Sri lanka blasts
Sri Lanka province under curfew after first riot death
A nationwide night curfew was relaxed in all areas except the North-Western Province (NWP) where a Muslim man was killed by a mob on Monday.
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Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim riots
Christian groups attacked Muslim-owned shops in a sign of the continued religious tension in Sri Lanka since the 21 April attacks by jihadist suicide bombers on three hotels and three churches which left 258 dead.
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All suspects in Sri Lanka bombings arrested or dead - acting police chief
Sri Lankan authorities have said the bombings were believed to have been carried out by two little-known local Islamist groups, the National Tawheed Jamaath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibrahim (JMI).
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Church calls for calm after Sri Lanka clashes
A few hundred extra troops and police were deployed late Sunday as authorities imposed a night-time curfew in the town.
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Leave my country alone, Sri Lanka president tells Islamic State
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a foreign mastermind may have planned the Easter Sunday bombings, claimed by Islamic State, telling the militant group to 'leave my country alone'.
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Sri Lanka Muslim women uncover out of fear
Many women said they stopped wearing niqab face veils, hijab scarves and abaya robes straight after the Easter Sunday suicide attacks, which have been claimed by the Islamic State group.
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US envoy to Sri Lanka says threat is real as security forces maintain high alert
Sri Lankan security forces also said they were maintaining a high level of alert amid intelligence reports that the militants were likely to strike before the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.
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15 dead as tips lead Sri Lanka forces to Islamist hideout
Three men set off explosives that killed themselves, three women and six children inside what was believed to be a jihadist hideout near the eastern town of Kalmunai.
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Sri Lanka police chief resigns over bombings - president
The resignation comes after the country's top defence ministry official, defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando resigned on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka blast toll revised down to 253
The toll revision will boost the pressure on a government already under fire over its apparent failure to act on intelligence about the attacks.
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Sri Lanka Catholic churches halt public services over security fears
Recriminations have flown since suicide bombers blew themselves up in luxury hotels and churches packed with Easter worshippers on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka troops join hunt for bomb attack suspects
Police said about 75 people were now being interrogated in connection with the deadliest attack against civilians in the country’s history.
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Sri Lanka terror attacks, among the world's deadliest
A map showing some of the world's deadliest attacks since 2002.
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US denies possessing advance intel on Sri Lanka attacks
Sri Lankan authorities have started an investigation into how warnings about possible attacks were not passed to top ministers.
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Death toll from Sri Lanka bombing attacks rises to 359 - police
The attacks were claimed on Tuesday by the Islamic State militant group, which said they were carried out by seven attackers but gave no evidence to support the claim.
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Sri Lanka detains Syrian in investigation of blasts; toll rises to 321
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which officials said were carried out by at least seven suicide bombers on three churches and four hotels. About 500 people were also wounded.
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Toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 310 - police
Around 500 people were wounded in the blasts, Ruwan Gunasekera said in a statement.
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Sri Lanka blames Islamists for Easter attacks as death toll hits 290
Investigators are looking at whether the National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ) group had ‘international support’ for the deadly Easter Sunday attacks on churches and luxury hotels.
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Sri Lanka attacks: What we know so far
Map of Sri Lanka and Colombo locating the bomb attacks on 21 April 2019. Picture: AFP
