Minor controlled explosion reported in S...

COLOMBO, April 24 (Xinhua) -- A small controlled explosion occurred in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Wednesday when the bomb disposal unit attempted to check a suspicious motorcycle, the police said

Explosion reported at Colombo cinema in ...

An explosion was reported on Wednesday at a cinema in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka, local media reported. Police are examining a motorbike parked close to the Savoy Cinema where a controlle

Death toll of Sri Lanka's blasts surges ...

COLOMBO, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of a series of explosions which ripped through Sri Lanka on Sunday has surged to 359, the police said Wednesday.

Death toll from Sri Lanka serial blasts ...

The death toll from Sunday's Sri Lanka serial explosions rose to 359 as the investigation continues, police said on Wednesday. On Sunday, a string of bombing attacks ripped through churches and hotel

ISIL claims Sri Lanka blasts, as the cou...

As the death toll from the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 321 on Tuesday, the ISIL group claimed responsibility and released images that purported to show the attackers, while the country's pri

Brunei sends condolence messages to Sri ...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Tuesday sent separate messages of condolences to the president and prime minister of Sri Lanka following Sunday's series

New Zealand responds to Sri Lanka terror...

WELLINGTON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's office said Tuesday New Zealand "has not yet seen any intelligence upon which such an assessment might be based", in res

As Sri Lanka plunges into grief, alarm b...

Sri Lanka remains in mourning following a wave of bombings on Sunday. The ensuing carnage was an indication of the need to stand firm in the fight against terrorism. With such a large scale, grim fa

Commentary: As Sri Lanka plunges into gr...

COLOMBO, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka remains in mourning following a wave of bombings on Sunday. The ensuing carnage was an indication of the need to stand firm in the fight against terrorism. Wit

Sri Lanka holds a nationwide three-minut...

Sri Lanka held a nationwide three-minute silence for the victims which killed in a string of explosions across Sri Lanka, AFP reported on Tuesday. Multiple explosions across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunda