Sri Lanka

A Sri Lankan soldier stands guard near a car explosion after the police tried to defuse a bomb near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka.

A State of Disorientation: Dispatch from Sri Lanka after the Easter Bombings

In Colombo, as though there is war once more, the ominous presence of heavi...

In Colombo, as though there is war once more, the ominous presence of heavily armed soldiers is everywhere. Ever since the Easter Sunday bombings, checkpoints have been posted on all the main roads, as well...

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena smiles during an interview with the Associated Press at his residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Sirisena says “99%” of the suspects in Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels have been arrested and their explosive materials seized.

Sri Lanka's President Says Country Is Now Safe After Easter Sunday Attacks

"The country is in a safe position right now," President Maithripala Sirise...

"The country is in a safe position right now," President Maithripala Sirisena said

Sri Lanka's Catholic Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Ranjith, speaks during a press conference on April 30, 2019.

Sri Lankan Cardinal Cites 'Foreign Intelligence' Saying More Attacks on Churches are Possible

Due to new security reports, all Catholic churches and schools are now clos...

Due to new security reports, all Catholic churches and schools are now closed "until further notice."

A Sri Lankan vendor shows a full face veil, called a niqab, at a shop selling clothes for Muslim women in Colombo on April 30, 2019. Religious tensions and a government ban on covering the face since the Easter Sunday suicide attacks have forced conservative Muslim women in Sri Lanka to shun veils, head scarves and long robes in public.

Sri Lanka Bans Face Coverings as it Scrambles to Respond to Easter Attacks

Eight days after the April 21 bombings in Sri Lanka left at least 253 dead,...

Eight days after the April 21 bombings in Sri Lanka left at least 253 dead, the government announced that all face coverings would be banned in public, saying the move would help the search for...