Sri Lanka takes another town in battle for Tiger capital: military
December 1, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government forces on Monday wrested control over another town from Tamil Tiger rebels in their offensive to capture the …
December 1, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government forces on Monday wrested control over another town from Tamil Tiger rebels in their offensive to capture the …
November 30, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces have resumed their offensive to capture the political capital of Tamil Tiger rebels after heavy monsoon …
November 28, 2008 (AFP) - A pledge by Sri Lanka's Tamil rebel leader to fight on despite a military onslaught raised fears Friday of a return to a hit-and-run …
Nov 27, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran has sought the sympathy of Tamils in south India in an apparent effort to get a …
NUUK, November 26, 2008 (AFP) - More than 75 percent of Greenlanders voted Tuesday in favour of self-rule in a referendum that paves the way for independence …
NUUK, November 25, 2008 (AFP) - Some 39,000 people in Greenland vote on Tuesday in a referendum on self-rule for the Danish territory, a move that could pave …
November 25, 2008 (AFP) - The reclusive leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers is to deliver his annual policy address this week from a besieged jungle hideout …
November 25, 2008 (AFP) - Security forces ambushed and killed scores of Tamil Tigers in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, adding its …
November 24, 2008 (AFP) - At least 27 soldiers and 120 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed as government forces battled their way to the outskirts of the rebels' …
November 23, 2008 (AFP) - Helicopter gunships attacked Tamil Tiger rebel positions in northern Sri Lanka as battles shifted onto a key highway leading to the …
November 21, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces on Friday reached the outskirts of the Tamil Tiger political capital in the island's north after months of …
November 22, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops smashed more bunkers and fought heavy battles with Tamil Tiger rebels, killing four guerrillas across several …
November 19, 2008 (AFP) - Amnesty International on Wednesday said Sri Lanka was unable to provide for the basic needs of 300,000 people trapped inside …
November 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces on Thursday captured a key defence line of Tamil Tiger rebels after six days of intense fighting that left …
LONDON, November 18, 2008 (AFP) - The Tamil Tigers are likely building up their capacity for receiving weapons shipments with two long airstrips to receive …
November 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy traded fire with a flotilla of Tamil rebel boats off the island's northeastern coast Tuesday, a day after ground …
Nov 18, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank said it had made the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO), an organisation linked to the Tamil Tigers, to …
November 17, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Monday captured two more strategic towns from Tamil Tiger rebels following fierce fighting in the north of the …
Nov 16, 2008 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan journalist who had been detained for over eight months had been questioned about what he wrote, and had also revealed …
November 16, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka stepped up air attacks against suspected rebel targets in the island's north Sunday, a day after ground troops re-captured …