The move followed Wednesday's sinking of another Iranian warship by a U.S. submarine. Australia confirmed three Australians were on that submarine.

The Sri Lankan government took custody of the Bushehr after the U.S. sank an Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, off Sri Lanka’s coast Wednesday. The strike marked one of the rare instances since World ...

The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors ​from the Iranian warship it sank this ...

A total of 204 personnel from the Iranian Navy vessel IRIS Bushehr have been safely evacuated to the port of Colombo.

After a thorough assessment of the situation, Sri Lanka decided yesterday evening to extend humanitarian assistance to the ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reaffirmed Sri Lanka's neutrality while taking action to safeguard lives, insisting that no one should die in conflict.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Thursday that the government has taken over operations concerning the Iranian ship IRIS Bushehr and its crew under international conventions as a ...

Sri Lanka assists Iranian vessel crew after deadly U.S. submarine strike kills 87 in Indian Ocean. President announces rescue ...

Colombo mounts rescue op for IRIS Bushehr, whose engine malfunctioned near its Exclusive Economic Zone, while upholding neutrality after US torpedoing of IRIS Dena off Lankan coast.

A day after rescuing Iranian sailors from the wreckage of a warship sunk by a U.S. submarine, Sri Lanka’s neutrality is being ...