In Sri  Lanka, a  New Wave  Of Pain
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BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka -- Ganesan is a rare man in Sri Lanka.
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Haunting images of the tsunami's aftermath attracted both aid and criticism.
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SRI LANKA, thanks to a double-century of growing ferocity by Sanath Jayasuriya and Dilhara Fernandoâs four-wicket burst, tightened their grip on the opening Test against Pakistan in Faisalabad.
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Sloshing through eastern Sri Lanka's flooded jungles, about 3,000 ethnic Tamils crossed Saturday into government-held areas to escape violence that is pushing the country closer to an all-out war between separatist rebels and the government.
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka declared Friday a day of national mourning for the thousands of victims of the tsunami which lashed three-quarters of the islandâs coastline and left a massive trail of death and destruction.
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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka  - U.N. Secretary-General  Kofi Annan saw the scars Saturday that the tsunami left in Sri  Lanka, where lives are in ruins but where hard work and outside  help have started to make a difference.
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Besieged by Tamil Tiger artillery fire and surrounded by 40,000 troops in what must be the world's most heavily guarded jail, hard time has taken on a new meaning for jailbirds in north Sri Lanka.
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The Sri Lankan cricket team&#39;s problems are far worse than previously imagined, with four players now personally affected by the impact of devastating tsunamis on their homeland.
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Sri Lankans of all castes and creeds are pulling together to try to salvage what remains of their lives, following a series of tsunami waves that devastated coastlines across Asia.
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A mother holds her child as she looks at the destruction caused by Sunday&#39;s tidal wave to her home in the coastal town of Kosgada in southern Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
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A family displaced by Sunday&#39;s tsunami sleeps on the floor of a school converted into a relief centre in Kalmuni, Sri Lanka December 30, 2004.
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The BBC's Ethirajan Anbarasan finds that Muslim tsunami victims in eastern Sri Lanka fear they are being overlooked.
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Experts travel to Sri Lanka to join the aid efforts after giant waves triggered by an earthquake hit the region.
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MADRAS, 28 December 2004 - Grief and anguish marked final rituals across Southeast Asia yesterday as relatives buried or cremated their loved ones; and the death toll from a powerful earthquake and the giant tidal waves it unleashed crossed 25,000.
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The Indian Ocean tsunami which battered Sri Lanka has opened up a window of opportunity for a renewal of dialogue between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels but has also exposed the tensions that exist between the two sides.
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Sri Lanka appealed for international help and declared a state of disaster after its eastern coast was struck by tsunami waves triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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The year 2004, already full of turmoil, instability and uncertainty for Sri Lanka, is ending on a tragic note. A year of man-made political quakes is winding up with a nature-made disaster.