Blast near Tiger cemetery kills Sri Lanka soldier
July 11, 2006 (AFP) - A government soldier was killed Tuesday in a powerful bomb explosion near a Tamil Tiger war cemetery in Sri Lanka's northern peninsula of …
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Sri Lanka offers cash, devolution to end ethnic bloodshed
COLOMBO, July 11, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Tuesday offered 1. buy doxycycline online …
Sri Lanka police probe death of innocent man beaten up in jail
July 8, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police have launched an investigation into the death of a man who was allegedly beaten up in prison after being falsely accused …
Strangers in their own land, Tamil refugees in limbo amid rising violence
MALLAVI, Sri Lanka, July 6, 2006 (AFP) - Former vegetable vendor Dharmaselan lost his leg and arm in an aerial bombing over strife-torn northern Sri Lanka …
Tiger supremo pays homage to 273 suicide bombers
July 6, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elusive Tamil Tiger supremo has paid tribute to 273 suicide bombers known as Black Tigers who have carried out devastating …
Violent death key to Tamil Tiger struggle
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, July 5, 2006 (AFP) - A tangle of fairy lights -- reds, blues and greens -- blink merrily around the photos of stern-faced Tamil Tiger …
No military solution in Sri Lanka: outgoing US ambassador
July 5, 2006 (AFP) - There is no military solution to Sri Lanka's separatist conflict, outgoing US Ambassador Jeffrey Lunstead said, as daily bloodshed has …
Tigers accuse Sri Lanka of preparing for war
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, July 5, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels run a de facto state in this northern town, but face increasing isolation and deadly battles …
Mine attack kills Sri Lanka soldier
July 5, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a mine in northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing a soldier, the defence ministry said. online …
Rights group call for impartial probe over latest journalist killing in Sri Lanka
Reporters Without Borders condemned the fourth murder of a media professional in Sri Lanka since the start of 2006 after freelance journalist Lakmal Silva, who …
Sri Lanka braces for bloodshed as Tigers honour suicide bombers
July 5, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday marked "Black Tiger Day" to honour 261 suicide bombers, as security was stepped up across Sri Lanka amid …
Sri Lanka steps up alert as Tigers honours suicide bombers
July 4, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka stepped up already tight security Tuesday as Tamil Tiger rebels prepared to celebrate "Black Tiger Day" honouring the 261 men …
Tigers set September 1 deadline for EU monitors to quit
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, July 3, 2006 (AFP) - Truce monitors from Denmark, Finland and Sweden must quit Sri Lanka by September 1, a Tamil rebel leader said …
Eight killed in mine attacks in Sri Lanka
July 3, 2006 (AFP) - At least eight people were killed and dozens injured Monday in three mine attacks by Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's northern and …
EU ban on Tigers a huge mistake: Sinn Fein leader
July 3, 2006 (AFP) - The chief negotiator for Northern Ireland's main Roman Catholic party, Sinn Fein, was quoted by Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka as saying a …
‘Undeclared war’ in Jaffna taking its toll on Sri Lankans
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, July 2, 2006 (AFP) - Roadside killings and night-time knocks on the door have replaced mortars and suicide bombs as the new terror in this …
Tigers slam UNICEF over child soldier claims
July 2, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tiger rebels hit back Sunday at claims by the United Nations that more than 1000 children are enlisted as soldiers, saying its …
Freelance journalist gunned down in Sri Lanka
July 2, 2006 (AFP) - A freelance Sri Lankan journalist was gunned down near the capital Colombo on Sunday, police said, but rejected claims that the killing …
Sri Lanka navy sinks rebel boat off key harbour
July 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan gunboats sank a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel craft off the island's northern military port of Kankesanthurai, the navy said …
Sri Lanka toll hits 11 as monitors mull truce
June 30, 2006 (AFP) - At least 11 people were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka, the military and the Tamil rebels said Friday, as Nordic truce monitors …