Sri Lanka has held its first mass funeral as the country marks a day of mourning for the victims of Sunday’s bomb blasts. The death toll from the attacks on churches and hotels has risen to 321 with about 500…
Sri Lanka explosions: 137 killed as churches and hotels targeted (BBC)
At least 137 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, police and hospital sources say. At least seven blasts were reported. Three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo’s Kochchikade district…
Sri Lanka advertising for executioners (CNN)
Sri Lanka has started advertising for executioners after the country’s President declared he would reinstate the death penalty. Candidates must be Sri Lankan men aged between 18 and 45, have “excellent moral character” and a “very good mind and mental…
Sri Lanka parliament sacking ‘illegal’ (BBC)
Sri Lanka’s top court has ruled that the president’s dissolution of parliament last month was unconstitutional, as a political crisis continues to grip the nation. President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed his prime minister and replaced him with former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa…
Sri Lanka’s disputed prime minister takes his fight to the Supreme Court (CNN)
Sri Lanka’s prime minister is appealing a court decision that temporarily bars him and his cabinet from carrying out official duties, amid a constitutional crisis that has left the island nation without effective leadership. The ruling by Sri Lanka’s Court…
Sri Lanka defence chief held over murders (BBC)
Sri Lanka’s top military officer has been remanded in custody, accused of covering up civil war-era murders. Chief of Defence Staff Ravindra Wijeguneratne appeared in court after warrants for his arrest were issued. Prosecutors say he protected the main suspect,…
Sri Lanka ‘sacked’ PM confident of support (BBC)
The man at the centre of Sri Lanka’s political crisis has told the BBC he has the support of parliament and will not leave the grand mansion reserved for the island nation’s prime minister. Last week the president sacked PM…
