Protests intensify in Lanka despite nationwide curfew; over 600 held

Sri Lankan police fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of university students during a protest in the central province despite a curfew on Sunday, as demands grew for appointment of an......

Fonseka aide's house bombed in Colombo

Unidentified persons lobbed a bomb targeting the home of opposition presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka's campaign managerin Colombo on Friday,as violence escalated with just four days left for......

Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns en masse as crisis deepens

Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers resigned with immediate effect late on Sunday night, as the country experiences its worst economic crisis of all time. IMAGE: People shout slogans and hold posters......

Fonseka a pawn in game to checkmate Rajapaksa: Lanka media

While Sri Lanka's state media chose to ignore Sarath Fonseka's release from prison, pro-government newspapers said on Tuesday that the former army chief had become a "political pawn" in the hands......