Dissanayake’s sweeping promises during his campaign have elevated expectations to unsustainable heights. His proposals to ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist MP, won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, defeating prominent candidates. His victory ...

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 Liberation Front.

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

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 ...

The election came as the country seeks to recover from a severe economic crisis that led to shortages of essentials such as ...

Incidents of violent crime in the United States fell by 3% last year, while the number of hate crimes rose, the FBI said in ...

Sri Lanka's first leftist president, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, is sworn into office, vowing to restore public faith in politics. The leader of the People's Liberation Front warned, however, that he ...

In the late 1980s, Anura Kumara Dissanayake joined a Marxist-Leninist party that sought to assassinate Sri Lanka’s leaders and overthrow the government in an armed insurrection. On Sunday, he won ...