hoists the Sri Lankan national flag during the country’s 77th Independence Day ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb.

The country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, pledged to heal Sri Lanka’s economic woes by the end of his ...

Addressing the 77th Independence Day celebrations of the island nation, Dissanayake said, ‘Collectively, we must persist in ...

Members of the Sri Lanka’s police special task force march during the country’s Independence Day ceremony (Eranga Jayawardena/AP) A military parade followed his speech. Under his leadership ...

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka has marked its 77th independence anniversary with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, pledged to heal Sri Lanka's ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its 77th independence anniversary on Tuesday with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, ...