India is a land of stark contrasts—from its deserts to its snowy mountains, it’s home to many different ethnicities and cultural traditions that can be traced back thousands of years. Boasting a rich and complicated cultural heritage,...

Complete History of Sri Lanka

Former defence chief ran a campaign for Saturday's vote on providing strong leadership and improving national security.

Various of vehicles at Vavuniya border crossing; people at Vavuniya border crossing; Military police checking papers and searching luggage; parked vehicles; group of Muslim men; Military police directing traffic; UNHCR vehicle crossing...

Apr.22 -- Alan Keenan, senior Sri Lanka analyst at International Crisis Group, talks about the coordinated attacks on Easter Sunday at churches and luxury hotels in the country. The government has blamed local jihadist group National...

1. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse shaking hands with members of the US delegation

2. Rajapakse and US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher seated, pan to Sri Lankan deleg
ation
3. US...

1. Close-up, pan US President Barack Obama walking to microphone

2. Wide, side shot of Obama speaking to repo
rters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US
President:
"We have a humanitarian...

HEADLINE: Sri Lankan gov't rejects rebels' call for truce

CAPTION: Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil rebels, facing likely defeat on the battlefield, sent a letter to the United Nations on Monday saying they were ready for a...