Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said the death toll had risen to 359 from 321 overnight

The blasts at hotels and churches have so far killed at least 359 people

US intelligence sources said the attacks carried some of the hallmarks of the Islamic State militant...

Police say many of the eight bombings were suicide attacks

Gotabaya, popular among many Sri Lankans for his role in winning a 26-year war that ended in 2009

If the power cuts are extended for any length of time they could hurt Sri Lanka's already weak...

The American's application was rejected as foreigners are not eligible for the role

The last execution in Sri Lanka was 43 years ago

Stocks of the product already in Sri Lanka can still be sold, but there will be no new imports of the...

Sirisena had earlier fired Wickremesinghe, accusing his government of failing to seriously investigate...

On Thursday Sri Lanka's Supreme Court ruled that Sirisena's decision to dissolve parliament before...

Wickremesinghe's reinstatement, which is expected to end a political crisis that began in late October...

His comeback is an embarrassment for President Maithripala Sirisena

The Supreme Court is considering whether to rule that the dissolution is unconstitutional. If it does,...

A spokesman for Sirisena, Dharmasri Ekanayake, said he was unaware of any such plans

Foreign countries have yet to recognize the new government

In Monday's ruling, the court said that Nasheed's terrorism conviction was based on false procedure...

Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya said in a statement that investigations have begun into Friday's...

Sirisena dissolved parliament last week and called elections, but the Supreme Court ordered a suspension...

Parliament passed the no-confidence motion against recently appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa...

Sirisena's move to sack the parliament has drawn international criticism