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As Sri Lanka mourns, Islamic State claims Easter bombings

As the death toll from the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 321 on Tuesday, the Islamic State group claimed ...

Unspeakable grief: 5 members of 1 family killed in Sri Lanka

The dark wooden coffins, sitting side by side, attested to one family's unspeakable grief. The Gomez family gathered Tuesday ...

I killed as Indians vote in 3rd phase of national elections

One person was killed as Indians voted Tuesday in the third phase of the country's general election, amid campaigning by ...

Seaside Sri Lanka town known for its churches is in mourning

The seaside Sri Lankan fishing town of Negombo has long been called "Little Rome," a reference to its abundance of churches ...

Sri Lanka bombing victims were from at least 12 countries

At least 290 people were killed in bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Sri Lankan authorities say ...

The Latest: Man recalls death of daughter, wife in blast

The Latest on explosions in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (all times local): 4:53 a.m. A man whose Australian wife and only ...

Sri Lanka military gets special powers after deadly bombings

Sri Lanka's president gave the military sweeping police powers starting Tuesday in the wake of the Easter bombings that ...

Survivor of Sri Lanka bombing fears returning to church

St. Sebastian's Church in Sri Lanka's Negombo city was packed when Nilantha Lakmal arrived with his wife and three daughters ...

Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mickey Arthur

Pakistan's Ahmed likes underdog label for WCup

Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed likes that Pakistan is considered an underdog entering the World Cup beginning next month in England ...

Panicked at first, Sri Lankans anxious over what's to come

Bhanuka Harischandra was running a little late for his meeting Sunday. As a car carrying him pulled into the back entrance ...

Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka

Nine bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites on Easter Sunday killed more than 200 people and wounded hundreds ...

A look at Sri Lanka's troubled recent history marked by war

A series of blasts in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, blamed on religious extremists, recalled the worst days of the country's ...

Shadab Khan

Shadab Khan ruled out of series against England with illness

Pakistan leg spinner Shadab Khan was ruled out of next month's one Twenty20 and five-match one-day international series ...

Woman's brutal killing in Bangladesh triggers protests

Dozens of protesters took to the streets in Bangladesh's capital to demand justice for an 18-year-old woman who died after ...

2nd phase of Indian elections ends amid Kashmir lockdown

Voting in the second phase of India's general election on Thursday remained largely peaceful amid massive security and a ...

Mohammad Amir dropped from Pakistan's World Cup squad

Pakistan dropped out-of-form fast bowler Mohammad Amir and included 18-year-old paceman Mohammad Hasnain in its 15-member ...

Asian soccer candidate files complaint about Kuwaiti sheikh

A candidate who lost an election in Asia to join the FIFA Council this month has filed a formal complaint accusing Olympic ...

Dimuth Karunaratne to lead Sri Lanka at World Cup

Test opener Dimuth Karunaratne was named Thursday to lead Sri Lanka's World Cup team despite not having played a one-day ...

PAKISTAN BUS ATTACK

Separatists kill 14 passengers on bus in southwest Pakistan

Gunmen wearing Pakistani police and paramilitary uniforms ambushed a bus before dawn Thursday and killed 14 people after ...

PCB governing board members walk out on meeting

A meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board ended abruptly Wednesday when five of its seven members walked out after their ideas ...