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Models present creations during Colombo Fashion Week in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Apr. 3, 2013.
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COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: An old Sri Lankan Buddhist devotee (L) serves food to monks on the seventh day after the tsunami tragedy in Colombo, 02 January, 2005.
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A handout photograph from the President Media Division shows Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa's family members (L to R) Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Namal Rajapaksa, and Chamal Rajapaksa on their way to a polling booth for the parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka on April 8, 2010
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa during their meeting in the Moscow Kremlin on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa is on a visit to Russia.
Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa waves to his supporters after winning re-election.
Eranga Jayawardena / AP
Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, right, shares a light moment with teammate Lasith Malinga during the third day of the first test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 20, 2010.
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In Sri Lanka's northern Vavuniya district, a soldier patrols the empty streets during a rebel-called strike
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Sri Lanka's tranquil Galle beach, the epicenter of a new property boom
The Tintagel Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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The natural bridge between India and Sri Lanka, known as Adam's Bridge, is regarded as one of Hinduism's holiest sites.
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FLARE-UP: Relief efforts in Sri Lanka have been hampered by domestic political rivalries
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Asylum seekers from Burma rest inside a naval ship after being rescued in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 17, 2013
Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
A man rides his bicycle past a war-damaged building in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 11, 2010
Eranga Jayawardena / AP
Tourists watch wild elephants at a national park in Uda-Walawa, Sri Lanka, in June 2008
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Protesters demonstrate outside London's Houses of Parliament against alleged human-rights abuses in Sri Lanka on April 7, 2009
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A Tamil Tiger rebel keeps watch outside a camp in a village in Sri Lanka.
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The Guard of the Relics inside the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka
ERANGA JAYAWARDENA / AP
Western holidaymakers are being encouraged to return to Sri Lanka's beaches
JOHN STANMEYER / VII FOR TIME
ALL WASHED UP: Stranded fishing boats in Sri Lanka
UNHCR / AP
Displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils in their tents at a transit camp in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
ANURUDDHA LOKUHAPUARACHCHI/REUTERS
While President Kumaratunga spars with her Prime Minister, Sri Lanka remains in turmoil
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PM Wickremesinghe says that an upcoming electoral faceoff with Kumaratunga will decide the future of Sri Lanka
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BUILDING BRIDGES TOGETHER: Indian and Sri Lankan soldiers repair a damaged span in Arugambe, Sri Lanka
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US President Ronald Reagan holds the trunk of a baby elephant, presented to him in a ceremony by President Jayewardene of Sri Lanka on June 18,1984.
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A worker carries a toddy pot after collecting the sap from a coconut palm tree in Wadduwa, Sri Lanka, June 11, 2012.
Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
A demonstrator holds an image of Rizana Fathima Nafeek during a protest in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 8, 2011
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Female Tamil Tiger rebels run on a street as they head back to base after overnight guard duty in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka, on July 12, 2007
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Homes lie destroyed in an abandoned conflict zone where Tamil Tigers separatists made their last stand before their defeat by the Sri Lankan army in northeastern Sri Lanka, May 23, 2009.
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Chief of Defense Staff General Sarath Fonseka observes the army commandos in action at a display during Sri Lanka Army's 60th Anniversary exhibition in Colombo.
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Police officers stand guard at a rally for the current President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, in Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan flood victims load their belongings to a boat in a flooded area in Batticaloa, about 138 miles east of Colombo, Sri Lanka
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The Sri Lankan army says thousands of people fleeing an area held by the Tamil Tiger separatists in northeastern Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan people carry the coffin of slain Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle during his funeral ceremony in Welihena outside Colombo, Sri Lanka following a suicide bombing.
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In this Nov. 27, 2008, photo provided by the LTTE, Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran delivers his annual address to Sri Lanka's Tamil minority
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Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil victims wait outside a makeshift hospital inside the Tiger controlled "No Fire Zone" in Mullivaaykaal, Sri Lanka, Sunday, May 10, 2009.
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Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Tamil Tigers, stands in front of an eternal flame at an undisclosed location in northern Sri Lanka
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AID FROM ABOVE: Members of the British navy assist one of their helicopters to pick up supplies in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
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Former Sri Lankan army chief and presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka, center, looks on as Hindu priests bless him in Wattala, an outskirt of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 5, 2009
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Indian cricket fans burn posters and an effigy of the Indian cricket team in Amritsar, March 24, 2007, following the team's loss against Sri Lanka in the World Cup.
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Sri Lankans hold their national flags and cheer the armed forces as they react to the downfall of Tamil Tiger rebels' de facto capital Kilinochi by bursting fire crackers in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009.
Photo Essays
Asia's Tsunami: Sri Lanka
Photos from the aftermath of the deadly earthquake and tsunami that took the lives of at least 22,000 across South Asia
The Women Ridding Sri Lanka of Mines
Due to civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers, northern Sri Lanka is heavily contaminated with landmines. The nation's female de-miners...
