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Former presidents back S. Lanka’s jailed ex-leader

COLOMBO – Three former presidents of Sri Lanka expressed solidarity with jailed ex-leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday and condemned his incarceration as a “calculated...

Sri Lankan leader seeks to disarm India’s China fears

Sri Lanka's president arrives in India on Thursday for his first visit to the regional powerhouse, with concerns mounting in New Delhi over China's...

Sri Lanka prisoners freed to mark holiday

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe ordered the early release of nearly 1,000 prisoners to mark the island’s main Buddhist holiday, the prisons chief said...

Sri Lanka president seeks unity government

Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe has formally invited MPs to join an all-party unity government to revive the bankrupt economy by undertaking painful...

New Sri Lanka president eyes unity gov’t

Sri Lanka’s six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday as president of the crisis-hit South Asian nation, as officials said he was...

Wickremesinghe wins Sri Lanka presidency

Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as crisis-wracked Sri Lanka’s new president by the country’s parliament Wednesday, with the backing of the party...

Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of vote

Sri Lanka’s acting president renewed the country’s state of emergency Monday ahead of a parliamentary vote to pick a new head of state—a poll...

Sri Lankans head for snap elections

Colombo"•Sri Lanka’s new president is set to dissolve parliament shortly and call snap a legislative election six months ahead of schedule, a state-run newspaper...

Christian-Muslim clashes rock town in Sri Lanka

Colombo"•Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church appealed for calm and an alcohol ban Monday after clashes between Christians and Muslims in a town scarred by...

15 dead in Sri Lanka raid on Islamist lair

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160 die as 8 explosions rip through Sri Lanka

Colombo"•A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 160 people, including...

Crisis in Sri Lanka scares tourists, rings alarm bells

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