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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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' …
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 …
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, …
April 19, 2009 (AFP) - Nearly 3,000 civilians escaped from Sri Lanka's war zone and sought shelter with security forces, the defence ministry said Sunday as …
LONDON, April 18, 2009 (AFP) - Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Saturday he would ask UN chief Ban Ki-moon's top aide to report to the Security …
April 18, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Saturday kept up their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels cornered in the northeast, the defence ministry said, …
SYDNEY, April 18, 2009 (AFP) - Tamil protesters who staged a seven-day hunger strike outside the Australian prime minister's home said Saturday they had ended …
UNITED NATIONS, April 16, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has dispatched a top aide to Sri Lanka to try to ease the plight of tens of thousands of civilians …
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2009 (AFP) - The United States on Thursday urged an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka to save thousands of trapped civilians, saying the …
GENEVA, April 17, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations on Friday renewed its call for a pause in fighting between Tamil Tiger rebels and government troops in order …
April 16, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Thursday it had made fresh advances into the area still held by Tamil Tiger rebels, ignoring global calls for a truce to …
LONDON, April 15, 2009 (AFP) - The British and French foreign ministers said Wednesday that Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka are using civilians as human …
April 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces resumed their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the island on Wednesday following a brief …
April 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops resumed their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the northeast at the end of a 48-hour ceasefire, the two sides …
April 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops resumed their all-out offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the island on Wednesday following a brief …
April 14, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said Tuesday they were ready to negotiate a ceasefire with government forces and restart peace talks to …