Sri Lanka fugitive Tigers shot as nation celebrates victory
May 20, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka celebrated victory over the Tamil Tigers with a national holiday on Wednesday as the army hunted down fugitive rebels, shooting …
May 20, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka celebrated victory over the Tamil Tigers with a national holiday on Wednesday as the army hunted down fugitive rebels, shooting …
May 19, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is to deliver a victory speech to parliament Tuesday following the bloody defeat of the Tamil …
May 18, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has detained four doctors who worked inside Tamil Tiger territory, treating wounded civilians and providing reports on heavy …
May 17, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Sunday there was no "bloodbath" during its "rescue" of tens of thousands of civilians held hostage by Tamil Tiger rebels. …
May 18, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Army special forces soldiers have found a body suspected to be of Charles Anthony, the elder son of Tamil Tiger chief Velupillai …
May 18, 2009 (AFP) - The leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels is alive but totally surrounded by government troops in a small jungle area, a military …
May 18, 2009 (AFP) - The leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, Velupillai Prabhakaran, was shot dead Monday while trying to flee advancing troops, defence …
May 18, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Monday killed the two deputies of the leader of the Tamil Tigers, the military said, declaring the entire island to …
May 18, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's army chief announced Monday that all combat operations against the Tamil Tigers have ended with the last rebels defeated and …
BRUSSELS, May 18, 2009 (AFP) - The European Union on Monday called for an independent enquiry into alleged human rights violations during the conflict between …
May 18, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military declared a final victory Monday in its decades-old conflict with the Tamil Tigers, after routing the remnants of the …
SYDNEY, May 18, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan student in Sydney had acid thrown in his face and was in an induced coma after a home invasion early Monday sparked …
NEW DELHI, May 18, 2009 (AFP) - India asked Sri Lanka on Monday to "address the root causes of the conflict" with ethnic Tamils and to provide aid to tens of …
OSLO, May 17, 2009 (AFP) - Peace is far from being won in Sri Lanka, despite the government's claims to have scored a crushing military victory against Tamil …
NEW DELHI, May 18, 2009 (AFP) - India is to ask Sri Lanka for scientific confirmation of the death of the Tamil Tigers leader so it can close a case connected …
May 17, 2009 (AFP) - Scouring a tiny beach and lagoon peninsula in Sri Lanka's northeast are thousands of government troops, examining the faces of the dead, …
May 17, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's army chief vowed Sunday the Tamil Tigers would not be allowed to regroup and pledged that the rebels, once seen as one of the …
May 17, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have rescued all civilians held by Tamil Tiger rebels, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said on Sunday. …
May 17, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Sunday killed at least 70 Tamil Tiger rebels trying to escape across a shallow lagoon using boats, military spokesman …
May 17, 2009 (AFP) - The Tamil Tigers have given up their fight against a Sri Lankan government offensive and "have decided to silence our guns," a statement …