Apr 24 Sri Lanka president demands security officials resign over Easter bombings By Krishan Francis, Associated Press Sri Lanka's president has asked for the resignations of the defense secretary and national police chief. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 3:29 As bombing death toll tops 300, grieving Sri Lanka looks for answers The death toll from Sri Lanka's Easter massacre has risen to 321, as the country observed a national day of mourning Tuesday. Although the Islamic State made an unconfirmed claim of responsibility for the bombings, officials in Colombo blamed a… Continue watching
Apr 23 Sri Lanka minister says Easter bombings a response to New Zealand attacks By Emily Schmall, Krishan Francis, Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A top Sri Lanka official on Tuesday called the Easter attack on churches, hotels and other sites “retaliation” for the shooting massacre by a white supremacist at two New Zealand mosques last month, as the Islamic… Continue reading
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