Sri Lanka navy says 25 Tamil Tigers killed in sea battle
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan navy attacked and sank six Tamil Tiger rebel boats and killed at least 25 guerrillas during a pre-dawn sea battle on …
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan navy attacked and sank six Tamil Tiger rebel boats and killed at least 25 guerrillas during a pre-dawn sea battle on …
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan navy attacked and sank six Tamil Tiger rebel boats and killed at least 25 guerrillas during a pre-dawn sea battle on …
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - Two prominent members of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers who surrendered to government troops have made a televised denunciation of the rebels …
April 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has been ordered to stop using heavy guns and combat aircraft that could cause civilian casualties in the battle …
April 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers will never surrender and will fight on until their demands are met, rebel spokesman S. Puleethevan told AFP by …
April 26, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lanka government rejected a ceasefire declared by Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday, defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse said, …
April 26, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lanka government rejected a ceasefire declared by Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday, defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse said, …
April 25, 2009 (AFP) - The flood of wounded civilians from the conflict in Sri Lanka is overwhelming doctors and nurses in hospitals near the war zone who said …
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2009 (AFP) - The White House on Friday urged an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka and voiced deep concerns over alleged violations of …
GENEVA, April 24, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on Friday rejected calls for a humanitarian pause in the Tamil conflict, …
April 25, 2009 (AFP) - The UN's humanitarian chief was due in Sri Lanka Saturday as international concern over civilians trapped in the island's war zone …
KILINOCHCHI, April 24, 2009 (AFP) - The leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers is trapped in a small strip of coastal jungle in the northeast and leading his last …
April 24, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan court on Friday released a Tamil newspaper editor who had been detained over alleged links to Tamil Tiger air attacks in …
UNITED NATIONS, April 22, 2009 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka must surrender and allow civilians trapped in the battle zone to leave, the UN Security …
April 23, 2009 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels encircled in a tiny strip of land by Sri Lankan government troops are continuing to put up stiff resistance despite …
BRUSSELS, April 23, 2009 (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ordered Thursday the immediate despatch of a humanitarian team to northern Sri Lanka, where …
April 22, 2009 (AFP) - Nearly 82,000 civilians have escaped from the shrinking patch of territory still controlled by the Tamil Tiger rebels, defence spokesman …
April 22, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cornered Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran will not be eligible for amnesty, having "spurned" an offer to surrender, …
April 22, 2009 (AFP) - Two key Tamil Tiger officials surrendered Wednesday as Sri Lankan troops pressed a final offensive against the rebels despite an …
OTTAWA, April 21, 2009 (AFP) - Up to 30,000 Tamil protestors stepped up pressure on the Canadian government on Tuesday, clogging the capital for a 15th day in …