Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation ...

Sri Lankans voted Anura Kumara Dissanayake's coalition to a sweeping victory in a snap general election, granting him the legislative power needed to combat poverty and corruption. The National People ...

In a historic election, Sri Lankans have chosen Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... Coming from a non-political family, 19-year-old Dissanayake actively participated in the 1987-89 armed insurrection ...

Voters have handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a significant win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president ...

Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to ...

The election was called by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who won the September ... He was also criticised for protecting the Rajapaksa family – a charge he has denied.

A fire broke out overnight at a retirement home in Villafranca de Ebro, northeastern Spain, killing at least 10 people, ...

After Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... against the Premadasa government’s murderous state repression. Dissanayake’s family faced harassment and threats by the security forces and their associated ...

Sri Lanka’s first openly transgender parliamentary candidate aims to foster a more inclusive political culture. Chanu Nimesha ...