Sri Lanka Tigers using suicide bombers: military
May 7, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are using suicide bombers to hold back government forces who are close to overrunning the last patch of rebel-held …
May 7, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are using suicide bombers to hold back government forces who are close to overrunning the last patch of rebel-held …
May 6, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the island and assess first-hand the plight of civilians …
May 05, 2009 (LBO) – One person was killed Tuesday morning when a tractor belonging to a private sugar plantation was caught in a roadside bomb in …
May 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is trapped in a small strip of coastline that has been surrounded by government …
May 4, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Monday rejected a Canadian call for a ceasefire in the military campaign against cornered Tamil Tiger guerrillas in the …
May 02, 2009 (LBO) - US President Barack Obama said he was concerned about threats against the media the world over, and mentioned the plight of Sri Lankan …
May 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defence ministry on Saturday rejected satellite imagery issued by the United Nations in support of allegations that security …
April 30, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Thursday ruled out halting the military's offensive against the Tamil Tigers, and warned the rebels that they …
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2009 (AFP) - The United States voiced concern Tuesday about reports of continued heavy shelling in Sri Lanka but stayed out of a row over …
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - The foreign ministers of Britain and France, David Miliband and Bernard Kouchner, arrived Wednesday in Sri Lanka, officials said, …
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan navy attacked and sank six Tamil Tiger rebel boats and killed at least 25 guerrillas during a pre-dawn sea battle on …
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan navy attacked and sank six Tamil Tiger rebel boats and killed at least 25 guerrillas during a pre-dawn sea battle on …
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - Two prominent members of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers who surrendered to government troops have made a televised denunciation of the rebels …
LUXEMBOURG, April 28, 2009 (AFP) - The European Union lashed out on Tuesday at Sri Lanka's decision to deny a visa to Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, …
April 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has been ordered to stop using heavy guns and combat aircraft that could cause civilian casualties in the battle …
April 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers will never surrender and will fight on until their demands are met, rebel spokesman S. Puleethevan told AFP by …
LONDON, April 26, 2009 (AFP) - The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Sweden will visit Sri Lanka on Wednesday, government officials in London said …
LONDON, April 27, 2009 (AFP) - Six people were arrested Monday after Tamil protesters smashed windows at India's High Commission in London and caused damage …
April 26, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ruling coalition led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) of President Mahinda Rajapaksa swept regional polls with close to …
April 26, 2009 (AFP) - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes was to hold talks with the Sri Lankan government on Sunday over the thousands of civilians caught in …