CANTOR30 CAPTION: Kandy period, Standing Buddha (detail), 18th century. Gilt bronze. Private Collection EXHIBITION: Guardian of the Flame: The Art of Sri Lanka March 2 June 12, 2005 This ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- War-torn Sri Lanka is now sliding into a religious conflict, Christian and Buddhist sources told United Press International Thursday.

Muslim and Buddhist extremists fought in the streets of a southern coastal town in Sri Lanka after Buddhists posted the fake news on social media. According to the rumors, Muslims were planning to ...

A state of emergency has been imposed in Sri Lanka for the first time since the civil war following days of communal violence between the island’s Sinhalese and Muslim communities. The special ...

Majority-Buddhist Sri Lanka is home to several major religious minorities, including Hindus (12.6 percent of the population), Muslims (9.7 percent) and Christians (7.4 percent, who are ...

This Aug. 13 photo shows 70-year-old emaciated elephant Tikiri at the Temple of the Tooth in the Sri Lankan city Kandy, where she was brought to attend an annual Buddhist pageant. AFP - Getty Images ...

Sri Lanka's most powerful Buddhist nationalist group rallied its hardline base on Sunday, saying they must aim to take democratic control of parliament to protect the community, amid heightened ...

The Sri Lankan government is planning to give 359 elephant tusks to a Buddhist temple, a move that critics say is flouting the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).