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Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim riots

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Christian groups attacked Muslim-owned shops in the northwestern town of Chilaw on Sunday in anger at a Facebook post by a shopkeeper, police said

Sri Lanka attack mastermind used chatrooms to sway suicide bombers

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Investigators believe the group also used social media private messenges to keep in touch without being noticed by the authorities

Sri Lanka mass cancelled over ‘specific attack threat’

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The Church had planned to resume Sunday public services for the first time since the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 257 people

Sri Lanka Catholics to resume mass two weeks after attacks

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All public services by Sri Lanka's Christian minority were cancelled after the April 21 suicide attacks

Probe shows Sri Lanka attacks ‘retaliation for Christchurch’ — government

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The revelation came as the death toll in the Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and high-end hotels rose to 321

Sri Lanka reinstates ousted prime minister: official

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The 69-year-old leader was sworn in by President Maithripala Sirisena, who sacked him on October 26

Maldives president welcomes coup probe

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New Maldives president Mohamed Waheed has welcomed a Commonwealth mission to investigate the ousting of his predecessor after overnight clashes.

Floods leave a million Sri Lankans homeless

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Flooding in Sri Lanka has forced more than a million people out of their homes, the government said on Thursday.

Sri Lanka in military purge after coup fears

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Sri Lanka's president on Monday sacked a dozen senior military officers whom the Defence Ministry said were a "direct threat to national security".

Sri Lanka president wins re-election

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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse won a bruising re-election battle on Wednesday that left his main rival in apparent fear of assassination.

Tamil Tigers leader shot dead, says military

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The leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, Velupillai Prabhakaran, was shot dead on Monday while trying to flee advancing troops, defence officials said.

Fighting resumes in Sri Lanka after brief ceasefire

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Sri Lankan security forces resumed their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the island on Wednesday following a brief ceasefire.
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