Sri Lanka issues a state of emergency, but most of the country is safe for visitors. March 10, 2018. Sri Lankan soldiers patrol the streets of Katugastota, a suburb of Kandy, on Thursday.

Sri Lankan president, prime minister to resign amid protests 01:27. Sri Lanka's embattled government declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday in a bid to contain massive protests that ...

COLOMBO, May 7 (Reuters) - Streets in Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo were calm on Saturday after the president declared a state of emergency following escalating anti-government protests ...

Sri Lankan Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared another state of emergency on Monday as anti-government protests around the country entered their hundredth day. On July 13, the ruling ...

The exact logistical link between the local militants and the Islamic State is still unclear. But the attacks in Sri Lanka showed the enduring ability of this brutal extremist organization to ...

At least one suicide bomber in the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka trained with Islamic State in Syria, reflecting the extremist group’s continued reach even after the collapse of its self-declared ...