Sri Lanka has entered a new era with the swearing-in of its ninth president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, popularly known as AKD ...

Hoping for change, Sri Lanka has elected its first leftist president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the National People's Power ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a left-leaning leader, is Sri Lanka's new president after the country witnessed first election ...

The European Union on Monday congratulated Sri Lanka's first leftist president on his election, saying the bloc would continue to support the Indian Ocean island in its path towards economic recovery.

India will also show a willingness to work with the new leader and expand bilateral ties, especially as it deals with an ...

Dissanayake’s win dealt a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis ...

The new president's first challenge will be to steady the economy amid "anxieties felt by business and financial groups about ...

Sri Lanka swore in Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the nation's president on Monday, a member of the Marxist group People's ...

Sri Lanka could witness a snap parliamentary election in November as the newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine formed about 350 miles (565 km) south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba and is expected to develop into a hurricane on Wednesday as it moves across the eastern Gulf ...

In Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as president today, becoming the country’s first leftist leader. He won ...

US and European shares nudged higher Monday as investors were torn between hopes of further interest rate cuts and weak ...