Maithripala Sirisena
Death-row inmates of Sri Lanka's Welikada prison protest holding banners from the roof of the prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 25, 2021. About 150 death-row inmates in Sri Lanka began a hunger strike to demand their sentences be commuted, prison officials said, after the nation's president pardoned a former lawmaker who had been condemned for an election-related killing. Banners read "Treat all inmates equally," "Grant bail on appeal applications," "Minister! Stop bogus promises," "Grant pardon to us like you did to terrorists and notorious politicians." (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Death row inmates in Sri Lanka protest ex-lawmaker's pardon

By Bharatha Mallawarachi Jun. 25, 2021 03:15 AM EDT

A Sri Lankan police officer walks crosses a road as special force soldiers ride motorbikes during 73rd Independence Day parade rehearsal with a calf elephant in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Sri Lanka's independence from British colonial rule is celebrated on Feb. 4 each year. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lanka leader vows action vs 2019 bombing militants

By Krishan Francis Feb. 04, 2021 02:14 AM EST

Sri Lankan Catholics pray outside St. Anthony's church, one of the sites of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, on the first anniversary of the deadly bombings in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Sri Lankans commemorated the anniversary of last year's Islamic State group-inspired Easter Sunday bomb attacks from their homes on Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. More than 260 people were killed when three churches, two Catholic and one Protestant, came under simultaneous suicide bomb attacks during Easter celebrations on April 21, 2019. Three tourist hotels were also targeted, killing some 42 foreign nationals. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lankans remember Easter bomb victims at home amid virus

By Krishan Francis Apr. 21, 2020 01:36 AM EDT

A Sri Lankan police officer disinfects a homeless woman, as others stand in a queue before they are transported to an isolation center as a measure to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus during a lockdown in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 17, 2020. Sri Lankan authorities claim they have largely managed to prevent community spreading through proper identification and isolation of people who came into contact with COVID-19 patients. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lanka election set for June 20, ending possible crisis

By Krishan Francis Apr. 20, 2020 06:03 AM EDT