2017 Stories, most recent news story added Mon Dec 14, 11:57 pm ET
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka Monday accused former army chief, Gen. Sarath Fonseka, of betrayal for his claims against government in the final battle against Tamil Tiger rebels.
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a five-year low to support the island’s economic recovery.
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka denied charges by the former army chief that surrendering Tamil rebel leaders were ordered to be shot, saying General Sarath Fonseka is trying to make political gain as a candidate in next year’s presidential election.
Three years ago, Vairamuttu Bavani left her home in eastern Sri Lanka to attend her cousin's wedding in the north.
India's cricket chiefs on Monday changed the venue of the second one-day international against Sri Lanka due to political tension in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.
Just a few months ago, Sri Lanka's president and its army chief were strong allies, working closely together to defeat the Tamil Tiger rebels and end the nation's 25-year civil war.
Three years ago, Vairamuttu Bavani left her home in eastern Sri Lanka to attend her cousin's wedding in the north.
Just a few months ago, Sri Lanka's president and its army chief were strong allies, working closely together to defeat the Tamil Tiger rebels and end the nation's 25-year civil war.
With U.S. foreign policy focused on South Asia due to the war in Afghanistan, the United States would be well-advised to improve relations with Sri Lanka, the region's southernmost nation.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka gave permission Tuesday to nearly 127,000 Tamil refugees to leave squalid and overrun government camps where they have been detained since the country’s civil war ended six months ago, an official said.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. risks losing Sri Lanka as an ally unless it changes its relationship after Western criticism of human rights abuses prompted the country to seek closer ties with China, Myanmar and Iran, a Senate committee said.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. risks losing Sri Lanka as an ally unless it changes its relationship after Western criticism of human rights abuses prompted the country to seek closer ties with China, Myanmar and Iran, a Senate committee said.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka says 94,000 civilians remain in the main transit camp in the north as the government tries to meet a January deadline to settle all displaced people held since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels in May.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan elections officials said Friday that the nation would hold early presidential elections on Jan. 26 in what is expected to be a battle between two men revered for their efforts to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels.
Sri Lanka 215-5 (Kumar Sangakkara 78, Chamara Kapugedera 47, Tillakaratne Dilshan 34, Sanath Jayasuriya 26; Rohit Sharma 1-22) def. India 186-9 (Gautam Gambhir 55, Virender Sehwag 26; Sanath Jayasuriya 2-19, Anjelo Mathews 2-30).
Video footage that allegedly shows Sri Lankan troops executing prisoners during the final stages of its battle against Tamil Tiger rebels was not fabricated, a British newspaper said Tuesday.
