Sri Lanka steps up search for Tiger remnants: report
June 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is pouring more troops into former rebel-held areas in the east of the island to hunt down remnants of the Tamil Tigers …
June 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is pouring more troops into former rebel-held areas in the east of the island to hunt down remnants of the Tamil Tigers …
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka needs to reach out to its Tamil minority and improve conditions for hundreds of thousands of displaced after …
June 16, 2009 (AFP) - The few surviving leaders of Sri Lanka's defeated Tamil Tigers announced Tuesday they were reorganising the rebel movement and forming a …
June 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have recovered the first submarine believed to have been used by the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said …
June 11, 2009 (AFP) - Japan on Thursday urged Sri Lanka to develop closer ties with the international community as Colombo tries to rebuild the war-battered …
June 10, 2009 (AFP) - A Canadian MP was detained on arrival at Sri Lanka's international airport on Wednesday and could be deported for allegedly having …
June 9, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday extended tough anti-terror laws, arguing that remnants of the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels could still …
June 8, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities Monday ordered a foreign-owned ship carrying aid for Tamil civilians to leave the island without unloading its …
June 7, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Sunday marked a key Buddhist celebration by granting a pardon to 585 jailed military deserters, officials said. …
LONDON, June 6, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has denied claims that more than 20,000 Tamil civilians were killed during the …
June 05, 2009 (LBO) - India has rapped UN human rights commissioner Navi Pillai saying she should not abuse her position to pursue hidden agendas against Sri …
June 4, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Thursday seized a foreign-owned ship loaded with medical, food and other supplies for war-hit civilians, saying the …
June 3, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs a new diplomatic drive to win in the international arena, after defeating terrorism in the country, President …
June 2, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan journalist was recovering in hospital Tuesday after being beaten up near the capital Colombo as a rights group expressed …
UNITED NATIONS, June 1, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday categorically rejected allegations the world body had deliberately underestimated the death …
May 31, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Sunday rejected growing calls to probe human rights violations amid allegations that thousands of civilians perished in the …
June 1, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan media rights activist was hospitalised Monday after being beaten by unidentified attackers near the capital Colombo, a doctor …
May 30, 2009 (AFP) - Amnesty International called Saturday for an independent probe into the number of civilians killed in the final weeks of Sri Lanka's civil …
SINGAPORE, May 31, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka appealed Sunday for international support in dismantling the global political network of the Tamil Tiger rebels after …
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2009 (AFP) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday named US ambassadors to Japan, India and Sri Lanka, amid heightened tension in Asia over …