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Photos of an international kite festival in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Hundreds of kites including some in the shapes of elephants, leopards, pandas, birds and snakes adorned ...

Over a decade old video from Sri Lanka civil war resurfaced as Myanmar conflict

A video clip depicting an aircraft flying over a remote area while firing missiles was shared as the junta's attack on ethnic ...

Colorful kites adorn Sri Lanka’s capital as Colombo Kite Festival gets underway

Hundreds of kites of different shapes and sizes including elephants, leopards, pandas, birds and snakes adorned the skies as ...

A wartime mass grave in Sri Lanka yields a baby bottle, children’s clothes and 141 skeletons

Excavations have been underway since June, after workers found human remains while digging to build an electric crematorium.
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Conservationists warn of targeted poaching behind Sri Lanka’s leopard killings

Wildlife conservationists have sounded the alarm that leopard poaching in Sri Lanka is being carried out more systematically ...

Indian fishermen from Rameswaram leave for Sri Lanka to assess condition of boats released by Lankan courts

A group of 14 fishermen from Rameswaram departed in a trawler departed from the Rameswaram jetty on Monday (August 25, 2025) ...
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Sri Lanka’s exports hit US$ 10 billion mark in first seven months of 2025

Sri Lanka’s total export earnings in the first seven months of 2025 have soared to nearly US$ 10 billion, according to the ...
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Sri Lanka accused of harassing families of the forcibly disappeared

Police 'discouraged people from attending activities for war victims, intimidated others by filming memorial events' ...