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Sri Lanka accuses rebels of targeting civilians

Apr.13 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels have begun targeting civilians with a bomb attack on a crowded market that killed 17 people, the Sri Lankan government …

Market bomb kills 13, dims peace hopes in Sri Lanka

Apr. 12 (AFP) - A bomb ripped through a vegetable market in northeastern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing 13 people in the latest of a series of blasts which …

Sri Lanka truce monitors to meet LTTE after latest attacks in Trincomalee

Apr.12 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's ceasefire monitors are due to meet with Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday after four blasts since Monday have killed 34 people, …

Foreign remittances keep Sri Lanka floating

Apr.12 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's balance of payments (BOP) has recorded a US$142 million surplus for the three months to March, the Central Bank said Wednesday …

Two killed in Sri Lanka landmine blast

Apr. 12 (AFP) - At least two policemen were killed and another two wounded when their truck was caught up in a landmine blast in northeastern Sri Lanka on …

US, Norway, condemns the latest acts of violence in Sri Lanka

Apr.12 (LBO) – The governments of United States and Norway Wednesday condemned the latest round of violence in Sri Lanka and urged both parties to honour …

New blast pushes death toll to 21 and dims Sri Lanka peace hopes

Apr. 12 (AFP) - International concern mounted for Sri Lanka's peace efforts Wednesday as the third landmine attack in as many days raised the death toll to 21 …

Inflationary expectations low this year – poll

Apr. 12 (LBO) - An online poll of LBO readers has shown that inflationary expectations for 2005 are low. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in …

Britons wounded in Sri Lanka blast

Apr.11 (AFP) - Three Britons were injured in Tuesday's bomb attack in northeastern Sri Lanka in which 12 sailors were killed, police said. The two women and a …

Bus blast kills 12 Sri Lankan sailors and dims peace hopes

Apr.11 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil rebels blew up a bus full of sailors in northeastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday killing 12 and further dimming hopes for a new round …

Canada labels Tamil Tigers terror group

OTTAWA, Apr. 10 (AFP) - Canada has added the Sri Lankan separatist Tamil Tigers to its list of terrorist organizations, Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day …

Sri Lanka condemns death of five soldiers as international donors meet LTTE

Apr.10 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Monday condemned the killing of five soldiers in Jaffna today while island's key international lenders met Tamil Tiger rebels. …

Sri Lanka donors meet Tamil Tigers to save peace talks

Apr.10 (AFP) - Envoys from Sri Lanka's international donors went Monday to meet Tamil Tiger rebels in a bid to keep peace talks due to be held in Switzerland …

Four soldiers, two aid workers killed in Sri Lanka blast

Apr.10, 2006 (AFP) - At least four Sri Lankan soldiers and two civilians were killed in a landmine blast blamed on the Tamil Tigers in the northern Jaffna …

Canada to classify Tamil Tigers as terror group: report

MONTREAL, April 06(AFP) - Canada has added to its list of terrorist organizations the Tamil Tigers, a group fighting for the autonomy of northeastern Sri …

Three shot dead in Sri Lanka’s east

Apr.07 (AFP) - A Tamil nationalist activist and two Muslim police guards were shot dead in Sri Lanka's volatile eastern province on Friday, police said. buy …

Sri Lanka talks to go ahead despite killings: peace envoys

Apr.07 (AFP) - Norway's top Sri Lankan peace envoys said they were confident new talks set for this month would go ahead despite the killings Friday of a …

Sri Lanka’s future hangs on peace, lower public debt, inflation: ADB

Apr.06 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's economy is expected to expand by 5.3 percent in 2006, but much of it hinges on peace, and cut backs on public debt, inflation and …

Norway peace envoys meet Sri Lanka president on truce

Apr.06 (AFP) - Norway's top peace envoys met Sri Lanka's president Thursday, diplomats said, amid doubts about whether the next round of talks on salvaging the …

Sri Lanka offers safe passage for Tigers after fresh Norway bid

Apr.06 (AFP) - Sri Lanka gave security guarantees to Tiger rebels travelling to Switzerland for talks on saving their faltering ceasefire, a Norwegian minister …