Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic revival. Dissanayake’s...

Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins over a two-thirds majority in parliamentary election

Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president is leading in parliamentary elections, results show

Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. Voting ended at 4 p.m. local time with more than 17...

Voting begins in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that is key for its new, Marxist-leaning president

Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party's power in Thursday's parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country's economic woes and foster good governance. The Marxist-leaning...

A bus carrying students skids off a road in Sri Lanka, killing 2 and injuring 39 others

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A bus carrying university students on a field trip skidded off a road and tipped over in central Sri Lanka on Friday, killing two students and injuring 39 others, officials said. Police said the accident occurred when the driver lost control of the vehicle...

Sri Lanka says 3 locals were arrested over a possible attack on Israel tourists

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka police arrested three people in connection with warnings of a planned attack on Israel travelers visiting the Indian ocean island, a government minister said Thursday, a day after the authorities stepped up the security across the country as the U.S. issued a...

Sri Lanka police raise security at popular surf site over threat to Israelis

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police in Sri Lanka have raised security around a popular surfing destination after receiving information about a possible threat to Israeli travelers, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Police spokesperson Nihal Thalduwa said special security measures had...

Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka as 2 of its fuel-carrying tankers derail

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its tankers got derailed, authorities said. The collision happened in the town of Minneriya...