BANGKOK -- Debt-ridden Sri Lanka has stepped into uncharted waters. Negotiations begin this week in Washington between government officials and the International Monetary Fund for a relief program, against the backdrop of protests at home and the decision to stop paying its overseas debts.
The idea of Sri Lanka paying foreign debt while people went hungry became untenable. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
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