Krishan Francis

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People ride a train that is about to reach Fort railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. The "Queen of Jaffna," a once-popular train linking the ethnic Tamil's northern heartland to the rest of Sri Lanka before a bloody civil war cut the link 24 years ago, chugs back into service next week, reinforcing the government's authority in a region once controlled by Tamil rebels. President Mahinda Rajapaksa will inaugurate service along the 400-kilometer (250-mile) route between Jaffna and Colombo, the capital, in a ceremony Monday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

‘Queen of Jaffna’ to link Sri Lanka’s north again

Krishan Francis · October 11, 2014 10:09 am

Myanmarâs radical Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu attends a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. Wirathu, known for his anti-Muslim campaign has formalized an agreement with a like-minded Sri Lankan Bodu Bala Sena or Buddhist Power Force to work together to protect Buddhism which he says is challenged worldwide. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Myanmar and Sri Lankan hard-liners ink agreement

Krishan Francis · September 30, 2014 4:40 pm

Pope Francis may declare Sri Lanka’s 1st saint

Pope Francis may declare Sri Lanka’s 1st saint

Krishan Francis · September 12, 2014 12:57 pm

Sri Lankan activist: Gov’t trying to hurt UN probe

Sri Lankan activist: Gov’t trying to hurt UN probe

Krishan Francis · August 21, 2014 2:51 pm

In this Friday, June 27, 2014 photo, a Sri Lankan Muslim woman watches as army soldiers salvage damaged household items from the debris of a burnt house in Darga Town in Aluthgama, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The onslaught by the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), a hardline Buddhist group, killed two Muslims in the worst religious violence Sri Lanka has seen in decades. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka accused of turning blind eye to violence

Krishan Francis · July 5, 2014 6:09 am

Women’s group; Rebel suspects’ families detained

Women’s group; Rebel suspects’ families detained

Krishan Francis · April 9, 2014 10:09 am

Tamil women want info on Sri Lanka’s war missing

Krishan Francis · March 21, 2014 11:42 am

Sri Lankan court orders war-missing kin held

Sri Lankan court orders war-missing kin held

Krishan Francis · March 14, 2014 7:24 pm

Sri Lanka hits out at US over rights resolution

Sri Lanka hits out at US over rights resolution

Krishan Francis · February 2, 2014 11:32 am

Relatives seek justice for Sri Lanka war missing

Relatives seek justice for Sri Lanka war missing

Krishan Francis · March 13, 2013 2:40 pm

Girl in Maldives faces flogging for premarital sex

Girl in Maldives faces flogging for premarital sex

Krishan Francis · March 1, 2013 11:01 am

Clergy want int’l probe on Sri Lanka civil war

Clergy want int’l probe on Sri Lanka civil war

Krishan Francis · February 19, 2013 6:46 pm