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Conflict between farmers and elephants in Sri Lanka has grown worse as food and fuel are scarcer due to war in the Middle East.

Pallegama Hemarathana, the chief prelate of Colombo, is accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl in a temple.

Rapper Kid Cudi has removed M.I.A. from his current tour after the Sri Lankan singer made politically charged comments at a Dallas concert that drew boos from the crowd and complaints from fans.

The British-born Sri Lankan star, 50, was fired from the musical trek after bringing up her right-leaning politics while on stage Saturday in a move that irritated fans in Dallas.