2026-07-6 9534972b0f6432dbc303ab78997a7b10550fcb58 15 Crime in Sri Lanka 1 /wiki/crime%20in%20sri%20lanka Negombo 37 /wiki/negombo Riots 2 /wiki/prison%20riot Sri Lanka 71 /wiki/sri%20lanka drug gang 14 /wiki/drug%20gang officers 116 /wiki/prison%20officer Crime in Sri Lanka Negombo Riots Sri Lanka drug gang officers Crime in Sri Lanka 2026-06-3 348e75bacfda21a7da406849ad9a58b77ca2e32d /feed/2026/06/3/at-least-21-people-are-killed-and-40-others-are-injured-in-a-fire-at-a-building-in-new-delhi-india At least 21 people are killed and 40 others are injured in a fire at a building in New Delhi, India. 1781127740 2026-06-3 ebf191da0935129bf9f4d461aed26201731fa0a3 /feed/2026/06/3/twelve-people-are-killed-and-eight-more-are-injured-after-an-unauthorized-nursing-home-caught-fire-in-anguruwatota-west Twelve people are killed and eight more are injured after an unauthorized nursing home caught fire in Anguruwatota, Western Province, Sri Lanka. 1780587650 2026-06-3 a6705b89817ed80310e6136bb5b3ad91f9830698 30 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2026/06/3/twelve-people-are-killed-and-eight-others-are-injured-in-an-overnight-fire-at-a-nursing-home-in-anguruwatota-sri-lanka Twelve people are killed and eight others are injured in an overnight fire at a nursing home in Anguruwatota, Sri Lanka. 2026-05-16 d5fd687dcfc4cb645e0735b70ee80160e1324561 20 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2026/05/16/sri-lanka-imposes-a-50-surtax-on-vehicle-imports-to-reduce-pressure-on-foreign-exchange-reserves-amid-currency-deprecia Sri Lanka imposes a 50% surtax on vehicle imports to reduce pressure on foreign exchange reserves amid currency depreciation linked to the Iran war. 2026-05-7 6d8ff305b262cd9d3b2b830247a5d7d337ca8037 30 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2026/05/7/sri-lankan-authorities-arrest-30-chinese-and-vietnamese-nationals-in-colombo-in-a-crackdown-on-cyberscams-in-the-country Sri Lankan authorities arrest 30 Chinese and Vietnamese nationals in Colombo in a crackdown on cyberscams in the country, raising the total number of those detained to 261. 2026-01-17 a7c98000d5f19448bfddc004e6d0a0bb701b3f2e 17 Riots officers 2 /feed/2026/01/17/coordinated-riots-erupt-in-three-prisons-in-guatemala-where-inmates-hold-at-least-46-officers-and-staff-hostage-as-secu Coordinated riots erupt in three prisons in Guatemala, where inmates hold at least 46 officers and staff hostage as security forces secure the perimeters and the interior minister refuses to negotiate. 2025-12-7 c1d22d4c251e4e1c66aa082321de792292854931 11 Riots 1 /feed/2025/12/7/thirteen-suspected-los-lobos-gang-members-are-killed-in-a-prison-riot-following-two-explosions-in-machala-el-oro-provin Thirteen suspected Los Lobos gang members are killed in a prison riot following two explosions in Machala, El Oro Province, Ecuador. 2025-11-24 66e7f7d0ae28d43494e6e4934d1ece3c9590412a 16 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/11/24/a-court-in-embilipitiya-sabaragamuwa-province-sri-lanka-sentences-ten-people-including-three-women-to-death-for-the A court in Embilipitiya, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, sentences ten people, including three women, to death for the murder of a man in October 2011. Sri Lanka has an unofficial moratorium in place, with the last execution taking place in 1976. 2025-10-24 c2a7b8d020c4da1202de6990168a64a3fae8a92d 13 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/10/24/four-people-are-killed-and-over-21000-others-are-affected-during-heavy-rains-in-sri-lanka Four people are killed and over 21,000 others are affected during heavy rains in Sri Lanka. 2025-10-22 82008900f708526ed9801a173cc9361b00f44ffa 19 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/10/22/an-opposition-politician-of-the-samagi-jana-balawegaya-party-is-shot-and-killed-by-an-unidentified-gunman-in-weligama-s An opposition politician of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party is shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in Weligama, Sri Lanka, amid an increase of shootings in the country, which have left 51 people killed and 56 injured since the beginning of the year. 2025-05-9 83258551782436fa31276d7f17c1d2c12bbd5c00 6 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/05/9/six-people-are-killed-and-six-others-are-injured-when-a-sri-lanka-air-force-bell-212-helicopter-crashes-into-the-maduru Six people are killed and six others are injured when a Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter crashes into the Maduru Oya river in Sri Lanka. 2025-02-3 63812aca302cef1cc6fdd8dcb1d914171641b890 /feed/2025/02/3/three-islamic-state-linked-inmates-are-killed-and-three-guards-are-wounded-in-a-prison-riot-in-vakhdat-district-tajikis Three Islamic State-linked inmates are killed and three guards are wounded in a prison riot in Vakhdat District, Tajikistan. 1738732609 2025-02-3 f65c536499198d29df11fffd6de530fb2236c7f7 /feed/2025/02/3/three-inmates-are-killed-and-three-guards-are-wounded-in-a-prison-riot-in-vakhdat-district-tajikistan Three inmates are killed and three guards are wounded in a prison riot in Vakhdat District, Tajikistan. 1738682225 2025-02-3 679cc37cc4cda075be5e4376a2f60d2968944e77 /feed/2025/02/3/three-inmates-are-killed-and-three-guards-are-wounded-in-a-prison-riot-at-a-prison-in-vakhdat-district-tajikistan Three inmates are killed and three guards are wounded in a prison riot at a prison in Vakhdat District, Tajikistan. 1738660607 2025-02-3 aec34d7d081422e087fc7d367903b9431385b7e5 32 Riots 1 /feed/2025/02/3/three-islamic-state-linked-inmates-are-killed-and-three-guards-are-injured-in-a-prison-riot-in-vakhdat-district-tajikis Three Islamic State-linked inmates are killed and three guards are injured in a prison riot in Vakhdat District, Tajikistan. /feed/2026/07/6/riots-between-inmates-from-rival-drug-gangs-at-a-prison-in-negombo-sri-lanka-kill-25-people-including-four-officers AFP via NDTV 6 4b00b112770e76b64a0166b1f058edaad163da8a 7 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/25-dead-100-injured-in-clashes-at-sri-lanka-prison-11733178 2026 Riots between inmates from rival drug gangs at a prison in Negombo, Sri Lanka, kill 25 people, including four officers, and injure more than 100 others.