Sri Lankan authorities say they have closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from landslides and floods across the country rose to 56.

A young Sri Lankan scientist, Himesh Jayasinghe, has rediscovered more than 100 of 177 possibly extinct species in Sri Lanka as well as three of five extinct species and both species previously ...

The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rose to 132, with 176 people still missing, authorities said Saturday. Nearly 78,000 people have been displaced and ...

Russia has sent a planeload of humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka after the island nation was struck by Cyclone Ditwah in late November, Russia's RIA news agency reported early on Wednesday, citing Shobini ...

A resident population of blue whales has for many years lived in the coastal waters of Sri Lanka, but in recent years sightings of the animals have declined rapidly. With multiple pressures on these ...

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan won the Twenty20 tri-series after its spinners baffled Sri Lanka in a six-wicket victory in the final on Saturday. Sri Lanka lost its last eight wickets for just ...