Apr 22 Watch 4:07 After deadly Easter attacks, Sri Lankan officials blame jihadists, admit they had warning A wave of suicide bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday has the country grieving, on edge and under a national emergency. At least 290 people died in the attack, which the government blamed on a little-known Jihadist group. Police… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 7:41 Why we need to think about extremism differently in order to reduce it As Sri Lanka reels from a series of deadly Easter Sunday attacks, the problem of violent extremism enters the spotlight once again. How can the U.S. and the world anticipate and counter the threat of terrorism, which experts agree cannot… Continue watching
Apr 22 How to help victims of the Sri Lanka bombings By Rebecca Oh Here are a few ways you can help the victims of the bombings, which have killed at least 290 people. Continue reading
Apr 22 4 Americans killed in Sri Lanka Easter bombings By Associated Press At least 290 people were killed in the series of nine bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. Continue reading
Apr 22 Sri Lanka failed to heed warnings of attacks, official says By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Krishan Francis, Associated Press Sri Lankan officials failed to heed warnings from intelligence agencies about the threat of an attack by a domestic radical Muslim group that officials blame for Easter Sunday bombings which killed more than 200 people, the country's health minister said… Continue reading
Apr 21 Sri Lanka blocks social media after deadly attacks By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press A group that monitors internet censorship says Sri Lankan authorities have blocked most social media services in the country following the Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 200 people. Continue reading
Apr 21 A look at Sri Lanka’s troubled recent history marked by war By Associated Press Here is a look at a long and troubled history marked by ethnic and religious divides after a series of blasts in and outside Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday, blamed on religious extremists, recalled the worst days of the… Continue reading
Apr 21 Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Krishan Francis, Associated Press More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxury hotels in or near Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen… Continue reading
Dec 16 Sri Lanka’s president reinstates prime minister he sacked By Krishan Francis, Associated Press Sri Lanka's president reappointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister on Sunday, nearly two months after firing him and setting off a long political stalemate in the South Asian island nation. Continue reading
Dec 14 Sri Lankan Prime Minister expected to resign amid political crisis By Krishan Francis, Associated Press Sri Lanka has had no functioning government for nearly two weeks and is facing the prospect of being unable to pass a budget for next year. Continue reading