Mr Dissanayake was elected president in September in a rejection of traditional political parties that have governed the island nation.

Mr Kennedy ran as an independent in this year’s presidential race and abandoned his bid after striking a deal to give Donald ...

Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in northern Honduras late on Thursday local time and threatened to dump torrential rains across parts of Central America and southern Mexico.

The governor of the Bank of England will say the UK must “welcome opportunities to rebuild relations” following Brexit, as he ...

Beans went missing from its home near Glasgow before turning up weeks later south of the border in the West Midlands.

Lee Carsley was proud of the way England took control of their Nations League destiny and praised “great example” Harry Kane after surprisingly dropping the skipper for the must-win match in Greece.

British actress Lucy Boynton has turned on the Bond Street Christmas lights in a festive event, saying she was “thrilled” to perform the role in her home city. The Bohemian Rhapsody star switched on ...

It is believed that a DAF GeoAmey prison transport vehicle collided with two pedestrians, South Yorkshire Police said.

The Onion’s bid was backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims to whom Alex Jones owes more than 1 billion dollars.

Powell launched Archer over deep extra cover for the first of four sixes as he and Shepherd rebuilt the innings. Spinners Rehan Ahmed and Liam Livingstone found themselves on the receiving end of some ...

Mr Kennedy ran as an independent in this year’s presidential race and abandoned his bid after striking a deal to give Donald Trump his endorsement.

Around 60kg of Blue John was recovered after Derbyshire Police’s Rural Crime Team searched an address in the Greater Manchester area.