Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s election as President of Sri Lanka is an event of the times in Sri Lanka where such public ...

The Quad, says China’s foreign minister, is ‘a tool the U.S. uses to contain China and perpetuate U.S. hegemony.’ ...

Marxist-leaning politician says he understands the complex challenges facing Sri Lanka and will work to meet people’s hopes.

Yet many Sri Lankans continue to demand fundamental change. It is not only swingeing austerity that angers them: they are ...

Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters ...

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.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake for his victory in the ...

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 ...