Many of the gravesites that pockmark the north and east of the country are believed to contain the victims of atrocities ...

Sri Lanka needs around $7 billion to rebuild homes, roads and industries destroyed by Cyclone Ditwah, which so far has left ...

Cyclone Ditwah wreaked havoc in Sri Lanka, killing over 120, with at least 130 others missing, and causing massive ...

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COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan troops dismantled the last rebel defense on the island’s west coast Saturday, securing a land route to the northern peninsula in a key victory against ...

In the wake of the August 17 parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka, Tamil nationalist parties are serving as key props for President Maithripala Sirisena in his attempt to install a new pro-US regime ...

Cyclone Ditwah, originating near Sri Lanka, caused catastrophic flooding and landslides across the Indian Ocean basin. Sri ...

In Rameswaram, nearly 200 habitations in Thangachimadam remained marooned after two days of heavy rainfall..Tamil Nadu rain, ...

Sri Lankan Tamil refugee families detained for decades in refugee camps in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have repeatedly tried to commit suicide in desperation due to conditions in the camps. Amid ...

The elections in Sri Lanka next month come just ahead of a much-anticipated report on the alleged war crimes by prime ministerial candidate and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government during ...

The Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka are undoubtedly one of the most organized, effective and brutal terrorist groups in the world. They invented the suicide vest and, according to the FBI, are the only ...