Marxist leader Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president after an election that saw voters reject an old guard ...

COLOMBO, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka held on Saturday, the Election Commission ...

In the late 1980s, Anura Kumara Dissanayake joined a Marxist-Leninist party that sought to assassinate Sri Lanka’s leaders ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's President on Monday following several years of economic ...

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

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn into office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics but ...

The new president's first challenge will be to steady the economy amid "anxieties felt by business and financial groups about ...

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

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis ...

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

Anura Kumara Dissanayake assumes presidency of Sri Lanka, marking a shift from long-standing political dynasties. Facing the ...

The dramatic increase in the vote for the JVP/NPP is a product of two inter-related processes—the seething hostility and ...