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WOODS FILES ENTRY FOR US OPEN
This year's US Open will take place at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, in Southampton, New York from June 14-17, where Woods has played twice before... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA PRESIDENT MAITHRIPALA SIRISENA SUSPENDS PARLIAMENT
Some main parliament committees, including those looking into public enterprises and accounts, are headed by opposition lawmakers... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA OPENS DOOR FOR RETURN OF DIVISIVE FORMER PRESIDENT
Voters who turfed Mahinda Rajapaksa out of office in 2015 give his party local election win... READ MORE›
UNDERWATER WITH SRI LANKA'S SPERM WHALES IN PICTURES
Last year Andrew and I dove with a super-pod of 150 sperm whales here, many in mating mode... READ MORE›
HOW CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA STUMBLED INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
We knew quite a lot about Cambridge Analytica and how they operated, says Andy Davies, one of the journalists involved in the investigation... READ MORE›
HARDLINE BUDDHIST GROUP ACCUSED IN ANTI-MUSLIM RIOTS IN LANKA TO FLOAT POLITICAL PARTY
Nearly 300 people, including a senior leader of Mahason Balakaya, were arrested during the riots... READ MORE›
FORMER LANKA PRESIDENT MAHINDA'S SON NAMAL RAJAPAKSA DENIED ENTRY TO US FROM MOSCOW
Sri Lankan MP Namal Rajapaksa said he was denied entry to the US from Russia... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA LIFTS STATE OF EMERGENCY
Sri Lanka has lifted a state of emergency imposed on 6 March in response to an outbreak of violence against Muslim communities... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA 'ON THE BRINK' AMID FRESH ANTI-MUSLIM VIOLENCE
The conflict could also impact Sri Lanka's economic recovery after decades of war, he warned... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER VIOLENCE
Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after several attacks against mosques and Muslim-owned businesses... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER CLASH BETWEEN BUDDHISTS AND MUSLIMS
Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency for 10 days after clashes erupted between majority Buddhists and members of the minority Muslim community... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA IMPOSES STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER COMMUNAL VIOLENCE
Sri Lanka's government has imposed a nation-wide state of emergency to take stern action against people instigating communal violence, a government spokesman has said... READ MORE›
SRIDEVI'S DEATH: CASE CLOSED, SAY DUBAI OFFICIALS
Dubai Public Prosecution stressed that all regular procedures followed in such cases have been completed, it said... READ MORE›
BOLLYWOOD STAR SRIDEVI DIED FROM 'ACCIDENTAL DROWNING'
Bollywood actress Sridevi died from accidental drowning, according to the forensic report... READ MORE›
REPORTS: BOLLYWOOD ICON SRIDEVI DIES AGED 54
The 54-year-old Bollywood icon was attending a family wedding in the United Arab Emirates when she suffered a fatal heart attack, the reports said... READ MORE›
WE DO NOT WANT ANY TROUBLE BETWEEN INDIA & CHINA, SAYS FORMER MALDIVES PRESIDENT NASHEED
It shouldn't work like that, and hope that people in the Indian Ocean understand that this is not the way forward, he added... READ MORE›
SENIOR COP ARRESTED OVER SRI LANKAN NEWSPAPER EDITOR'S KILLING
Wickrematunga was a fierce critic of the Rajapaksa government... READ MORE›
MALDIVES ARMY SEALS OFF PARLIAMENT ARRESTS MPS
Top court hits back at President Abdulla Yameen's refusal to free opponents after its surprise ruling last week... READ MORE›
36 DEAD AS TANK BATTLE ROCKS YEMEN'S 'COUP-HIT' ADEN
The clashes came after separatist forces seized government buildings in what Yemen's prime minister called an attempted coup... READ MORE›
36 DEAD AS TANK BATTLE ROCKS YEMEN'S 'COUP-HIT' ADEN
The clashes came after separatist forces seized government buildings in what Yemen's prime minister called an attempted coup... READ MORE›
CAN TRUMP'S AMERICA REVERSE WORLDWIDE DISAPPROVAL?
