Sri Lanka evacuates northern coast before cyclone hits

Sri Lanka is evacuating people from its northern coast as a cyclone threatened to hit the region. The meteorological department said that a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal was developing into......

Lanka arrests 5 for 'stealing' Indian tsunami buoy

Five Sri Lankan fishermen have been arrested on charges of stealing an Indian tsunami warning equipment, police said on Tuesday. The arrested men were produced before the chief magistrate in the......