When Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka, the institution that did most of the heavy lifting was the military. They carried out ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Sri Lanka’s main ethnic Tamil party has accused the military of campaigning on behalf of the ruling coalition in provincial elections in the country’s former northern war ...

Sri Lanka's President Saturday announced he will not allow his government to conclude a proposed military deal that would allow US troops free access to the island's ports. Maithripala Sirisena said ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's president gave the military sweeping police powers starting Tuesday in the wake of the Easter bombings that killed nearly 300 people, while officials disclosed ...

May 9 (UPI) --A military helicopter crashed in central Sri Lanka on Friday, killing six military personnel, the nation's air force said. The Bell 212 helicopter crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military said on Friday it had killed three ethnic Tamil separatist militants, the first combat since government troops crushed the rebels in a 2009 offensive. The ...

Tens of thousands of civilians died amid Sri Lanka’s defeat of separatists in 2009. Some Israeli military strategists see it as a campaign to be emulated. For many people around the world, the memory ...

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi will visit Sri Lanka from December 1 to 2, in a visit the Indian Army says marks an important step in India-Sri Lanka defence cooperation. The ...