attacks on Israel since the start of the conflict, as additional US forces reached the Middle East.
Oman says no party has claimed responsibility for attacks on its territory
Oman's foreign ministry said on Sunday that it condemns attacks on its territory, adding that no party has claimed responsibility.
Anti-Trump 'No Kings' rallies pop up in thousands of US cities
Demonstrators decrying US President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation efforts, war in Iran and other policies took to city streets across the country on Saturday in the third round of the "No Kings" rallies.
Six killed after Israeli strikes hit two Gaza police checkpoints, medics say
Two Israeli air strikes on two checkpoints of the police force killed at least six Palestinians, local health officials said, in the latest round of violence despite a US-brokered ceasefire that is now more than five months old.
Bahrain's aluminum producer confirms Iranian attack on facilities
Aluminium Bahrain, also known as Alba, confirmed early Sunday that its facilities were targeted in an Iranian attack a day earlier, Bahrain's state news agency reported.
Kuwait International Airport suffers 'significant damage' after drone attacks
Kuwait International Airport has suffered "significant damage" to its radar system after being targeted by multiple drone attacks, according to a statement from Kuwait's General Authority of Civil Aviation.
Israeli strike kills three Lebanese journalists
Israeli forces killed three Lebanese journalists in southern Lebanon on Saturday in an airstrike that Israel's military said had targeted one of the reporters, with a follow‑up strike on the rescue workers sent to assist them also causing fatalities.
Israeli military kills 15-year-old Palestinian in West Bank
The Israeli military have killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy near Bethlehem late on Friday, according to the Palestinian health ministry, as violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank surges.
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