The International Monetary Fund said it’s looking forward to working with Sri Lanka’s newly elected leftist president, ...

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.

After picking up nine wickets against New Zealand in the first Test match, Sri Lanka spinner Prabhat Jayasuriya said that he ...

The big talking point of this episode of News Today is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit and the significant ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake touted his victory as a 'fresh start' for the South Asian nation, two years after it came to the ...

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

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 ...

Sri Lanka’s first leftist president was sworn in to office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics but said he had ...

Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the country's new president, giving the Marxist-leaning politician a key ...

The family of murdered Sri Lanka journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge appealed on Tuesday to the island's new president to ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, once part of a Marxist-Leninist party, has been elected as Sri Lanka's president. His victory ...