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Sri Lanka Prime Minister Faces Party Challenge In Presidential Election
Sri Lanka's ruling coalition became embroiled in a power struggle Tuesday as two challengers came forward to oppose Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to be candidate for a looming presidential election.
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Sri Lanka Removes Top Cop Investigating Rajapakse Family Amid Crisis
Sri Lanka's president ordered the removal of a police chief investigating alleged crimes by the family and associates of his preferred candidate for prime minister Mahinda Rajapakse, officials said Monday.
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Sri Lankan President Dissolves Parliament, Snap Election On January 5
Sri Lanka will hold snap election on January 5, President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday soon after he dissolved the parliament. Normally, the parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held not until 2020
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Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapakse Claims "Witch Hunt" Over Journalist Kidnap Probe
Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapakse said he was the victim of a "witch hunt" as investigators questioned him for the first time Friday over the abduction of a newspaper editor.
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After 7 Years, Lankan Editor's Body Exhumed
Sri Lankan police on Tuesday exhumed the body of a prominent anti-establishment newspaper editor as part of an investigation into his murder, widely blamed on the regime of former strongman president Mahinda Rajapakse.
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Mahinda Rajapakse's Wife Interrogated Over Fraud Allegations
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse's wife Shiranthi Rajapakse was today interrogated by investigators over fraud allegations.
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Sri Lanka Arrests Ex-Leader's Son Over Money Laundering
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse's second son was remanded in custody for two weeks after being arrested Saturday on a charge of money laundering, police and court officials said.
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Sri Lanka Minister Quits Over Arms Scandal
Sri Lanka's police minister resigned today following allegations he tried to shield a private security firm under investigation for gun running and money laundering.
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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse Opposes War Crimes Tribunal
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse today opposed international war crimes apparatus and urged all parties in the island nation not to allow the passage of new laws aimed at persecuting members of its armed forces.
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Sri Lankan Judge Says War Crimes Claims 'Credible'
Allegations that Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes are "credible", a judge appointed by the island's former president has concluded in a report presented to parliament on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka Arrests Ex-President Rajapakse's Loyalist Over Assassination
Sri Lanka's police today arrested a regional politician linked to former president Mahinda Rajapakse over the 2005 assassination of a Tamil lawmaker highly critical of his administration.
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Sri Lanka Rejects International War Crimes Probe
Sri Lanka's prime minister on Tuesday rejected a UN call for international involvement in an investigation into alleged war crimes.
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Sri Lanka's Parliament Sworn in After Unity Government Formed
Sri Lanka's new parliament was sworn in on Tuesday following a general election that saw Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe form a broad-based unity government.
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Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa Concedes Election Defeat
Sri Lanka's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa told AFP that he has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections after a close fought comeback attempt just months after he was toppled as president.
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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa Plans Comeback as Sri Lanka Votes
Sri Lanka goes to the polls Monday with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa desperate to pull off a shock political comeback, this time as prime minister, months after being toppled as president.
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister Faces Party Challenge In Presidential Election
Sri Lanka's ruling coalition became embroiled in a power struggle Tuesday as two challengers came forward to oppose Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to be candidate for a looming presidential election.
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Sri Lanka Removes Top Cop Investigating Rajapakse Family Amid Crisis
Sri Lanka's president ordered the removal of a police chief investigating alleged crimes by the family and associates of his preferred candidate for prime minister Mahinda Rajapakse, officials said Monday.
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Sri Lankan President Dissolves Parliament, Snap Election On January 5
Sri Lanka will hold snap election on January 5, President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday soon after he dissolved the parliament. Normally, the parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held not until 2020
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Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapakse Claims "Witch Hunt" Over Journalist Kidnap Probe
Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapakse said he was the victim of a "witch hunt" as investigators questioned him for the first time Friday over the abduction of a newspaper editor.
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After 7 Years, Lankan Editor's Body Exhumed
Sri Lankan police on Tuesday exhumed the body of a prominent anti-establishment newspaper editor as part of an investigation into his murder, widely blamed on the regime of former strongman president Mahinda Rajapakse.
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Mahinda Rajapakse's Wife Interrogated Over Fraud Allegations
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse's wife Shiranthi Rajapakse was today interrogated by investigators over fraud allegations.
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Sri Lanka Arrests Ex-Leader's Son Over Money Laundering
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse's second son was remanded in custody for two weeks after being arrested Saturday on a charge of money laundering, police and court officials said.
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Sri Lanka Minister Quits Over Arms Scandal
Sri Lanka's police minister resigned today following allegations he tried to shield a private security firm under investigation for gun running and money laundering.
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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse Opposes War Crimes Tribunal
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse today opposed international war crimes apparatus and urged all parties in the island nation not to allow the passage of new laws aimed at persecuting members of its armed forces.
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Sri Lankan Judge Says War Crimes Claims 'Credible'
Allegations that Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes are "credible", a judge appointed by the island's former president has concluded in a report presented to parliament on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka Arrests Ex-President Rajapakse's Loyalist Over Assassination
Sri Lanka's police today arrested a regional politician linked to former president Mahinda Rajapakse over the 2005 assassination of a Tamil lawmaker highly critical of his administration.
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Sri Lanka Rejects International War Crimes Probe
Sri Lanka's prime minister on Tuesday rejected a UN call for international involvement in an investigation into alleged war crimes.
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Sri Lanka's Parliament Sworn in After Unity Government Formed
Sri Lanka's new parliament was sworn in on Tuesday following a general election that saw Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe form a broad-based unity government.
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Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa Concedes Election Defeat
Sri Lanka's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa told AFP that he has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections after a close fought comeback attempt just months after he was toppled as president.
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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa Plans Comeback as Sri Lanka Votes
Sri Lanka goes to the polls Monday with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa desperate to pull off a shock political comeback, this time as prime minister, months after being toppled as president.
