Sri Lanka Election

President Mahinda Rajapaksa Wins Sri Lankan Election

AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Mahinda Rajapaksa's ruling coalition has won Sri Lanka's first postwar parliamentary elections further consolidat...

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Sri Lanka Clashes Erupt Over Arrest Of General Sarath Fonseka

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Opposition supporters protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate scuffled with government-backers on th...

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Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan President, Dissolves Parliament

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's president dissolved parliament Tuesday to make way for spring elections a day after authorities arrested a key ...

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Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka Election Loser, Arrested

AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled from his office by military police Monday and will be court-martiale...

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A Wise Investment: From the Haitian Earthquake to Schools in Sri Lanka

Suzanne Skees | Posted 05.25.2011

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Suzanne Skees

It only costs me U.S. $800 per year to support and provide an education for Chamari Thushara Dilhani, a bright 23-year-old Sri Lankan woman who otherwise could have been coerced into drugs and prostitution.

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Sri Lanka Prepares To Elect First President After Defeat Of Tamil Tigers

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Voters in Sri Lanka are preparing to choose their next president after a bitter election campaign....

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