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6 dead after mass stabbing at Ottawa home, student who lived with family arrested

Mar. 07, 2024 18:04 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — A 19-year-old student from Sri Lanka is accused of stabbing and killing six people he lived with, including a 2 1/2-month-old baby girl and three other kids from a Sri Lankan family, Ottawa police said Thursday. Ottawa police chief Eric Stubbs said an “edged...

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka signs a free trade pact with Thailand

Feb. 03, 2024 10:46 AM EST

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka signed a trade pact with Thailand on Saturday in a bid to boost trade and investment as the Indian ocean island nation is struggling to recover from its worst economic crisis that hit two year ago. The Sri Lanka Thailand Free Trade...

Sri Lankan lawmakers debate controversial internet safety bill amid protests by rights groups

Jan. 23, 2024 07:01 AM EST

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers on Tuesday began debating a controversial internet safety bill that has been criticized by opposition politicians, journalists and rights groups as a move by the government to stifle freedom of speech. Public Security Minister Tiran...

Sri Lanka declares moratorium on research ships for a year amid Indian concerns over Chinese vessels

Jan. 05, 2024 09:28 AM EST

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has declared a moratorium on foreign research ships entering its waters for a year amid concerns from India over Chinese research vessels docking in its neighborhood. Though the moratorium comes ostensibly for capacity building it is seen as a...