World Sep 22 Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected president of Sri Lanka as voters reject old guard Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular among youth, won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday.
World Sep 21 Officials begin counting votes after polls close in Sri Lanka’s presidential election Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval.
World Sep 20 Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change after protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. As the country prepares for its first election since then, many say they’re still waiting for change.
World Aug 20 India’s top court establishes task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed The Supreme Court's order comes days after the rape and killing of a trainee doctor in eastern Kolkata city that sparked outrage and nationwide protests.
World Jul 30 Landslides caused by heavy rains in southern India kill at least 93 and bury many others Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 93 people and left many others feared trapped under the debris.
World Jul 21 Bangladesh’s top court lowers government jobs quota in response to deadly unrest Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an end to a quota that reserved 30 percent of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971. Ruling on an appeal, the…
World Jul 20 Bangladesh enforces curfew with order to ‘shoot on sight’ after weeks of protests turned deadly Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces patrolled parts of the capital Saturday after scores were killed and hundreds injured in clashes over the allocation of civil service jobs.
World Jun 06 India’s opposition parties, largely written off ahead of election, make comeback to hobble Modi The election marked a revival for the main opposition Congress party and its allies, who defied earlier predictions of decline and made deep inroads into governing party strongholds, denying Modi the supermajority he had hoped for.
World Jun 04 Modi wins 3rd term in India’s general election, narrowly securing majority In his 10 years in power, Modi has transformed India’s political landscape, bringing Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, into the mainstream while leaving the country deeply divided.
World Jun 01 Modi projected to retain power as voting ends in the last round of India’s election India’s 6-week-long national election came to an end Saturday with most exit polls projecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to extend his decade in power with a third consecutive term.