COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others, a police spokesman said Friday. The ...

A Sri Lankan bus carrying local tourists visiting lush tea plantation hill towns plunged nearly 1,000 feet (300 metres), with the crash killing 15 people, police said Friday.

Sri Lanka's public transportation system faces potential disruptions as private bus operators threaten a strike due to soaring fuel prices, raising concerns about inflation and the cost of commuting ...

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