The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's military is holding a Christmas carnival at the seafront site of an anti-government protest that forced the country's previous president to flee and quit office earlier this year.

Priyantha Kumarasinghe starts his day in the small Sri Lankan town of Maharagama with a breakfast of two biscuits and a small glass of tea, followed by a round of cancer medicines.

Associated Press photographers talk about their 2022 assignments, and share some of the stories behind the images.

Particulate matter, which is hazardous to lungs, has been pulled in from India by Cyclone Mandous

Find out when and how different countries such as Turkey, Israel and Sri Lanka celebrate the New Year

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund is not expected to formally approve Sri Lanka's $2.9 billion bailout before year-end, a key step required for the embattled country to receive funding, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Where Is Sri Lanka? What Are Its DemographicsSri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, and it’s off the southeastern coast of the Indian subcontinent. In an area of about 25,000 square miles (slightly larger than West Virginia), its main sources of income from exports are textiles, ...

International Monetary Fund chief Kristlina Georgieva said she had a "fruitful exchange" with her Chinese counterparts this week on her repeated calls for accelerating debt treatments for countries like Zambia and Sri Lanka.

Schools across Sri Lanka are closed as health and environment officials say the air quality in most parts of the island nation is unhealthy partly due to extreme weather conditions