Sri Lankan warplanes pound Tamil Tigers
June 16, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan air force jets bombarded suspected Tamil Tiger positions Friday for a second straight day after the rebels were blamed for a …
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Norway condemns deadly mine attack in Sri Lanka
OSLO, June 15, 2006 (AFP) - The main mediator in the conflict in Sri Lanka, Erik Solheim of Norway, on Thursday harshly condemned a powerful landmine attack in …
War fears in Sri Lanka as bus blast kills 64
KEBITIGOLLEWA, Sri Lanka, June 15, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels blew up a packed bus Thursday, killing 64 passengers, including 15 children, in …
Claymore causes carnage in Sri Lanka hinterland
KEBITIGOLLEWA, Sri Lanka, June 15, 2006 (AFP) - The crowded bus was ferrying mothers and children to a free medical clinic in central Sri Lanka, but many ended …
Sri Lankan FM wants rebel leader tried for war crimes: report
OSLO, June 15, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on Thursday said Tamil Tiger rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran should be tried …
Tigers deny Sri Lanka bus bombing
June 15, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels denied involvement in Thursday's bus bombing that killed at least 64 passengers and said the blast had …
Sri Lanka bus bomb kills 64, army shells Tigers
June 15, 2006 (AFP) - landmine ripped through an overcrowded bus Thursday killing 64 passengers in the deadliest attack on civilians in Sri Lanka in 10 years, …
Three killed as Tigers clash with Sri Lankan troops laying mines
June 14, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tigers clashed with Sri Lankan soldiers who were laying mines deep within rebel territory, killing at least one trooper but losing …
Bomb hoax halts traffic in Colombo
June 13, 2006 (AFP) - Traffic was held up along a highway in Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo Tuesday following a bomb hoax, police said.buy lexapro online buy …
Sri Lanka’s new air chief follows in father’s flight path
June 12, 2006 (AFP) - Air Vice Marshal Roshan Goonetileke took command of Sri Lanka's air force Monday, 25 years after his father retired from the post. buy …
Sri Lanka accuses Tigers of ‘intransigence’
OSLO, June 12, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on Monday accused the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of …
Mine blast kills soldier in Sri Lanka
June 12, 2006 (AFP) - One soldier was killed and five civilians wounded Monday in two mine blasts in northern Sri Lanka as troops exchanged fire with Tamil …
Five killed in Sri Lanka violence
June 11, 2006 (AFP) - At least five people were shot dead in Sri Lanka's restive northeast port district of Trincomalee and the main city of Colombo at the …
War of words over a Sri Lanka child deaths
June 11, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday accused international rights watchdogs of remaining silent over the killings of 24 children …
Sri Lanka peace hopes falter after talks collapse
June 11, 2006 (AFP) - Hopes for peace in Sri Lanka have all but vanished after peace broker Norway's failure to bring the opposing parties to the table, …
Norway reaffirms Sri Lanka peace broker role
STOCKHOLM, June 10, 2006 (AFP) - Norway said Saturday it would continue to act as peace broker between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels despite the recent …
Norway blames Tamil Tigers for failed talks
OSLO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Thursday officially declared talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers to improve the security of foreign ceasefire …
Norway puts Sri Lanka on notice amid fresh war fears
June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Norway was reconsidering its peacebroker role Friday as Tiger rebels aborted talks and demanded the removal of ceasefire monitors from …
Norway points finger at EU for Sri Lanka talks breakdown
OSLO, June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Friday blamed the European Union for contributing to a breakdown in talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers which has …
Sri Lanka attacks peace monitors over truce report
June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government, under pressure for allegedly backing a breakaway Tamil rebel faction, on Friday accused Scandinavian truce …