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......

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......

Hope fades for missing people in Lanka garbage mishap, toll 24

Hundreds of rescuers raced against time on Sunday to find survivors after a mountain of garbage collapsed on dozens of homes following a fire near the Sri Lankan capital two days ago, as the death......

215 killed as blasts rock Sri Lanka on Easter

Seven persons had been arrested in connection with the blasts. IMAGE: The blasts have been described as one of the deadliest attacks in the country's history. Photograph: Dinuka......