spokesman for Sirisena's Sri Lanka Freedom Party confirmed he was not seeking re-election.. ..…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan court on Friday dismissed case seeking the cancellation of the citizenship of presidential Gotabaya Rajapaksa, clearing the way for him to register as in November election... ..…

FILE - In this Aug 11, 2019, file photo, former Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa waves to supporters during party convention held to announce Colombo, Sri Lanka. ... By supporters for bringing bloody end to in, The brother and powerful right hand of former..…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's Parliament on Wednesday began debating no-confidence motion against the government for failing to prevent Easter suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people.. ..…

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered the execution of four drug offenders, claiming it would end increasing addiction problems in the country... Sri Lanka's plan to resume use of the penalty is setback for human rights, said Brad Adams, Asia director.. ..…

Dawlat Zadran blocks one 2019 Cricket World Cup, Game, Afghanistan Sri Lanka. ... Fortunately for Sri Lanka, Angelo Mathews was there to clear up.. Fortunately for Sri Lanka, Angelo Mathews was able to chase it down.. ..…

In March 2019, the UN for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, told Human Rights Council that in Sri Lanka, there has been minimal progress on accountability. ... On the anniversary of the end of the war and in the aftermath of Easter bombings, Sri Lankan government should recommit..…

Muslim activists Sri Lanka and beyond claim that the ban on face coverings violates their freedom. ... The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama, Sri Lanka's top body of Islamic scholars, even advised Muslim women not to hinder the security forces in their efforts to..…

., coverage of Islamic terrorist bombings of churches and hotels Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday has been sparse generally uninformative. ... he studied aeronautical engineering in UK and did postgraduate studies Australia before returning to settle Sri Lanka.. ..…

-Based Muslim Brotherhood TV Sri Lanka Bombers Avenged Injustice ISIS Was Created So That West Would Continue to Rule World. ... She said that she does not justify Sri Lanka, except that it's good exercise to put in the bombers shoes, and she criticized media silence..…

The magnitude and brutality of Easter terrorist attacks Sri Lanka that killed at least 253 people go beyond the capacity of local groups therefore, it's necessary to study the foreign interests in backdrop, order to understand. ... Countering Indian influence even in Tamil-dominated and..…

Find American Space Sri Lanka where you can connect with U.S... House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul's Statement on Terrorist Attack Sri Lanka.. ... Location Sri Lanka   Sri Lankan authorities reporting that additional..…

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ISIS is claiming responsibility for Sunday's attacks Sri Lanka, by Trump Administration that it had defeated the group were not true. · Tuesday, April 23, 2019 · No comments. ... The preliminary investigations have revealed that what happened Sri Lanka was retaliation..…

In the period 1983-2009, Sri Lanka lived through war involving conflict between Sinhalese and Tamils, with Tamil Tigers trying to break Tamil territories away from Sri Lanka. ... Only through fighting landlordism and Sri Lanka, and against the schemes..…

Wijewardene said the group behind Sri Lanka bombings was National Thowheeth Jama'ath, Islamist group blamed for defacing Buddhist statues.. ... By recent years of clashes between the, Ethnic and violence has plagued Sri Lanka for decades, with conflict with Tamil..…

Sri Lankan police clear the area while Special Task Force Bomb Squad officers inspect the site of exploded van near church that was attacked Colombo, Sri Lanka April 22, 2019. COLOMBO — Sri Lankans woke to law on Tuesday with the focus turning to militants with links to foreign..…

A total of six suicide bombers were involved, Sri Lanka military spokesman Sumith Atapattu told CNN. . ... The attacks occurred in a period of political instability in Sri Lanka. ..…

The death toll from Easter Sunday explosions Sri Lanka has risen to 290 with almost 500 people wounded, on Monday. . ... Two Muslim groups Sri Lanka condemned the attacks on churches and hotels in the country on Easter Sunday that killed more than 200 people.. ..…

In the United States, Catholic Church leaders issued statements offering condolences and prayers for Sri Lanka the day of the bombings, including Chicago Cardinal Blase J. ... He noted that in the past six months, three Abrahamic faiths have suffered violence, with the attacks on..…

The secretary of the organization of Muslim nations has condemned Sri Lanka that killed more than 200 people on Easter Sunday.. Saudi Arabia also denounced Sri Lanka and described them as terrorist explosions, saying the kingdom extends its condolences to the families..…

Buddhism is believed to have reached Sri Lanka in BCE, and the island has played Buddhist history.. ... Christianity reached Sri Lanka beginning in 1508, when Portuguese merchants reached the island. ..…

