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He termed the new resolution – co-sponsored by the U.S., Sri Lanka and a few 38 other nations and adopted by consensus – a triumph for his government.

He suggested that a fourth round of talks be arranged by associating fishermen from both countries, officials of the External Affairs Ministries of the two nations and officials of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry governments.

Karunanidhi said it was tantamount to vesting the power to probe in the very hands of the accused.

“Everything now depends on implementation – the text was worded in a very ambiguous way”, said Alan Keenan, Sri Lanka analyst at the worldwide Crisis Group.

According to Simmons, he was not given the chance to have the “greatest 50-over squad” for the upcoming West Indies tour of Sri Lanka.

MUMBAI, India – Detailing “horrific levels” of violence and likely crimes against humanity in Sri Lanka’s long civil war, the United Nations’ human rights commissioner called Wednesday for a hybrid court with worldwide prosecutors and judges to...

In particular, the TNA has welcomed the draft resolution’s call on Sri Lanka to involve foreign and Commonwealth judges, lawyers, investigators and defenders in a judicial mechanism to be set up in Sri Lanka that would be mandated to try worldwide crimes.

High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said that the report was not “earth-shattering in terms of revelations” but provides “focus and clarity” along with a “good foundation for criminal investigations to proceed”.

Exacerbating this deep wound was the inflexible stand of its previous president Mahinda Rajapakse, who refused to allow a United Nations probe into the matter despite severe worldwide pressure, placing Sri Lanka in an unenviable position on the global stage.

Sangakkara played from 2000 till 2015 and scored 12,400 runs in 134 Tests with 38 Hundreds and 52 Fifties with the highest score at 319.

Hereon, it was just a matter of time before Sri Lanka folded out. “That was the whole idea behind it”, Kohli said at the post-match press conference after India’s thumping win in the second Test here. Soon followed a boundary of over throws before the sublime...

Sharing the new ball with Ishant, Varun Aaron struck in the very next over to get opener Kaushal Silva (5) back in the pavilion.

A fairytale ending alluded, Sangakkara in his swansong after Sri Lanka suffered an embarrassing 278-run loss to India as the visitor’s levelled the three-match series at 1-1. “The idea is to have Pujara open with Rahul since it’s only one Test. He’s done...

India captain Virat Kohli, whose team lost the first Test, said he was delighted to be playing in Sangakkara’s final match.

The victory of the coalition of parties with the ungainly name of United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Monday’s General Election will ensure that the changes brought about at the Presidential Election of January...