Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada protest fighting
OTTAWA, January 30, 2009 (AFP) - Hundreds of Tamils on Friday formed a human chain in downtown Toronto, Canada's biggest city, to protest a Sri Lankan military …
OTTAWA, January 30, 2009 (AFP) - Hundreds of Tamils on Friday formed a human chain in downtown Toronto, Canada's biggest city, to protest a Sri Lankan military …
January 31, 2009 (AFP) - The Red Cross said Saturday it was in talks with Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels to release more wounded civilians trapped in the …
January 31, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan military reported a lull in fighting Saturday with cornered Tamil Tiger rebels, as the Red Cross tried to negotiate the …
LONDON, January 28, 2009 (AFP) - The chief of the Tamil Tiger rebels in Britain helped supply military equipment to the Sri Lankan separatist group, a London …
January 29, 2009 (AFP) - International rights groups pressed for urgent action to save up to 250,000 civilians trapped in northern Sri Lanka where government …
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Two men pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to provide material support to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebel group on the …
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have prevented international aid workers from evacuating some 300 hospital patients inside rebel-held …
MULLAITTIVU, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Tuesday battled Tamil Tigers for control of the last stretch of rebel-held coastline, as international …
Jan 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are to launch a programme to fight corruption, a UNDP statement …
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan forces on Wednesday fought their way into another village still held by the Tamil Tigers, an official said, as neighbouring …
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on a surprise visit to Sri Lanka called for urgent measures to protect civilians caught up in …
NEW DELHI, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - India's foreign minister was set to visit Sri Lanka Tuesday as the Tamil Tiger rebels struggled to defend their last …
BRUSSELS, January 26, 2009 (AFP) - EU officials told Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama of their concern at the "humanitarian crisis" in the north …
January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elusive Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is still on the island and leading his fighters as they struggle to …
KUMALAMUNAI, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops making rapid progress against Tamil Tiger fighters have nearly recaptured the only stretch of coastline …
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government troops were Monday pushing into the last pockets of jungle still held by Tamil Tigers after the capture of the …
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - After a series of battlefield defeats, Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have lost their conventional fighting capability, but analysts …
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations said Monday at least 30 civilians had been killed in fighting between government forces and rebels in Sri Lanka …
January 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is in the grip of its biggest military offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels, but the country's journalists are also facing …
January 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Sunday fought their way into Mullaittivu, the last town held by Tamil Tiger rebels who are holed up in the …