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Sri Lanka court frees Indian cleared in assassination plot

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

Citing drug crime, Sri Lanka plans 1st executions since 1976

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

Sri Lanka considers big China loan to repay foreign debts

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Sri Lanka passes stopgap, plans full budget vote in February

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

Sri Lanka's reinstated prime minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe, center, surrounded by his loyal lawmakers and supporters speaks after assuming duties in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Sri Lanka's president has reappointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister, nearly two months after firing him and setting off weeks of political stalemate. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lankan president doubts he can work with reappointed PM

By KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 29,2018, file photo, Sri Lanka's disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, gestures as he arrives for a meeting with his supporting lawmakers at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A Sri Lankan lawmaker said that the disputed Prime Minister Rajapaksa will resign Saturday to end the country's political crisis. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

Sri Lanka’s disputed prime minister resigns to end impasse

By KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press

Supporters of ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrate outside the supreme court complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Sri Lanka's Supreme Court unanimously ruled as unconstitutional President Maithripala Sirisena's order to dissolve Parliament and call for fresh elections, a much-anticipated verdict Thursday that further embroils the Indian Ocean island nation in political crisis.(AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka Supreme Court says president violated constitution

By KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press

Illustration on foiling Chinese designs on Sri Lanka and the Maldives by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Freeing China’s South Asian string of ‘little pearls’

By Michael Bender

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2018 file photo, newly appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, center, sits to talk with supporters at a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Two men each claim to be the prime minister. Lawmakers are exchanging blows in Parliament. A former finance minister says the country is on the brink of an “economic anarchy.” Despite the crisis gripping Sri Lanka when the president fired his prime minister but Parliament refused to accept his choice for a replacement, life hasn’t collapsed - thanks to the efficient bureaucracy that keeps the wheels of administration turning. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

2 premiers and no government: Crisis confuses Sri Lankans

By KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press

In this image made from video, Sri Lanka's lawmakers scuffle at the parliament in Colombo, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Rival lawmakers have exchanged blows in Sri Lanka's Parliament as the disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed the speaker had no authority to remove him from office by voice vote. (AP Photo)

Sri Lankan lawmakers fight in Parliament over PM dispute

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

Supporters of Sri Lanka's ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe shout slogans as they celebrate after the Sri Lankan Supreme Court suspended dissolution of parliament by President Maithripala Sirisena, outside the court complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has suspended a presidential decree dissolving Parliament and ruled that an earlier decree summoning lawmakers on Wednesday is valid. On Oct. 26, Sirisena abruptly ousted Wickremesinghe and replaced him with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lankan top court suspends decree dissolving Parliament

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

FILE- In this Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, file photo, Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena, right, and his newly appointed prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa wave to supporters during a rally held out side the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan is in the midst of a political crisis set off by the president's decisions to remove the South Asian island nation's prime minister, dissolve Parliament and call snap elections. The moves have triggered public protests and international criticism, including from some of the country's biggest donors. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, file)

AP Explains: The latest in Sri Lanka’s political crisis

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

Pro- democratic Sri Lankans take part in a candle light vigil demanding the restoration of democracy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. The crowd demanded the restoration of democracy after President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved Parliament and called for fresh elections. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

The Latest: Sirisena says he wanted to avoid violence

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Pro- democratic Sri Lankans take part in a candle light vigil in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. The crowd demanded the restoration of democracy after President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved Parliament and called for fresh elections. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lankan president: I dissolved Parliament to avoid fight

By KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2018, file photo, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, center, waves to supporters during a rally outside the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sirisena on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 dissolved Parliament and called for fresh elections amid a deepening political crisis. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

Sri Lanka president dissolves Parliament, calls for election

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2018, file photo, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, center, waves to supporters during a rally outside the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sirisena on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 dissolved Parliament and called for fresh elections amid a deepening political crisis. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

Sri Lanka president dissolves Parliament, calls for election

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

A Sri Lankan police officer tries to control supporters of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and his newly appointed prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, during a rally Monday outside the parliamentary complex in Colombo. (Associated Press)

Sri Lanka’s power struggle explained

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Sri Lankan Buddhist monks supporting ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe take part in convention held to appeal president Maithripala Sirisena to convene the parliament and restore democracy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Nov.6, 2018. ( AP Photo/Rukmal Gamage)

Deputy minister resigns as Sri Lanka political crisis grows

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

Sri Lankan civil rights activists hold placards during a demonstration outside the official residence of ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Nov 4, 2018. Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Friday there is credible evidence that his replacement is attempting to buy support in Parliament ahead of an expected vote of confidence when it reconvenes. ( AP Photo/Lahiru Harshana)

Sri Lanka president summons Parliament amid political crisis

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, photo, Sri Lankans spend their evening outside the Chinese funded sea reclamation project in Colombo, Sri Lanka. China and India are closely watching the constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka, the latest venue for their struggle for geopolitical supremacy in South Asia. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Rivals China, India cautiously watch Sri Lankan crisis

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press