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Filipino dies in oil tanker fire; only 2 survive cattle ship sinking

A Panamanian-registered oil tanker burned out of control for a second day off Sri Lanka on Friday as authorities confirmed a Filipino crew member was...

Sri Lanka trading halted soon after reopen from lockdown

Sri Lanka's stock exchange was shut 38 seconds after opening Monday for the first time following a 52-day virus lockdown, as a plunge in...

Sri Lanka remembers, one year after attacks killed nearly 300

Survivors of Sri Lanka's Islamist suicide bombings which killed 279 people last year held a private anniversary service Tuesday as the nation paid sombre...

Sri Lankans head for snap elections

Colombo"•Sri Lanka’s new president is set to dissolve parliament shortly and call snap a legislative election six months ahead of schedule, a state-run newspaper...

‘Victims, perpetrators’: Rehabilitating Indonesia’s child bombers

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Clash over Sri Lanka probe on attacks

Colombo"•Sri Lanka’s parliament warned President Maithripala Sirisena not to scuttle a controversial investigation into security lapses before the Easter suicide bombings, the Speaker’s office...

Sri Lanka president blamed for Easter bombings

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Escalating Sri Lanka anti-Muslim riots claim first life

Minuwanda, Sri Lanka"•Sri Lanka announced Tuesday a curfew for a second straight night after a man was killed by sword-wielding rioters in an escalating...

Sri Lanka blocks social media

Colombo—Sri Lanka blocked Facebook, WhatsApp, and other social media platforms on Monday after anti-Muslim riots hit several towns in the latest fallout from the...

Buzz is gone in post-attacks nightlife

Colombo-Before jihadi bombers targeted Sri Lanka in deadly Easter attacks, Rangana Wijesuriya used to party until the small hours in the pulsating restaurants, bars...

Sri Lanka churches stay closed

Negombo, Sri Lanka"•Father Suranga Warnakulasuriya said prayers alone in his church Sunday, as Catholic services were suspended across Sri Lanka for the second straight...

Amid bomb scare, Sri Lanka Catholics get televised mass

Colombo, Sri Lanka—Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church will televise a private Sunday mass after cancelling regular services over fears of a repeat of Easter suicide...

More attacks anticipated in Colombo

Colombo"•Islamist extremists in Sri Lanka are believed to be planning attacks on bridges in Colombo, authorities said, as they warned several conspirators in the...

Sri Lankan attack death toll rises to 257

Colombo"•The death toll from the Easter suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka has risen to 257, authorities said Thursday. They warned that the final number...
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