Sri Lanka’s former ambassador to Washington was arrested on Friday accused of misappropriating more than $350,000, the latest member of strongman ex-president Mahinda Rajapakse’s family to be investigated for corruption in office. Jaliya Wickramasuriya, a cousin of former president, was detained at Sri Lanka’s main international airport as he tried ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president on Thursday named an opposition lawmaker as prime minister following a controversial deal struck between the government and fringe opposition groups that effectively extends the president’s term in office. Samy Badibanga has been named prime minister, according to a presidential decree read on state ...
