Sri Lanka has elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a prominent Marxist leader, as its new president amid ongoing economic ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election Commission Sunday, as voters rejected the old political guard that has ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis ...

Born into a working-class family in Thambuttegama, about 100 km from Colombo, Dissanayake was the first student from his ...

Sri Lanka's left-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured a decisive victory in the presidential election on Sunday, ...

Sri Lanka's presidential election goes into 2nd round of vote counting for 1st time in history. Incumbent is eliminated ...

Sri Lankans are voting in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst ...

Sri Lanka began counting votes in a crucial presidential election that’s likely to determine the fate of the crisis-hit economy and a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.

Sri Lanka heads for an unprecedented three-way presidential vote today. Analysts say a Maoist candidate may win amid a popular desire for change after a former president's ouster.

A man has been charged in shootings near Minneapolis homeless encampments that killed one man and injured another. Hennepin County prosecutors say 36-year-old Anthony Jones is charged with one count ...