Sri Lanka faces 'worst-ever beach pollution' from burning ship
Sri Lanka was facing what a senior environmental official called "the worst beach pollution in our history" as a ...
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India to spend $15 million to boost Buddhist ties in region
India on Saturday announced a $15 million grant for the promotion of Buddhist ties with its neighbor Sri Lanka. Indian ...
Sri Lanka police arrest 23 for targeting Muslims after Easter bombings
After the Islamist attacks, which killed over 250 and left hundreds more wounded, mobs are moving through the country's northwest, ...
Sri Lanka re-blocks social media as communal violence flares
Previous blocks on social media and messaging apps imposed following the Easter Sunday bombings were lifted after several days.
Sri Lanka Catholics hold first Sunday Mass since Easter bombings
Military forces and police armed with assault rifles stand guard outside church compounds.
Muslims in Sri Lanka afraid, resentful as ethnic divide deepens
In recent years, Buddhist hard-liners have stoked anti-Muslim sentiment, while a Tamil group is calling to boycott Muslim businesses after ...
US envoy to Sri Lanka says threat is real as security forces maintain high alert
Sri Lankan security forces are heeding intelligence reports that more terrorist attacks could take place before the Islamic holy month ...
Islamic State leader says Sri Lanka attack were 'revenge' for Syria
In first video appearance in five years, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to whom the Sri Lanka bombers pledged their loyalty, says ...
Father, 2 brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
15 people killed in clashes with the Sri Lankan military on Friday included Zainee, Rilwan, and Mohamed Hashim, who were ...
Radicalization among Sri Lanka's Muslims was slow and steady
Warning signs of encroaching Islamic funamentalism may have been ignored by Sri Lankan government, which has been overwhelming focused on ...