Notwithstanding what happened in Sri Lanka, others are undaunted by China's supposedly sharp elbows... READ MORE›
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OCEANS UNDER GREATEST THREAT IN HISTORY, WARNS SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
The world's oceans are under the greatest threat in history, according to Sir David Attenborough... READ MORE›
OM PURI, CELEBRATED INDIAN ACTOR, DIES AGED 66
Om Puri, one of India's most critically acclaimed actors, who starred in films across Hollywood, Bollywood and the UK, had died in Mumbai... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 100 UN PEACEKEEPERS RAN A CHILD SEX RING IN HAITI. NONE WERE EVER JAILED
In August 2007, the UN received complaints of suspicious interactions between Sri Lankan soldiers and Haitian children... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 100 UN PEACEKEEPERS RAN A CHILD SEX RING IN HAITI. NONE WERE EVER JAILED
In August 2007, the UN received complaints of suspicious interactions between Sri Lankan soldiers and Haitian children... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 100 UN PEACEKEEPERS RAN A CHILD SEX RING IN HAITI. NONE WERE EVER JAILED
In August 2007, the UN received complaints of suspicious interactions between Sri Lankan soldiers and Haitian children... READ MORE›
ON MONEY WHAT THE WORLDS EMPTIEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAYS ABOUT CHINAS INFLUENCE
Chinese projects all over the world can create debt traps for the countries theyre in and perhaps also trap China on the road to empire... READ MORE›
WONDER WOMAN GAL GADOT BACKS MOCKED SRI LANKAN COSPLAYERS
Hollywood actress Gal Gadot has thrown her support behind two young women in Sri Lanka after they were cyber-bullied for cosplaying as Wonder Woman... READ MORE›
BAY OF BENGAL: DEPLETED FISH STOCKS AND HUGE DEAD ZONE SIGNAL TIPPING POINT
Approximately 200 million people live along the Bay of Bengal's coasts and of these a major proportion are partially or wholly dependent on its fisheries2... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA PROTEST OVER CHINESE INVESTMENT TURNS UGLY
Several people have been injured in southern Sri Lanka during a protest against allowing China to build a port and industrial zone... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA: BUDDHIST LEADER STOKES ANTI-MUSLIM TENSION
Another Muslim shop in the town of Kahawatte was reportedly burned to the ground this week by unidentified attackers... READ MORE›
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION DECLARES SRI LANKA MALARIA-FREE
The World Health Organisation has certified that Sri Lanka is a malaria-free nation, in what it called a truly remarkable achievement... READ MORE›
ALCOHOL BAN ON SRI LANKAN WOMEN REINSTATED
While the previous law was not always strictly enforced, many Sri Lankan women had welcomed the change... READ MORE›
EX-LEADER'S BROTHER 'LED DEATH SQUAD' IN SRI LANKA
READ MORE Army spies arrested over Lasantha Wickrematunge murder The Mount Lavinia Court ordered police to carry out further investigations and arrest any suspects involved... READ MORE›
PAKISTANIS HAIL INTERNATIONAL WORLD XI CRICKET SERIES
Ramiz Raja, another former Pakistan test cricketer and now television commentator, also celebrated the return of international cricket at home... READ MORE›
INDIAN MINISTERS WHO REWROTE SCIENCE
However, he is not the first Indian minister to make such claims, either about ancient India's contribution to science or that it invented the plane... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA STRUGGLING WITH DEBT HANDS A MAJOR PORT TO CHINA
With many countries owing China for One Belt, One Road projects, some critics said Sri Lanka was setting a dangerous precedent of signing over territory... READ MORE›
CHINA'S NAVAL HOSPITAL SHIP MAKES FIRST VISIT TO SRI LANKA[1]
Aside from Sri Lanka, Harmonious Mission 2017 will also see the Peace Ark visit other locations around the Indian Ocean... READ MORE›
FEAR GRIPS MUSLIMS IN SRI LANKA'S GINTHOTA AFTER ATTACK
Police say social media rumours about Muslims planning to attack a Buddhist temple triggered the violence... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA FLOODS, LANDSLIDES: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 100
Indian medical teams and emergency relief arrived in the capital, Colombo, on Saturday to help Sri Lanka deal with the worst flooding in 14 years... READ MORE›
HERE ARE THE 50 DEMOCRACIES THAT HAVE DONE WHAT THE U.S. HAS FAILED TO DO
Indira Gandhi, for example, was the daughter of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru... READ MORE›
CHINA, SRI LANKA INK HAMBANTOTA PORT DEAL
China Merchants Port Holdings and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority signed an agreement here on Saturday to develop the Hambantota Port in southern Sri Lanka... READ MORE›
BODY OF FT JOURNALIST PRESUMED KILLED BY CROCODILE FOUND IN SRI LANKA
Body of FT journalist presumed killed by crocodile found in Sri Lanka... READ MORE›
YORKSHIRE TEA JUST HAD A VERY BIZARRE TWITTER ARGUMENT WITH THIS ANNOYED MANA
All tea comes from one type of bush, called Camellia Sinensis, Yorkshire Teas website explains... READ MORE›
HONG KONG REJECTS ASYLUM FOR REFUGEES WHO SHELTERED EDWARD SNOWDEN
The Hong Kong government has repeatedly tried to question the four adults about their involvement with Mr. Snowden... READ MORE›
RACE TO RESCUE SRI LANKA FLOOD VICTIMS AS TOLL RISES
Helicopters are searching for people marooned four days after floods and mudslides inundated parts of southern and western Sri Lanka and killed at least 164 people... READ MORE›
MASSIVE DUMP LANDSLIDE KILLS AT LEAST 10 IN SRI LANKA
A 13-year-old boy and two girls aged 14 and 15 were among the dead, said Pushpa Soysa, head nurse at the main Colombo hospital... READ MORE›
COLOMBO: DEATH TOLL FROM RUBBISH DUMP COLLAPSE RISES
Sri Lanka's parliament was warned recently that the 23 million tonnes of garbage rotting at Kolonnawa was a serious health hazard... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA BABIES 'WERE TRADED ILLEGALLY'
Some new mothers at a hospital in Matugama, western Sri Lanka, were reportedly told their children had died, when they were actually sold abroad for adoption... READ MORE›
SRI LANKA TO SIGN HAMBANTOTA PORT DEAL WITH CHINA ON SATURDAY, INDIA'S SECURITY CONCERNS ADDRESSED
The deal will also help Sri Lanka manage its foreign debt better, he added... READ MORE›
UN RAISES CONCERNS OVER ABUSES, TORTURE IN SRI LANKA
Addressing the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said the government maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards torture ... READ MORE›