Prominent Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse
Authorities added that the victim's mother has also been arrested for aiding and abetting the monk.
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Authorities added that the victim's mother has also been arrested for aiding and abetting the monk.
The group, returning home after a vacation in Thailand, had Kush — a potent strain of cannabis — hidden in their luggage, officials said.
Emergency crews are racing against time after catastrophic floods and landslides struck parts of Asia, killing more than 1,500 people.
Indonesia and Sri Lanka hit hardest as climate change-boosted monsoon flooding wreaks havoc across Southeast Asian nations.
The 13 monks had crowded into the small makeshift cable car as they headed to meditation units atop a mountain within the monastery, officials said.
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More than 200 people were killed in a series of coordinated bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka's capital of Colombo on Easter Sunday. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Sri Lanka's defense minister said seven suspects are in custody after a series of explosions that targets churches and hotels in the capital city Colombo and elsewhere. More than 200 people have been killed. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
The record seizure follows three other hauls this month totaling nearly 60 kilograms of synthetic cannabis.
Customs officers say a 21-year-old British woman was stopped with 101 pounds of kush — a synthetic drug containing powerful opioids — packed in two suitcases.
A Sri Lankan express train has fatally struck an elephant despite new safety measures introduced after the same train killed 7 elephants in a previous crash.
The day after Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people across a dozen countries.
Sri Lanka increased security around a Jewish community center in Arugam Bay after the U.S. and Israel warned of potential threats to popular tourist locations.
A preliminary investigation suggested the animals had gotten bogged down in the marsh and drowned, an official said.
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The stone is both the largest and heaviest ever removed during a major surgery, according to Guinness World Records.
The U.S. Air Force carried out a test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile Tuesday. The launch had been delayed in an effort to cool escalating tensions between the U.S. and China, as Beijing made its shows of force near Taiwan. CBS News foreign correspondent Lucy Craft joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss the latest developments in the region, including China cutting interest rates, putting sanctions on Taiwanese politicians and more.
Hundreds of armed troops raided a protest camp outside the president's office, attacking demonstrators with batons.
Sri Lanka votes in six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president after its former leader fled the country and resigned by email amid the worst economic crisis in the country's history. But the protesters blame the government for the country's financial woes and the election of a former so-called "holdout" from the government comes with some controversy.
Demonstrators hit the streets again as a widely unliked political veteran was tapped as president, but one expert says he may give the nation "a fighting chance."
The new president could appoint a new prime minister, who would then have to be approved by Parliament.
Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned, clearing the way for a new administration to take over. Vice News correspondent Matthew Cassel has been in Colombo, Sri Lanka, covering the unrest. He spoke with CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about the country's interim president, ongoing protests and what's next.
A Sri Lankan parliament speaker says lawmakers will officially announce Friday that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has emailed his resignation. This comes after the embattled president fled to Singapore and named Sri Lanka's prime minister the acting president. CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Elaine Quijano spoke with BBC reporter Ranga Sirilal about what's next for the South Asian nation.
Protestors in Sri Lanka stormed the prime minister's office after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives and appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president. Protestors are blaming the top government officials for the country's economic collapse. Journalist and author Frances Harrison joined John Dickerson to discuss how the country got to this point.