Provides an overview of Sri Lanka, including key facts about this south Asian island state.

Great Britain end a 26-year wait for Fed Cup promotion to World Group II as Katie Boulter comes from behind to seal a play-off win over Kazakhstan.

CHP's leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu was set upon by protesters at a soldier's funeral in Ankara.

Goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and James Milner help Liverpool beat Cardiff and reclaim top spot in the Premier League.

Political novice Volodymyr Zelensky wins by a landslide as incumbent Petro Poroshenko admits defeat.

Arsenal's top-four hopes are dented after Christian Benteke's first goal in a year helps Crystal Palace to a fine win which confirms their Premier League place.

BBC Radio 5 Live boxing pundit Steve Bunce says Amir Khan "should retire" after being pulled out of New York fight with Terence Crawford.

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg addresses thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters in London.

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer apologises to fans for their abject performance in Sunday's 4-0 loss to Everton.

Which player left Garth Crooks speechless? And who is his pick for player of the year? Find out in his latest team of the week.

The government blames a local Islamist group for the worst violence since the end of the civil war.

It come weeks after jail sentences were upheld for political activists who organised demonstrations.

The 16-year-old Swedish activist addresses the Extinction Rebellion protest in London.

Liverpool are not simply motivated by the "Holy Grail" of a first Premier League title win, says manager Jurgen Klopp

Manchester United's lack of desire as they lost 4-0 at Everton raises questions as to whether players are eyeing moves elsewhere, says MOTD2 pundit Jermaine Jenas.

BBC Sport profiles Wolfsburg and Denmark forward Pernille Harder, one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019 award.

Faye Mooney, who was working in Nigeria, was one of two people shot dead by kidnappers.

The disaster in the south-western region of Cauca follows days of torrential rain.

As the US and China edge closer to a trade deal, analysts expect a new battle in the technology sector.

Laura Lattimore, 28, says her dozens of wigs now make her feel "mischievous and a part of me".

Humans are the blending species, says philosopher of the senses Barry Smith, but what makes some blends work when others don't?