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Sri Lanka leader opposed to police attending attacks inquiry

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is opposed to police testifying before a parliamentary inquiry into intelligence …

Sri Lanka Muslim gov’t leaders resign over allegations

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Nearly a dozen Sri Lankan Muslim politicians holding top government positions resigned their posts on Monday, …

Sri Lanka lifts social media ban imposed after Easter blasts

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka on Tuesday lifted a social media ban that was imposed after the Islamic State-claimed …

No Mass for Sri Lanka’s Catholics; no veils for Muslim women

AMPARA, Sri Lanka — The effects of Sri Lanka’s Easter suicide bombings reverberated across two faiths Sunday, with Catholics shut out of their churches for …

Investigator: 7 suicide attackers behind 6 Sri Lanka blasts

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The co-ordinated Easter Sunday bombings that ripped through Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels were carried …

Explosions kill at least 138 in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – At least 138 people were killed and hundreds more injured in near simultaneous blasts that rocked three churches and …

Reformist Maldives leader seeks to overcome split in polls

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is hoping Saturday’s parliamentary elections will help him overcome a coalition …

Sri Lanka’s disputed prime minister resigns to end impasse

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s disputed prime minister announced Saturday that he would step aside, paving the way …

Rajapaksa set to quit as Sri Lanka’s premier to end crisis

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan lawmaker said that disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign Saturday to …

2 premiers and no government: Crisis confuses Sri Lankans

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two men each claim to be the prime minister. Lawmakers are exchanging blows in Parliament. A …

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