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since 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 22:12 UTC

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12 days ago

More than 100 Easter bombing victims in Sri Lanka named 'witnesses of faith' by Vatican

found 2025 › Apr › 21 (Mon) @ 10:55 UTC

The Vatican has recognised 167 Sri Lankan Catholics killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings as 'witnesses of faith', six years after the attacks that killed over 260 people.

13 days ago

Sri Lankan police investigate photo of Buddha’s tooth relic

found 2025 › Apr › 20 (Sun) @ 12:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Worshippers are frisked on entering temple in Kandy where relic is held and photography is strictly prohibited

Sri Lankan police have launched an investigation into a photo circulated on social media …

39 days ago

UK spending squeeze leaves anti-terror projects in limbo

found 2025 › Mar › 25 (Tue) @ 07:00 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Key security fund — whose schemes range from stopping ISIS recruitment to clearing deadly mines in Sri Lanka — faces uncertain future after cut to aid spending.

71 days ago

Train collides with elephants in Sri Lanka, causing derailment and animal fatalities

found 2025 › Feb › 21 (Fri) @ 07:05 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

A train derailed in Sri Lanka after colliding with a herd of elephants, killing six of them. No passengers were injured, while two elephants are being treated.

Paedophile jailed for abusing three boys hasn't been deported after claiming he would be at risk of harm in Sri Lanka as he's gay - and judges can't agree if it would breach his human rights

found 2025 › Feb › 21 (Fri) @ 07:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The convicted paedophile, named only as 'PG', molested three teenage boys - with the youngest victim just 13 - and received a jail term in 2012 when he was branded 'a danger to the community'.

72 days ago

Tourist falls off a train to her death 'while hanging from the carriage trying to take a photo' in Sri Lanka

found 2025 › Feb › 20 (Thu) @ 19:35 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Olga Perminova, 53, was travelling on the legendary Podi Menike rail line when she decided to lean out of an open door in a deadly picture opportunity.

74 days ago