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Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The island is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. The legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the commercial capital and largest city, Colombo.

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Bombs kill more than 200 in Sri Lankan churches, hotels on Easter Sunday

Over 200 people were killed and at least 450 injured in bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the first major attack on the Indian Ocean island since..
Reuters - Published 23 minutes ago

Seven arrested as Sri Lanka bombings death toll passes 200

Seven people were arrested and three police officers were killed during a raid on a house in Colombo on Sunday as the death toll from a rash of bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka rose past..
Reuters - Published 2 hours ago

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Bombings In Sri Lanka Kill 200, Seven Arrested

Sri Lankan military stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte COLOMBO (Reuters) - Seven..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:42Published 15 minutes ago

Pope Reacts To Sri Lanka Attacks

(Reuters) - Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and four hotels killed 138 people and wounded more than 400, hospital and police officials said, following a lull in major attacks since..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:42Published 19 minutes ago

Sri Lanka Sets Curfew After Deadly Attacks

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:35Published 31 minutes ago

156 Killed In Easter Day Sri Lankan Church Bombings

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels killed 138 people and wounded more than 400, hospital and police officials said, following a lull in..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:53Published 39 minutes ago

Sri Lanka Easter Sunday explosions: What we know so far

More than 200 people have died in a series of explosions in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo and two other towns. At least 450 people were injured in the attacks, which rocked the country during its..

Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:11Published 51 minutes ago

Church Bombings In Sri Lanka Kill 156

At least 138 people have reportedly been killed and more than 400 have been injured, according to Reuters news agency, after a series of bomb blasts hit a number of churches and hotels across Sri Lanka..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:39Published 51 minutes ago

Death toll rises after Easter blasts in Sri Lanka

Easter Day bomb blasts at a series of Sri Lankan churches and hotels killed at least 207 people and wounded hundreds, hospital and police officials said, following a lull in major attacks since the end..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:12Published 1 hour ago

Sri Lanka Easter bombings: At least 156 killed, 402 injured

Two new blasts hit capital Colombo, hours after near-simultaneous explosions kill 156 people and wound over 400.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 06:22Published 2 hours ago

Sri Lanka imposes curfew following Easter Sunday bombings

Asela Waid Ya Yalan Kara joins us on Skype from Dehiwela. He was about one kilometre away from one of the blasts.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 05:19Published 3 hours ago

More than 100 killed in Sri Lanka explosions

More than 100 people have died in a series of explosions in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo and two other towns. Reports suggest at least 500 people have also been taken to hospital, after suicide..

Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:56Published 5 hours ago

Easter Day bombs kill about 100 in attacks on Sri Lankan churches, hotels

Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels killed about 100 people and wounded more than 400, a hospital director and police officials said, following a lull in major..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:41Published 7 hours ago

Sri Lanka Easter attacks: Multiple explosions hit churches, hotels

Hundreds of people injured in bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, with targets including Easter Sunday church services.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 14:43Published 8 hours ago

Explosions hit two Sri Lankan churches, two hotels

Two Sri Lankan churches and two hotels were hit by explosions on Easter Sunday, wounding several people, police sources said. No reporter narration.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:55Published 8 hours ago

Pregnant Whale Washed Up On Beach

According to CNN.com, "The carcass of a pregnant sperm whale that washed up in Sardinia, Italy, last week had 22 kilograms of plastic in its stomach, and was carrying a dead fetus, the country's..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 3 weeks ago

Woman who sheltered Snowden granted asylum in Canada

Vanessa Mae Bondalian Rodel, a woman who helped shelter former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, spoke after she was granted asylum in Canada. Rough cut (no reporter narration)

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:18Published on March 27, 2019

Sri Lanka to unearth details about country's largest mass grave

Remains of more than 300 people were discovered in March of last year in a town that was part of a battle during the country’s almost-three-decade-long civil war.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:44Published on March 5, 2019