Sri Lanka leader Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns after protests over economic crisis

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests against the government's handling of the economic crisis.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests against the government's handling of the economic crisis.

Sri Lankan leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday sacked two of his brothers and a nephew from his cabinet after public anger over the ruling family's mishandling of a crippling economic crisis and called for his resignation.