Sri Lankan MPs pass no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa
The Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday passed a no-confidence motion against the government headed by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, effectively removing the leader and his cabinet from their posts. The Parliament was meeting for the first time since October 26, when President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed former President Rajapaksa in his place.