Sri Lanka

DNA Test Confirms Death Of Terror Group Leader In Sri Lanka Easter Blasts

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Sri Lankan authorities have confirmed through DNA tests that one of the two suicide bombers who died in the Shangri-La Hotel bombing during Easter Sunday attacks was Zahran Cassim, the leader of the local terror group National Thawheed Jammath (NTJ).

'Mother Of Satan' Bombs Show Foreign Hand In Lanka Attacks: Investigators

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2019

One month after the Sri Lanka suicide attacks that killed more than 250 people, investigators have told AFP the bombers used "Mother of Satan" explosives favoured by the ISIS group that are a new sign of foreign involvement.

In Tearful Ceremony, Sri Lanka Catholics Mark One Month Since Bombings

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Hundreds of Catholics prayed outside the bombed St Anthony's Church in Colombo on Tuesday, marking one month since the Easter Sunday suicide attacks that killed 258 people in Sri Lanka.

Safe For Catholic Schools To Reopen, Says Sri Lanka Army

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Sri Lanka has tightened security ahead of the reopening Tuesday of some Catholic schools for the first time since the Easter bombings that killed 258 people, the army chief said.

Sri Lanka Parliament Official Arrested Over Links To Easter Sunday Blasts

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2019

A Sri Lankan parliament official was among six people arrested for their alleged links to the banned terror group, National Thawheed Jammath (NTJ), which carried out the deadly suicide attacks on Easter Sunday, a senior police official said on Monday.

India Offers Sri Lanka Full Support To Fight 'Jihadi Terrorism'

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2019

India has offered full support to Sri Lanka in dealing with the common threat of "Jihadi terrorism" following the deadly Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed nearly 260 people, including 11 Indians.

US Says Supports Sri Lanka's Fight Against Terror, Offers $480 Million Aid

World News | ANI | Friday May 17, 2019

The United States on Thursday re-affirmed its support for Sri Lanka in its fight against terrorism, in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people across the country last month.

Sri Lanka School Principal, Teacher Arrested For Link To Terror Attack

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2019

Sri Lankan Police said Friday they have arrested a school principal and a teacher for their alleged links to the local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ) blamed by the government for the deadly Easter Sunday bombings which killed nearly 260 people.

Cricket World Cup Winners To Get Record $4 Million Prize Money

Friday May 17, 2019

Tournament hosts England will open the World Cup 2019 when they face South Africa at The Oval in London on May 30.

Sri Lanka Army Denies Colluding With Anti-Muslim Rioters

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2019

Sri Lanka's army today denied allegations that its troops colluded with anti-Muslim mobs and failed to contain widespread riots that killed one man in a backlash against the Easter terror attacks.

Sri Lanka Lifts Travel Ban On Grieving British Groom

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2019

A Briton whose bride died on their honeymoon two days after arriving in Sri Lanka will be allowed to return home after a court lifted a travel ban Wednesday.

Lankan Techie, Under Indian Surveillance, Key In Bombings: Investigators

World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2019

A Sri Lankan software engineer suspected by authorities in Sri Lanka of having provided technical and logistical support to the Easter Sunday suicide bombers was monitored by Indian intelligence agencies three years ago for links with ISIS suspects, investigators said.

Sri Lanka Gets Long-Delayed $164 Million Loan Installment From IMF

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 14, 2019

The International Monetary Fund Tuesday released a long-delayed loan instalment to Sri Lanka, providing financial relief to a government still reeling from the Easter Sunday bombings that claimed 258 lives.

Sri Lanka Government Orders Nationwide Curfew For Second Night

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Sri Lanka's police declared Tuesday a nationwide curfew for a second night running, after anti-Muslim riots killed one man and left dozens of shops, homes and mosques damaged.

Sri Lanka Bomber Was Radicalised By British-Pakistani Preacher In UK

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2019

One of the Easter Sunday suicide bombers, who attempted to bomb the luxury Taj Samudra hotel in Sri Lanka capital Colombo, was radicalised by British-Pakistani radical preacher Anjem Choudary while he was studying at a university in London, according to a media report.