Lankan Prez sacks Wickremesinghe, swears in Rajapaksa as PM

Political analysts said Sirisena's move to install Rajapaksa as the PM could lead to a constitutional crisis. IMAGE: Former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as new prime minister.......

Sri Lanka releases 126 Indian fishermen

In a humanitarian gesture, Sri Lanka has freed all the 126 Indian fishermen arrested by its navy for allegedly poaching into the country's waters. Their release on Monday came as Lanka and India......

Sri Lanka landslide: Hopes fade of finding survivors

At least 10 people have been killed and nearly 160 others are feared to have been buried alive in Sri Lanka after a deadly landslide destroyed the homes of mostly Indian-origin tea plantation......

More than 100 buried alive, hundreds missing in Sri Lanka landslide

  Rescue teams from the Sri Lankan military engage in rescue operation work at the site of a landslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla. Photograph: Reuters   At least 100......