Sri Lankan traditional dancers perform during an event to mark the anniversary of country's independence from British colonial rule in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Eranga ...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former defense secretary and brother of ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa, emerged victorious in Sri Lanka’s presidential election last Sunday. Gotabaya was largely backed by the ...

Nearly 16 years after Sri Lanka's civil war, former female fighters from the country's northern provinces still have limited opportunities. Ranjini reminisces with a mix of nostalgia and regret about ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international rights group said Monday there were "reasonable grounds" to believe Sri Lankan forces committed war crimes during the final months of ...

Just over two months ago, the Tamils went to the polls for Sri Lanka’s Northern Provincial Council elections with defiance, yet with a cautious sense of festivity. Military harassment of voters and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new ...

COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new government declined to sing the national anthem in Tamil, the country’s second national language, during the island’s Independence Day ...