Sri Lankan MP, security guard killed as violence erupts across nation

A Sri Lankan parliamentarian of the ruling party of the Rajapaksas and his personal security officer were killed on Monday in clashes between anti- and pro-government protesters in the country.......

Rajapaksas return, a blow to India's prestige

'Rajapaksa's victory poses a serious foreign policy challenge for the Modi government,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's new president, right, with his......

Violence mars Sri Lankan presidential election

Sri Lankans voted on Saturday to choose a successor to President Maithripala Sirisena amid multiple poll-related incidents, including an attack on the minority Muslim voters, in an election that......

Easter bombings in SL: 3 suspects arrested, van seized

IMAGE: A soldier stands guard at St Anthony's Shrine that was hit by suicide bomb attacks on Easter Sunday in Colombo. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters The Sri Lankan police on Tuesday......