Sri Lanka army says Tamil Tiger leader trapped
KILINOCHCHI, April 24, 2009 (AFP) - The leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers is trapped in a small strip of coastal jungle in the northeast and leading his last …
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Sri Lanka clears Tamil editor over Tiger air attacks
April 24, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan court on Friday released a Tamil newspaper editor who had been detained over alleged links to Tamil Tiger air attacks in …
Indian officials head to Colombo for talks on civilians
NEW DELHI, April 24, 2009 (AFP) - Senior Indian officials were due to fly to Colombo Friday to press the Sri Lankan government to protect tens of thousands of …
Sri Lanka ex-Tiger gets top ruling party post
April 24, 2008 (LBO) - A former Tamil Tiger who ran the group's arm in Eastern Sri Lanka has been appointed to a deputy chairman post in the ruling Lanka …
UN tells Tamil Tigers to surrender
UNITED NATIONS, April 22, 2009 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka must surrender and allow civilians trapped in the battle zone to leave, the UN Security …
Sri Lanka Tigers resisting despite calls to surrender: military
April 23, 2009 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels encircled in a tiny strip of land by Sri Lankan government troops are continuing to put up stiff resistance despite …
UN chief orders humanitarian team to Sri Lanka
BRUSSELS, April 23, 2009 (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ordered Thursday the immediate despatch of a humanitarian team to northern Sri Lanka, where …
Top Tamil Tigers surrender as Sri Lankan troops advance
April 22, 2009 (AFP) - Two key Tamil Tiger officials surrendered Wednesday as Sri Lankan troops pressed a final offensive against the rebels despite an …
Sri Lanka rules out amnesty for cornered Tiger leader
April 22, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cornered Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran will not be eligible for amnesty, having "spurned" an offer to surrender, …
Tamil protest jams Canadian capital
OTTAWA, April 21, 2009 (AFP) - Up to 30,000 Tamil protestors stepped up pressure on the Canadian government on Tuesday, clogging the capital for a 15th day in …
Fears grow for civilians in Sri Lanka conflict zone
April 22, 2009 (AFP) - US and Red Cross officials pleaded for the lives of tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Sri Lankan jungle Wednesday as government …
82,000 civilians flee Sri Lanka war zone: minister
April 22, 2009 (AFP) - Nearly 82,000 civilians have escaped from the shrinking patch of territory still controlled by the Tamil Tiger rebels, defence spokesman …
Sri Lanka takes more territory from Tigers: ministry
April 21, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan army on Tuesday captured more territory from the Tamil Tigers ahead of the expiry of a government deadline for the rebels …
Sri Lanka Tigers ignore deadline to surrender
April 21, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan army on Tuesday seized more territory from the Tamil Tigers as the rebels ignored a government deadline to surrender, the …
US says clock ticking for Sri Lanka solution
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2009 (AFP) - A US official warned on Monday that time was running out for a deal that he hoped would bring lasting peace to Sri Lanka as …
Sri Lanka troops rescue 5,000 civilians: military
April 20, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces captured a defence line of cornered Tamil Tiger rebels on Monday and rescued at least 5,000 civilians being …
35,000 civilians flee Tiger area: Sri Lanka president
April 20, 2009 (AFP) - More than 35,000 civilians Monday fled the last area under the control of Sri Lanka's cornered Tamil Tigers, President Mahinda Rajapakse …
Civilian exodus spells defeat for Tigers: Sri Lanka president
April 20, 2009 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of civilians on Monday escaped from the area still held by Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, signalling that the rebels' …
Sri Lanka calls for world pressure on Tamil Tigers
April 20, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's top defence official has called on the international community and the United Nations to put pressure on Tamil Tiger rebels …
Sri Lanka Tiger chief not seen as troops close in
April 19, 2009 (AFP) - As Sri Lanka's decades-long civil war moves into what appears to be a bloody end game, all eyes are on a small strip of coastal jungle, …