Sri Lanka
Fragile batting hands Bangladesh a big defeat
Dhaka, July 26 (UNB) — In pursuit of 315, Bangladesh tumbled for 223 all-out to lose the first match of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka by 91 runs on Friday at Colombo.
Batting collapse leaves Bangladesh stutter against Sri Lanka
Dhaka, July 26 (UNB) - In their pursuit of 315 for victory, Bangladesh lost four wickets in quick succession which left them stutter in the first game of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday.
Over 550,000 people affected by dry weather in Sri Lanka
Colombo, July 17 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Wednesday said the number of people affected by the severe dry weather across the island country had risen to over 550,000.
Muslims leave Sri Lanka govt to allow probe of terror claim
Sri Lanka, June 4 (AP/UNB) — Eleven Muslim politicians resigned from top government posts in Sri Lanka on Monday, saying they wanted to enable the government to investigate allegations that some of them had links to the extremists who carried out the deadly Easter attacks.
Anxiety and hope over church schools reopening after attacks
Colombo, May (AP/UNB) — Catholic officials and parents in Sri Lanka are hopeful that church-run schools will begin to reopen soon for the first time since last month's devastating Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels.
Sri Lanka emergency law bans face coverings
Sri Lanka, Apr 29 (AP/UNB) —Muslim women in Sri Lanka will no longer be able to veil their faces under an emergency law ordered by President Maithripala Sirisena that bans all kinds of face coverings that may conceal people's identities.
Sri Lanka troops raid militants, find 15 bodies in house
Colombo, Apr 27 (AP/UNB) — Sri Lankan security forces found 15 bodies, including six children, early Saturday after militants linked to the Easter bombings opened fire and set off explosives during a raid on their house in the country's east, police said.
Christians' ethnic inclusion in Sri Lanka keeps fragile calm
Sri Lanka, Apr 26 (AP/UNB) — During the bad years, when rebels mostly from the ethnic minority Tamils and majority Sinhalese government forces were slaughtering each other in a horrific civil war, Gnanamani found solace in something many of her fellow Tamils didn't have: Christianity, and especially its long inclusion in Sri Lanka's main ethnic groups.
Unspeakable grief: 5 members of 1 family killed in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Apr 24 (AP/UNB) — The dark wooden coffins, sitting side by side, attested to one family's unspeakable grief.
Death toll rises to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings, more arrested
Colombo, Apr 24 (AP/UNB) — The death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359 and more suspects have been arrested, police said Wednesday.