COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's security forces blocked hundreds of mostly ethnic Tamils from travelling to Colombo for a protest on Wednesday to demand justice for relatives missing after the island's war.Full story
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The United States will deliver a sharp public rebuke to Sri Lanka at the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in March for failing to pursue those responsible for abuses as government forces were crushing Tamil rebels in 2009, officials said on Monday. Full story
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will gradually stop allowing women going to Saudi Arabia to be housemaids after a Sri Lankan was executed in the country over the death of an infant in her care, the Colombo government said on Thursday. Full story
A man walks along Galle Face green on a rainy day in Colombo May 20, 2013. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
An investor looks at a display board at the Colombo Stock Exchange in Colombo, May 17, 2013.Sri Lankan shares rose more than 1 percent on Thursday to hit a 1-1/2 year high, with foreigners dominating trading, while retail investors also bought after a fall in interest rates.The main stock index rose
A man crosses a road as he seen through a wet window in Colombo May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Brendan O'Connor reacts to a question during a news conference in Colombo, May 3, 2013. O'Connor is in Sri Lanka to meet with government officials to discuss the ongoing cooperation between the two governments on a range of migration issues, accord
