Muslim women have been banned from wearing face veils under an emergency law passed by Sri Lanka’s president, days after more than 250 people were killed in series of bombings in Colombo. President Maithripala Sirisena said he was using an emergency law

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday, six days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people.

Sri Lankan police are holding a Syrian national in custody for questioning over the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, three government and military sources told Reuters on Tuesday. “The terrorist investigation division of the police arrested a Syrian national following

The death toll in Sri Lanka has soared to 290 after a wave of blasts hit churches and luxury hotels across the country on Sunday. Police said 24 people had been arrested, but it is not yet known who carried out the