Police in New Zealand shot and killed a “violent extremist” after he stabbed and wounded at least six people in an Auckland supermarket. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the incident was a “terrorist attack” carried […]
At least eight people have been killed and 52 injured after a prison riot in Sri Lanka which saw guards clash with inmates, officials have said. The inmates had launched protests amid a surge of […]
Sri Lanka has recruited two hangmen as it prepares to carry out four executions – the first in 43 years. It follows the president’s announcement that four prisoners convicted of drug offences are to face […]
Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds. President Maithripala Sirisena said he was using an emergency […]
Sri Lankan police have arrested two people who posted a Facebook video showing one of them pretending to give a bribe to a traffic police cutout. In the footage, a motorcyclist is seen offering money […]
A man has been arrested by Sri Lankan customs authorities after being spotted attempting to smuggle, with “difficulty”, close to a kilo of gold hidden in his rectum. The 45-year-old India-bound passenger was seen behaving […]
The European parliamentarians have asked Sri Lanka to step up reforms and abolish anti-terror laws to qualify for lucrative trade concessions from the 28-member bloc. A four-member delegation from the European Parliament said Colombo’s proposed […]
Washington, DC – The United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announced an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for an opportunity for a project on strengthening […]
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