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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s new president has replaced an ex-military with a civilian governor in the Tamil-controlled north in a sign of improving ties with the ethnic minority following the end of the civil war. The Tamil-controlled provincial administration of the Northern Province has long accused the outgoing …

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia is sticking to its policy of executing drug offenders, including foreigners, and says the withdrawal of the Dutch and Brazil ambassadors will not disturb its diplomatic ties with those countries. Jakarta brushed aside appeals by foreign leaders and executed six convicted drug traffickers over the weekend. …

DAVOS, Switzerland – The head of the International Monetary Fund says Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked for a new program of financial rescue loans. Christine Lagarde met Poroshenko on Wednesday on the sidelines of an economic forum in Davos, Switzerland, and said in a statement that the Ukrainian leader …