COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A railway union strike stopped most trains across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of passengers to brave the few dangerously overcrowded trains that kept ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals, an official said on Thursday. Four babies and two adults died near ...

Colombo — A Sri Lankan express train killed an elephant and was derailed on Tuesday despite safety measures introduced after the country's worst wildlife railway accident three months ago on the same ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government deployed army troops at railroad stations as railway employees continued with their strike that paralyzed train services across the country for a ...

This photo taken on Dec. 23, 2024 shows a train by the sea in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The coastal railway line, located on the west coast of Sri Lanka and close to the Indian Ocean, is a major railway ...

Running from Colombo to Jaffna, the Yal Devi Express is a lifeline between two previously warring communities Adrian is a widely-commended journalist who spent 20 years as a senior member of The ...