A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran's South Khorasan Province has killed at least 51 people and injured 20, Iran's state media says.

Sri Lanka's presidential election has entered a second round of counting for the first time in history, as no candidate ...

The election, contested by 38 candidates, was largely a three-way race between Dissanayake, Wickremesinghe and opposition ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake is on course to become Sri Lanka’s next president Sunday, according to results ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the National People's Power leads Sri Lanka's presidential election with a significant margin, ...

For the first time in Sri Lanka's history, the vote counting has gone into the second round after no single candidate managed ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning candidate, is leading Sri Lanka's presidential election with 40% of the votes ...

COLOMBO: The party of a Marxist leader on track to win Sri Lanka's presidential vote vowed Sunday not to scrap the country's ...

Dissanayake, 55, and his People's Liberation Front (JVP) will "not tear up" the IMF deal, party politburo member Bimal Ratnayake told the news agency AFP.

As the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a left-wing marxist political party, Dissanayak has framed himself as a man of the people, a fresh face, and a new direction ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become ...