Sri Lanka ruling party leading in parliament vote
April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party is running well ahead of the fractured opposition, early results showed Friday, in a vote marked by record low …
April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party is running well ahead of the fractured opposition, early results showed Friday, in a vote marked by record low …
April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party claimed victory Friday in parliamentary polls, as counting showed them well ahead after a ballot marked by …
April 09, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ruling party claimed victory Friday as results showed a sweeping victory though re-polling in two districts over poll …
GENEVA, April 9, 2010 (AFP) - The UN refugee agency revealed on Friday that it is reviewing the handling of Afghan and Sri Lankan refugees after Australia …
April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Veteran cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya and Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga have won seats in parliament, a local …
April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said Friday his party's resounding parliamentary victory was a vote of confidence in his socialist …
April 8, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankans were voting Thursday in a parliamentary poll that is widely expected to see President Mahinda Rajapakse's ruling party march …
April 8, 2010 (AFP) - A shooting incident and reports of intimidation -- mostly by ruling party supporters -- marred Thursday's parliamentary elections in Sri …
April 7, 2010 (AFP) - On the eve of Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections, the main opposition accused the ruling party Wednesday of campaign abuses and said it …
MERAK, April 7, 2010 (AFP) - Indonesia moved Wednesday to end a six-month stand-off with scores of Sri Lankan migrants who have refused to leave a rickety boat …
April 7, 2010 (AFP) - South Asia is no stranger to political dynasties, and Thursday's parliamentary polls in Sri Lanka could mark President Mahinda …
April 6, 2010 (AFP) - A doctor who drew world attention to civilian deaths during the Sri Lankan army's defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels last year is to contest …
April 5, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, accused by critics of stifling dissent and persecuting the opposition, looks set to consolidate …
COLOMBO, April 5, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, accused by critics of stifling dissent and persecuting the opposition, looks set to …
April 5, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military on Monday announced a fivefold increase in troops deployed on UN peacekeeping duties around the world, boosting its …
April 4, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka placed nearly 20,000 troops on alert to reinforce police as violence escalated ahead of parliamentary elections, a police …
April 3, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan woman taken into custody last month for writing books about her conversion to Islam from Buddhism is being investigated for …
April 3, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan woman taken into custody last month for writing books about her conversion to Islam for Buddhism is being investigated for …
JAFFNA, April 1, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse reached out on Thursday to the country's ethnic minority Tamils as he made his first …
March 29, 2010 (AFP) - The wife of Sri Lanka's detained ex-army chief Monday accused authorities of preventing her husband from receiving vital medical …