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.

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 ...

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

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