Sri Lanka

The double whammy of government and economic instability is further complicating recovery, and the country is hurtling toward bankruptcy.

The move on the prime minister's office follows the country's president fleeing the country.

Opposition leaders have yet to agree on who should replace its current leaders, while protesters who are angry over acute shortages of fuel, food, medicine and other necessities vow to stay put.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he will step down when all parties agree on a new government. Thousands demonstrated against the nation's worst economic crisis in recent memory.

Sri Lankan authorities closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage during the nation's worst economic crisis in decades.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has tendered his resignation amid an economic crisis and violent protests against he and his brother, the country's president.

The ongoing protests highlight the dramatic fall of Sri Lanka's most powerful political dynasty in decades to a family grasping to retain power.

An exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art shows how Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka celebrated their freedom with a revolutionary vision for buildings and cities. Women played a vital role.

Protesters are occupying the entrance and surroundings of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office, holding him responsible for the country' economic crisis.

Sri Lanka is suspending payments on bonds and government-to-government borrowings, pending the completion of a loan restructuring program with the International Monetary Fund.