Sri Lanka

Beauty queen and Mrs. World 2020 title-holder Caroline Jurie is stepping down after snatching the crown off the head of the Mrs. Sri Lanka pageant winner on Sunday, allegedly causing injuries that resulted in Jurie's arrest.

A video showed Mrs. World Caroline Jurie removing the crown of Mrs. Sri Lanka World 2021 winner Pushpika De Silva on Sunday after Jurie claimed that De Silva was divorced and therefore could not win.

With the historically pro-China Rajapaksa brothers back in power, Sri Lanka is being asked by the U.S. to shun the Belt and Road Initiative and prioritize "a transparent, private sector-driven investment, grant, and business model."

The virus has killed almost 200 people since it emerged in the city of Wuhan in late 2019.

A month after the appointment of Lt. General Shavendra Silva as chief of the Sri Lankan army, the United Nations announced a ban on Sri Lankan troops, citing concern over Silva's involvement in the death of tens of thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils during civil war.

"She walks many kilometers every night so that people will feel blessed during the ceremony. No one sees her bony body or her weakened condition, because of her costume," the Save Elephant Foundation said.

The homemade explosives have become the leading cause of death for elephants in Sri Lanka, where hundreds of the endangered animals are killed each year.

A review of persecution of Christians across the world finds alarming evidence that extremists are getting closer to eradicating Christianity in some areas.

"It's not about her faith, it's about her selectivity," Conway said.

The radical revision has also been attributed to poor communication among officials.

Hundreds of Muslim refugees have been forced to flee Sri Lanka's west coast following reprisals.

Pastor Darrell Scott said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not tweeted about the Sri Lanka bombings because she could not use them "as a weapon against the Trump administration."

At least 321 people were killed and more than 500 injured in the coordinated bomb attacks on Easter.

Sri Lanka's defense minister said the bombings, which killed 321, are linked to the attacks on two New Zealand mosques last month.

"They're making Christians and conservatives out to be the villains for reacting to terrorist attacks," Watters claimed.

Sri Lanka's Christians have a long history that reflects the dynamics of colonialism as well as present-day ethnic and religious tensions.

At least two of those who were killed were dual nations of the U.S. and the United Kingdom.

"It was a river of blood," said N.A. Sumanapala, a shopkeeper near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Targeting monkeys and squirrels allowed the first humans in Sri Lanka to colonize the rainforest environment.

Several Asian countries have taken note of cannabis legalization movements in North America and other nations.

President Maithripala Sirisena's decision to sack the entire cabinet, suspend parliament and appoint a new prime minister has sparked unrest.

"The Prime Minister had instructed the police to seek assistance from Telecommunication Regulatory Commission if needed," local newspaper "Daily Mirror" reported.

President Maithripala Sirisena will end the moratorium that has been in place on executions since 1976.

He was tackled and tied up by a group of passengers.

Activists and human rights advocates want answers from Facebook.

The law has been in place since 1979.

The government will amend a 1955 law that prohibited women form buying alcohol or working in a place with a liquor license.

Buddhist extremists are provoking violence across Asia.

Paul McClean was a 24-year-old journalist for the Financial Times.

An estimated 75,000 Rohingya have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh, seeking refuge from persecution at home.