A Wigan man backpacking to the Philippines has resumed his challenge – with a mammoth journey taking more than 50 hours.

Parts of India, Sri Lanka and Thailand were also devastated and more than 1.7million people lost their homes. John May’s backpacking daughter, Lisa, 25, of Cheltenham, Gloucs, was among the victims.

The couple were in Sri Lanka on the last stop of their two-and-half-year backpacking trip around the world when the towering waves struck. About 228,000 people were killed and coastal towns and ...

Sri Lanka has some of the friendliest locals one can meet ... Similar to other Central American countries, the country has everything a surfing, backpacking, hostel-hopping reveler would need. The ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one month after visiting India ...

A single mom has spent her three years of maternity leave backpacking around 20 countries with her daughter. Sarah Noack, 27, ...

Sri Lanka has been taking an increasingly active role in the global discourse on climate finance for vulnerable economies.

China and Sri Lanka sign 15 cooperation documents China is Sri Lanka's biggest bilateral lender New Sri Lankan president also courting regional rival India BEIJING, Jan 15 (Reuters) - China and ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, a month after visiting India on his first overseas trip since winning election in ...

Sri Lanka, a breathtaking island in the Indian Ocean, invites you to explore its ancient ruins like Sigiriya, sacred sites like the Temple of the Tooth, and colonial gems in Galle. Wander through tea ...