Electrician V. K. Muthukrishnan ran to help when a lightning-fast mudslide flattened his neighbour's home in rural Sri Lanka ...

STATEN ISLAND VILLAGE, SRI LANKA -- Facing the railroad tracks about five paces away from a maze of dirt paths and concrete foundations in Wadduwa, Sri Lanka, a sign in bold English script proclaims ...

Rambuk Ela, in the central district of Kandy, was destroyed after a cyclone wreaked havoc across the island nation.

Kushil Gunasekera, founder of Foundation of Goodness charity that helps tsunami victims in Seenigama village, poses for a photograph at the high-ground temple that saved hundreds of lives during the ...

SADDAM HUSSEIN VILLAGE, Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- As Iraqis rejoiced and fired in the air to celebrate the capture of their deposed leader Saddam Hussein, far away from Iraq a pall of gloom ...

COLOMBO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka and China have started to construct the Aranayake China-Sri Lanka Friendship village in Central Sri Lanka to provide shelter for the landslide victims, the ...

Globalization is under scrutiny as never before, with critics urging an alternative that puts people before profits. Sandy Tolan reports that Sarvodaya, a village-based movement in Sri Lanka, has been ...

A SMALL village in eastern Sri Lanka has held what is thought to be the first Mass since Catholic leaders closed all their churches for fear of further attacks. Under incredibly tight security, ...

Residents of Kithulbadde village in central Sri Lanka say they have been left in the lurch after last week's deadly cyclone ...

WERAPITIYA, Sri Lanka — Tucked away behind a ridge, surrounded by lush mountains where 45 bird species chirp, is a luxury resort that sells peace of mind for about $900 a night. The resort, Santani, ...