In a historic shift for Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party has ascended to the presidency. It marks a major change in the country’s political ...

Sri Lanka has made history by voting leftist Anura Kumara Dissanayake to power. The people rejected all the known and tested ...

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political ...

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

COLOMBO: Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Monday after an election that saw ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president. Popularly known as AKD, the 55-year-old heads the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which is known for its ...

The JVP victory (although well telegraphed in pre-election polls) is an astounding result. The Communist party had never won ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves the offices of the electoral commission after his victory in the presidential election, in ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake's win in the Sri Lankan presidential election poses a new challenge for India. Despite his Marxist ...

But downballot races are still very much in flux as the Democratic and Republican parties battle for congress majorities.

Self-avowed Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn into office on Monday after a landslide win in weekend presidential ...

Israel Launches Airstrikes on Hezbollah, Killing at Least 270 in Lebanon It was the deadliest day of Israeli attacks in Lebanon since at least 2006. The Lebanese health ministry said over 1,000 ...