Sri Lanka told by US to practice what it preaches
May 25, 2008 (LBO) – The United States has said Sri Lanka's government must do more to stop abductions and "disappearances" and that having laws alone is …
May 25, 2008 (LBO) – The United States has said Sri Lanka's government must do more to stop abductions and "disappearances" and that having laws alone is …
May 24, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka warplanes bombed a suspected rebel boat yard and provided cover for ground troops pushing into rebel territory, the defence …
May 24, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should commemorate the 25th anniversary of the July 1983 riots and put forward its best offer to the Tamil people as part …
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – A senior Sri Lankan journalist was found severely assaulted in the early hours of Friday after being abducted from his home the …
May 23, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lanka media rights group Friday condemned the abduction and assault of a senior journalist, saying it was motivated by his criticism …
May 23, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's media rights groups protested the abduction and assault of senior journalist of a national weekly Friday calling on …
May 22, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's government has downplayed the loss of its seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council and said it needed more …
UNITED NATIONS, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka, under fire for its human rights record, was Wednesday denied a seat on the UN Human Rights Council while France …
UNITED NATIONS, May 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sparks are set to fly Wednesday when 15 seats on the UN Human Rights Council come up for election, with European nations …
May 20, 2008 (AFP) - UN members should reject Sri Lanka's re-election bid to the world body's Human Rights Council, a rights group said Tuesday as it accused …
May 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers said Tuesday that a high-ranking rebel leader died of a sudden heart attack in the guerrilla-held northern …
May 19, 2008 (AFP) - At least 50 people have died in fresh fighting between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka, the island's …
May 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka mounted air and ground attacks against the Tamil Tigers across the island's embattled northern district at the weekend, killing …
May 17, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan ground troops killed at least 16 Tamil Tiger rebels while airforce fighter jets bombed guerrilla targets in the island's north, …
CANNES, France, May 17, 2008 (AFP) - A small flick went from refugee camp to red carpet Friday as Sean Penn, backed by rock star Bono and film-maker Michael …
May 16, 2008 (AFP) - At least nine people were killed and 95 others wounded Friday in a Tamil Tiger suicide bombing near the official residence of Sri Lanka's …
May 16, 2008 (LBO) – A former Tamil Tiger who broke away and later allied himself with the government was Friday sworn in as the chief minister of the …
May 16, 2008 (LBO) - A bomb blast shook the Sri Lankan capital Colombo just before noon Friday, defence officials said. The blast occured near the Sambhodi …
May 16, 2008 (LBO ) A Sri Lanka police bus was targeted by a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber in the capital Colombo Friday, killing 8 persons and injuring …
May 15, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops smashed rebel bunkers and traded fire with guerrillas across the island's north, leaving at least 25 people dead in …