The secretary of the organization of Muslim nations has condemned Sri Lanka that killed more than 200 people on Easter Sunday.. Saudi Arabia also denounced Sri Lanka and described them as terrorist explosions, saying the kingdom extends its condolences to the families of..…

The attack has shaken Sri Lanka and the world to the core, writes Andrea Riccardi, historian and founder of Roman Catholic lay Sant'Egidio, Corriere della Sera.. ..…

series of coordinated bombings ripped across Sri Lanka on Sunday morning, striking hotels and churches, killing almost 200 people and shattering the relative calm that the nation had enjoyed recent years... ... Sri Lanka, in Indian Ocean, suffered decades of war that..…

FILE PHOTO Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's former secretary and brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa looks on during interview with Foreign Correspondents Association of Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka March 27, 2017. ... Gotabaya, U.S.-..…

President Trump offered his condolences to the victims of Sri Lanka blasts on Easter Sunday, did so with tweet that had high death toll statistic... ... United States offers heartfelt condolences to the great people of Sri Lanka. ..…

According to the Article 42 of Constitution of Sri Lanka President shall appoint who, in President's opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of Parliament. ... On the other hand, betraying Sirisena, barely two weeks the latter, along with 44 former MPs, defected from..…

COLOMBO — Supporters of Sri Lanka's fired prime minister and election on Monday challenged in court the president's sacking of parliament, upping the in political crisis that has sparked international alarm.. ..…

Sri Lanka's Maithripala Sirisena (right) and Mahinda Rajapaksa. Photo Credit: Sri Lanka government. . . Sri Lanka President’s Undemocratic And Unconstitutional Moves – OpEd . . . ..…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The president of Sri Lanka dissolved Parliament on Friday night and called for elections January to choose new lawmakers, was illegal, and that deepened two-week-old constitutional crisis over. ... Sri Lanka, located off the coast..…

Sri Lanka plunged deeper into crisis Saturday leaving the country facing further two months of damaging political paralysis.. ... The US is concerned by news Sri Lanka parliament will be dissolved, further deepening the political crisis, US State Department said in..…

man reads newspaper at stall carrying the news of Sri Lanka's parliament being dissolved, on Colombo, Sri Lanka November, 2018.REUTERS Dinuka Liyanawatte... ... As friend of Sri Lanka, UK calls on all parties to uphold the constitution and respect..…

Colombo Sri Lanka plunged in political crisis dictator and president, during the war. ... The Anglican Church of Sri Lanka spoke out against what it considers unconstitutional measure, worried it could lead to deterioration of our economy. ..…

man walks past poster of Sri Lanka's appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Maithripala Sirisena on Colombo, Sri Lanka October 28, 2018. Sri Lanka was plunged into the crisis on Friday breaking up coalition governing the island.. ..…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's president suspended parliament on Saturday even adding to growing crisis in South Asian island nation.. ... By the war between Sri Lanka is scarredBuddhist Sinhalese majority and Tamil rebels. ..…

Sri Lanka has moved to reconcile with India, United States and other Western powers.. ..…

Mahinda Rajapakse (L, Front) takes an oath in front of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (3rd R, Front) in Colombo, Sri Lankan, Oct. 26, 2018.  (Xinhua/Sri Lankan Presidential Secretariat) . Sri Lanka was plunged into a political crisis late on Friday as..…

Sri Lanka's sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, center, speaks with party members at his Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Oct 26, 2018.. ... Traditionally, Sirisena's Sri Lanka Freedom Party has espoused left-of-center views and opposed liberalization,..…

This handout released by Sri Lanka President on Friday shows former Sri Lankan Mahinda Rajapakse handing over documents to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena as Rajapakse is in as new Prime Minister, Colombo — AFP... COLOMBO — Maithripala Sirisena installed..…

Sri Lanka's Special Task Force and Police officers stand guard near burnt house central district of Kandy, March 6, 2018. © 2018 Reuters. ... The government needs to protect the human rights of all ethnic groups to ensure that the ugly violence that presaged Sri..…

In Sri Lanka, LSSP's of the working class opened the door to the unrestrained growth of communal politics, both by legitimizing Sinhala communalism and shattering the confidence of Tamil minority that it could look to the working class to defend its democratic rights.. ..…

The article also noted that Sri Lanka had accumulated debt of $55 billion of. Sri Lanka is among Washington's major concerns Middle East and Europe.. ..…

Her published book,  Cascades of Violence  War, Crime, and Peacebuilding Across South Asia with John Braithwaite, explores the dynamics of war and crime Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.. ... Both then and now, Rajapaksa has been involved in the big..…

Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs said in tweet that United States was concerned by news Sri Lanka Parliament will be dissolved, further deepening the political crisis.. ... As friend of Sri Lanka, UK calls on all parties to uphold the constitution and respect..…