Sri Lanka

Pope, Buhari join global outrage as bombs kill over 200 in Sri Lanka

Reports indicated that no fewer than 450 others were also injured in bomb blasts that…

Buhari condemns horrific attacks against Christians in Sri Lanka

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the horrific attacks on several churches and hotels…

Sri Lanka to hire hangmen to execute drug traffickers

Sri Lanka said on Friday it plans to hire two hangmen, two days after President…

Hangman recruit abandons job after seeing gallows

A recruit for the position of hangman in Sri Lanka got upset on seeing the…

Torrential rains, landslides kill 150 in Sri Lanka

More than 150 people are feared dead after they were buried under two landslides triggered…

Pope Francis begins five-day Philippines visit

Pope Francis will on Thursday immerse himself in the Catholic Church's passionate and chaotic Asian…

Sri Lanka's new government survives coup plot

Sri Lanka's new government on Sunday accused toppled strongman Mahinda Rajapakse of having tried to…

Sri Lanka new president appoints cabinet

New Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena began assembling a cabinet Saturday on his first day…

Sri Lanka President thrashed in poll

Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapakse has conceded defeat in presidential elections, officials said Friday, after a…

Sri Lanka waits for results of poll

Sri Lankans faced a tense wait Friday for the result of a bitterly contested election…