Sri Lanka coalition suffers humiliation at local vote

Sri Lanka's ruling alliance was humiliated Sunday in local elections seen as a test of its leadership as the party of former strongman president Mahinda Rajapakse pulled off a stunning landslide victory, final results showed.The mid-term polls further strained the uneasy coalition between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as they face a resurgent challenger in Rajapakse's new party.Official results showed Rajapakse's Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna -- SLPP or Peo