Bombings heap more woes on tsunami-hit Sri Lankan fisherman
MUTTUR, Sri Lanka, Apr. 28 (AFP) - Displaced by the war, displaced by the tsunami, now Kiyathupillai Mohideen is on the move again -- this time after clashes …
MUTTUR, Sri Lanka, Apr. 28 (AFP) - Displaced by the war, displaced by the tsunami, now Kiyathupillai Mohideen is on the move again -- this time after clashes …
OSLO, Apr. 28 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's international donors meeting in Oslo on Friday pressed both rebels and the Sri Lankan government to return to negotiations to …
Apr. 28 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's bloodiest bombings in four years have made investors jittery and led to the first-ever downgrade in the island's sovereign ratings, …
Apr. 28 (AFP) - The United Nations Friday urged both the Sri Lanka government and rebel Tamil Tigers to quickly end the political killings that have led to an …
HONG KONG, Apr. 27 (AFP) - Government air strikes in northeast Sri Lanka have caused thousands of people to flee their homes, the United Nations refugee agency …
Apr. 27 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday pleaded with the international community to pressure Sri Lanka's government to prevent further air strikes against …
Apr. 27 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Thursday set aside one million dollars in aid for thousands of people who fled their homes after an upsurge in violence in the …
Apr. 27, 2006 (AFP) - At least five security personnel were killed in three separate Claymore mine attacks in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, the military said. …
SERUVILA, Sri Lanka, Apr. 27 (AFP) - The two men who came to kill her and her family wore masks and spoke Sinhalese, a wounded Josep Devi, wincing in pain, …
Apr. 26 (AFP) - Peace broker Norway expressed hope Wednesday that Sri Lanka will retreat from the brink of full-scale war even as 18 more people were killed in …
Apr. 26 (AFP) - Escalating violence between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil rebels left at least 15 civilians dead and 15,000 Tamil villagers fleeing for their …
Apr.26 (AFP) - "Black Tiger" suicide squads, secular Hindus driven by loyalty to the Tamil cause rather than religion, have been sowing terror in Sri Lanka for …
Apr. 26 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, blamed for a suicide attack against a top military official that threatens to pitch the island back into civil war, …
Apr. 26 (AFP) - Air strikes, mortar attacks, a suicide bombing in the heart of Colombo -- while it may seem Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lanka's government are …
OSLO, Apr.26 (AFP) - The main mediator in the Sri Lankan conflict, Erik Solheim of Norway, on Wednesday condemned the flare-up of violence on the war-torn …
WASHINGTON, Apr. 25 (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday condemned the attack against an army headquarters in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo and called the …
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse today formally wrapped up another controversial deal with a hard-line party of Buddhist monks, promising to …
Peace broker Norway said it would send a special envoy to Sri Lanka to help save a troubled ceasefire after admitting it had failed to secure agreement about a …