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 ...
US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Thursday that he had submitted his resignation, stepping down as President-elect Donald Trump begins to assemble his new administration. Clapper, whose job is to coordinate the work of 17 disparate agencies like the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, said ...