Sri Lanka was voting on Saturday. 16 million voters choose a new president. 35 candidates are in the running. An…
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Sri Lanka: floods claim victims
Floods in Sri Lanka have left at least eight people dead, according to authorities, who have deployed relief efforts to…
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Sri Lanka: ammunition shipment explodes, 27 dead
In Sri Lanka, the death toll has been revised downwards. At least 27 people were killed in the accidental explosion…
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Humanitarian disaster in Sri Lanka
Thousands of civilians abandoned to their fate, hundreds of wounded trapped without medical aid. In Sri Lanka, the International Committee…
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Tsunami, five years later in Sri Lanka
The tsunami of December 26, 2004 left 35,000 dead and 550,000 homeless in Sri Lanka. In the south of the…
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European Tamils believe their Sri Lankan brothers were victims of genocide
The Tamil diaspora wants to shed light on the circumstances under which the rebellion was crushed in Sri Lanka. Demonstrations…
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Dooming United Nations report on the end of the conflict in Sri Lanka in 2009
According to the UN , thousands of people have been killed as a result of the conflict between the government…
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Sri Lanka: UN concerned about humanitarian situation after end of conflict
Sri Lanka ends 37 years of civil war but the international community is concerned about the humanitarian catastrophe caused by…
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Sri Lanka: riot in a prison
At least 13 prisoners have been killed in Sri Lanka’s largest prison in Colombo, the capital. To the chagrin of…
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Sri Lanka: unanimous condemnation abroad after the attacks
In the aftermath of the bloody attacks in Sri Lanka, condemnations are unanimous across the world. Scott Morrisson, the Australian…
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Pope begins two-day visit to Sri Lanka
Pope Francis has started a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, a country which remains deeply marked by three decades of…
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Do you play tuk-tuk polo?
No horses but tuk-tuk to play polo. The game takes place in Galle, Sri Lanka, it is the second tuk-tuk…
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North – The Food Bank’s Facebook page “mistakenly” deactivated for two months
The North Food Bank finally found its Facebook page on the night of Wednesday 5 to Thursday 6 May, while…
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Security Council calls on rebellion to lay down arms
Civilians trapped in the conflict in Sri Lanka are at the center of the concerns of the UN Security Council.…
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Sri Lanka: ex-strongman Rajapakse tries to return to legislative elections
In Sri Lanka, polling stations closed on Monday at 4 p.m. local time, after legislative elections placed under enhanced protection.…
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Sri Lanka, still torn, celebrates its independence
Sri Lanka celebrated its independence on Wednesday with a speech by the president which contrasted with that of its predecessors.…
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Humanitarian disaster looms in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, 100,000 people are displaced by the raging fighting between the army and Tamil rebels. Since Monday, refugees…
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Sri Lankan army traps Tamil Tigers in land
Sri Lankan army soldiers relish their advance. This morning, and for the first time in 25 years of war, they…
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Sri Lanka: churches remained empty on Sunday
Like all churches in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, St Theresa, remained desperately empty on Sunday … While the threat…
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Elephants in the spotlight in Sri Lanka
Thousands of people gathered in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, to witness a colorful elephant parade during a festival.…
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