A Rochester man wants the public to hear the stories of orphaned children in his home country of Sri Lanka. Nish Gunawardena traveled there on a relief mission shortly after the island country took a ...

Two decades have passed since a massive tsunami struck the Indian Ocean on Boxing Day. In Sri Lanka, the tsunami claimed over 36,000 lives and displaced more than 500,000 people. This catastrophe, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yala National Park was one of the worst hit areas in Sri Lanka by the Boxing Day tsunami (Jack Lawes) It was like any other day ...

Christmas Day, 2004, Napa preschool owner Chandini Perera and family were done opening presents and decided to call relatives in Sri Lanka. Across the ocean, Perera's call reached her family at ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 22 November 2005 In Sri Lanka, UNHCR ...

Sri Lanka, Dec. 26 -- Sri Lanka today marks the 21st anniversary of the devastating tsunami that claimed over 35,000 lives.Sri Lanka Developers A two-minute silence will be observed nationwide from ...

VINAYAGAPURAM CAMP, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Squatting under a makeshift shelter in a refugee camp in volatile east Sri Lanka, grating coconut for a curry as monsoon rains thunder down, tsunami survivor ...

Sri Lanka on Friday (December 26, 2025) commemorated the 21st anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, which killed over 35,000 people in the island nation. The national ceremony ...

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Wednesday paid tribute to Australian great Shane Warne, saying the spinner found a place in the hearts of the island nation's fans for coming to the ...

In Sri Lanka, UNHCR has completed its post-tsunami role as the coordinator of a nationwide transitional shelter effort after the target of more than 58,000 shelters built by over 100 NGOs was reached.