Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lanka's PM

Ending the power tussle in Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move, resigned on Saturday and Ranil Wickremesinghe......

Marxist leader Anura Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential vote

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country's Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of......

Rajapaksa fails as rival Sirisena wins Sri Lanka election

Image: Sri Lanka's newly elected president Mithripala Sirisena waves at media as he leaves the election commission in Colombo. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/ Reuters Sri Lankan voters on......

Sri Lanka heads to polls, Rajapaksa eyes comeback as PM

Over 15 million voters are eligible to vote in the election being held under electoral districts-based proportional representation system. Sri Lankans began voting on Monday in parliamentary polls......