Sri Lanka fighting rages as India presses for safety of civilians
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on a surprise visit to Sri Lanka called for urgent measures to protect civilians caught up in …
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on a surprise visit to Sri Lanka called for urgent measures to protect civilians caught up in …
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Two men pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to provide material support to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebel group on the …
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have prevented international aid workers from evacuating some 300 hospital patients inside rebel-held …
MULLAITTIVU, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Tuesday battled Tamil Tigers for control of the last stretch of rebel-held coastline, as international …
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan forces on Wednesday fought their way into another village still held by the Tamil Tigers, an official said, as neighbouring …
BRUSSELS, January 26, 2009 (AFP) - EU officials told Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama of their concern at the "humanitarian crisis" in the north …
January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elusive Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is still on the island and leading his fighters as they struggle to …
KUMALAMUNAI, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops making rapid progress against Tamil Tiger fighters have nearly recaptured the only stretch of coastline …
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government troops were Monday pushing into the last pockets of jungle still held by Tamil Tigers after the capture of the …
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - After a series of battlefield defeats, Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have lost their conventional fighting capability, but analysts …
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations said Monday at least 30 civilians had been killed in fighting between government forces and rebels in Sri Lanka …
January 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Sunday fought their way into Mullaittivu, the last town held by Tamil Tiger rebels who are holed up in the …
January 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Sunday overran the last town controlled by Tamil rebels, army chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka said, …
January 24, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces captured two Tamil Tiger guerrilla camps after heavy fighting in the island's northeast, the military said …
January 23, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have advanced to a key area held by Tamil Tigers and are on the verge of destroying the rebels' artillery, a …
January 22, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have seized a Tamil Tiger command centre in the island's north as ground troops advance further into the rebels' …
January 22, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations Thursday accused Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers of preventing its staff from leaving rebel-controlled areas in the north …
January 21, 2009 (AFP) - At least two people were killed and 11 others were wounded in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, police said. …
January 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Wednesday its troops had opened fire on an intruding aircraft off the island's north, where government …
January 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military Wednesday asked civilians living in the last remaining rebel-held areas in the island's northeast to move into a …