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Four more killed in Sri Lanka violence

Apr. 20 (AFP) - At least four people were killed in Sri Lanka on Thursday as a Norwegian peace envoy headed for talks with Tamil Tiger rebels on saving the …

Tigers put off truce talks amid fresh violence

Apr. 20 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels announced Thursday that they were indefinitely postponing peace talks aimed at saving a truce with Colombo as four more …

Ten killed in Sri Lanka, foreigner among injured

Apr. 19 (AFP) - Ten more people have been killed in Sri Lanka, police and Tamil Tiger rebels said Wednesday, as two Claymore mine blasts wounded four people. …

More bloodshed as Norway pushes for Sri Lanka peace

Apr. 19 (AFP) - Another 10 deaths were reported Wednesday in Sri Lanka's embattled north and east as Norway's new peace envoy launched a fresh attempt to …

Norway envoy holds talks with Sri Lanka PM on saving truce

Apr.19 (AFP) - Norway's new peace envoy to Sri Lanka has held talks with Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake on moves to salvage the island's tottering …

Gunbattle in Sri Lanka as Norway moves to save truce

Apr. 18 (AFP) - Troops found more Claymore mines in Sri Lanka Tuesday after suspected Tiger rebels attacked police and killed a constable amid moves by peace …

Norwegian mediator ‘frustrated’ by Sri Lankan parties

OSLO, Apr.18 (AFP) - The main mediator in the Sri Lankan conflict, Erik Solheim of Norway, said Tuesday he was frustrated by the government's and Tamil rebels' …

Sri Lanka offers compromise to save peace bid

Apr.18 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Tuesday agreed to helicopter rides for Tiger rebels in a bid to clear the way for truce talks as peace broker Norway sent an envoy to …

Sri Lanka blasts kill eight as Tigers suspend peace talks

Apr.17 (AFP) - At least eight people were killed in two separate mine blasts in northern Sri Lanka Monday, hours after Tiger rebels announced they are …

Child soldier killed in Sri Lanka mine attack: UNICEF

Apr.17 (AFP) - A Tamil Tiger child soldier has been killed in a Claymore mine blast in northern Sri Lanka, the UN agency for children said Monday. online …

Bombs kills eight in Sri Lanka, Norway in fresh salvage bid

Apr. 17 (AFP) - At least eight people were killed in a wave of blasts in Sri Lanka Monday as Tiger rebels suspended their participation in ceasefire talks, …

Blasts dim Sri Lanka peace hopes amid fresh attacks

Apr.16 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday wounded two soldiers with a landmine attack in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, the defence ministry …

Sri Lanka peace hopes dim as Tigers suspend Swiss talks

Apr. 16 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tiger rebels Sunday suspended their participation at Swiss talks on saving their troubled truce, dimming prospects for peace as the …

Sri Lanka says doubts rebels want talks to save ceasefire

Apr.15 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Saturday expressed "serious doubts" about whether Tamil Tiger rebels want to go ahead with talks due to be held in Swizterland that …

Sri Lanka truce talks dim as blasts kill seven

Apr. 15 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tigers detonated two mines in Sri Lanka Saturday, killing seven security personnel as both the government and the rebels cast …

Mines found in Sri Lanka ahead of talks

Apr.15 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops arrested a man trying to plant two Claymore mines near a military checkpoint Saturday as peace broker Norway announced a five …

Norway clinches new dates for Sri Lanka talks

Apr.14 (AFP) - Peace broker Norway announced Friday that talks between the Sri Lankan government and Tiger rebels, under threat from a new wave of violence, …

Blast and curfew mars Sri Lanka’s New Year

Apr.14 (AFP) - Two people were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka's restive east on the traditional New Year day Friday and an indefinite curfew was clamped …

Sri Lanka extends curfew after bloodshed

Apr.13 (AFP) - Police extended a night curfew in Sri Lanka's northeastern port district of Trincomalee on Thursday, a day after a bomb blast at a vegetable …

Sri Lanka Tigers seek to postpone Swiss talks

Apr.13 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday called for a postponement of ceasefire talks scheduled for next week in Switzerland amid an upsurge in …