Violence mars Sri Lankan presidential election

Sri Lankans voted on Saturday to choose a successor to President Maithripala Sirisena amid multiple poll-related incidents, including an attack on the minority Muslim voters, in an election that......

Wily Sirisena checkmates his rivals

Maithripala Sirisena was considered so meek and self-effacing that he appeared no threat to anyone.What a mistake his rivals made!Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Sri Lankan President Maithripala......

Sri Lanka's political crisis turns violent; 1 dead in shooting

In a relief to Sri Lanka's embattled leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, parliament's speaker refused to endorse his sacking as the prime minister, even as President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday......

Lankan Prez sacks Wickremesinghe, swears in Rajapaksa as PM

Political analysts said Sirisena's move to install Rajapaksa as the PM could lead to a constitutional crisis. IMAGE: Former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as new prime minister.......