Sri Lanka

October 28, 2018

Three injured as shots fired in Sri Lanka as political crisis escalates

Sri Lanka police said three people were injured Sunday when shots were fired in Colombo, as a constitutional crisis sparked…

October 27, 2018

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament Saturday to forestall a challenge against his surprise ouster of the prime…

October 22, 2018

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese state media sharply criticized U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday after he made comments…

August 8, 2018

Sri Lanka Wednesday announced plans to substantially extend electric fencing after marauding elephants killed 375 people in the past…

March 25, 2018

Police and politicians backed by the country’s former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa joined anti-Muslim riots that rocked Sri Lanka’s Kandy…

March 6, 2018

The decision comes after the government deployed elite police to quell communal violence in the center of the country. Traditionally…

February 21, 2018

Nineteen people including 12 military personnel were injured on Wednesday in an explosion on a bus in Sri Lanka, said…

October 30, 2017

China and Sri Lanka should focus on strengthening cooperation over key investment projects, Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday told…

October 2, 2017

A Sri Lankan court remanded a Buddhist monk in custody on Monday after charging him with leading hardline nationalists in…

September 15, 2017

Indian police are investigating a major organ trade racket after they arrested two men, including an alleged kingpin, at Mumbai…