Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Police in Sri Lanka arrested the country's former intelligence chief in connection with suicide bomb attacks in 2019 that killed nearly 270 people and were believed to be inspired by the Islamic State group, a spokesman said.

Ingestion of plastic waste by elephants leads to severe health issues, including blockages, malnutrition, and death. In a photograph that captures the plight of the largest living land animals, a lone Sri Lankan elephant is seen walking amid a vast expanse of plastic waste.

The United Nations began its work in Sri Lanka in 1952. Three years later, on 14 December 1955, Sri Lanka was admitted as a Member State of the UN.