Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes and threats. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel would take ...

According to the news portal Newsfirst, Dissanayake was supported by 5,740,179 voters after second ballot count ...

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

Leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was on Sunday declared winner in Sri Lanka’s presidential race, obtaining a mandate that signals a clean break from the island nation’s political establishment ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist lawmaker Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old political guard.

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election ...

That conflict, between the Tamil Tiger rebels and the Sri Lankan state, erupted in 1983. The Tigers eventually had vast areas ...

Dissanayake pledged to change the island's "corrupt" political culture. The nation's battered economy took centre stage ...

India clinches maiden Chess Olympiad gold; Sri Lanka presidential election goes to second round and more in The Hindu’s top ...

Polling concluded in Sri Lanka on Saturday with no violence or security breaches reported anywhere from all 22 electoral districts in the crucial presidential elections, the island nation’s first ...