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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Lifts Curfew As New PM Seeks To Form Cabinet
Sri Lanka lifted a nationwide curfew for 12 hours today, further easing tight curbs as new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe sought to form a government after clashes with anti-government groups killed nine people.
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Burnt Buses, Submerged Cars Become Selfie Points Outside Lanka PM House
Amid the ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka, the country has found for itself new selfie points near burnt buses and cars submerged in ponds outside the Prime Minister's residence in Colombo.
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Probe Ordered Whether Sri Lankan Prison Inmates Hired To Attack Protesters
Violence erupted in Sri Lanka on Monday after supporters of former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa attacked peaceful anti-government protesters. Probe has been ordered on allegations whether prison inmates were used in the violent protests in Colombo.
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Lankan Politicians, Their Families Haven't Fled To India: High Commission
India on Tuesday denied rumors circulating in sections of media and social media that certain Sri Lankan political persons and their families have fled to India.
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Lanka Ex-PM, Family Flee To Naval Base, Surrounded By Protesters: Sources
Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family have taken shelter at a naval base in Trincomalee in north-east part of the island nation, sources have told NDTV, as lethal protests continue amid the country's worst debt crisis.
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In Sri Lanka Violence, Dozens Dunked In Lake, MP Shot Himself
Five people were killed and more than 225 wounded in a wave of violence in Sri Lanka where the prime minister resigned after weeks of protests over the worsening economic crisis.
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Sacked Sri Lanka Minister Arjuna Ranatunga Arrested Over Shooting: Police
Sri Lankan police on Monday arrested deposed oil minister Arjuna Ranatunga over a shooting that killed one person on the weekend, police spokesman said.
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European Union Alarmed by Violence Over Muslims in Sri Lanka
The European Union says it is very alarmed by the violence perpetrated against Muslims in Sri Lanka in which three people were killed and more than 50 wounded.
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Sri Lankan High Commissioner on Channel 4 documentary
A new documentary to air on Channel 4 this week has created an international human rights controversy - the film purportedly shows the 12-year-old son of LTTE leader Prabhkaran lying dead with five bullets in his chest. Sri Lanka has said the allegations in the film about war crime are malicious.
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Lifts Curfew As New PM Seeks To Form Cabinet
Sri Lanka lifted a nationwide curfew for 12 hours today, further easing tight curbs as new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe sought to form a government after clashes with anti-government groups killed nine people.
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Burnt Buses, Submerged Cars Become Selfie Points Outside Lanka PM House
Amid the ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka, the country has found for itself new selfie points near burnt buses and cars submerged in ponds outside the Prime Minister's residence in Colombo.
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Probe Ordered Whether Sri Lankan Prison Inmates Hired To Attack Protesters
Violence erupted in Sri Lanka on Monday after supporters of former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa attacked peaceful anti-government protesters. Probe has been ordered on allegations whether prison inmates were used in the violent protests in Colombo.
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Lankan Politicians, Their Families Haven't Fled To India: High Commission
India on Tuesday denied rumors circulating in sections of media and social media that certain Sri Lankan political persons and their families have fled to India.
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Lanka Ex-PM, Family Flee To Naval Base, Surrounded By Protesters: Sources
Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family have taken shelter at a naval base in Trincomalee in north-east part of the island nation, sources have told NDTV, as lethal protests continue amid the country's worst debt crisis.
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In Sri Lanka Violence, Dozens Dunked In Lake, MP Shot Himself
Five people were killed and more than 225 wounded in a wave of violence in Sri Lanka where the prime minister resigned after weeks of protests over the worsening economic crisis.
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Sacked Sri Lanka Minister Arjuna Ranatunga Arrested Over Shooting: Police
Sri Lankan police on Monday arrested deposed oil minister Arjuna Ranatunga over a shooting that killed one person on the weekend, police spokesman said.
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European Union Alarmed by Violence Over Muslims in Sri Lanka
The European Union says it is very alarmed by the violence perpetrated against Muslims in Sri Lanka in which three people were killed and more than 50 wounded.
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Sri Lankan High Commissioner on Channel 4 documentary
A new documentary to air on Channel 4 this week has created an international human rights controversy - the film purportedly shows the 12-year-old son of LTTE leader Prabhkaran lying dead with five bullets in his chest. Sri Lanka has said the allegations in the film about war crime are malicious.
