Seven dead, nearly 100 injured in Sri Lanka suicide blast
Feb 3, 2008 (AFP) - At least seven people were killed and 97 hurt Sunday when a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew herself up aboard a crowded train at …
Feb 3, 2008 (AFP) - At least seven people were killed and 97 hurt Sunday when a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew herself up aboard a crowded train at …
Feb 2, 2008 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful bomb on a crowded bus in north-central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing at least 20 people and …
Feb 2, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse blamed Tamil Tiger guerrillas for a bomb Saturday on a bus that killed at least 20 people, urging …
Feb 1, 2008 (AFP) - Security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels have traded heavy artillery fire in northern Sri Lanka, killing 18 rebels, officials said Friday, a …
NEW YORK, Jan 31, 2008 (AFP) - Global concern is mounting over Sri Lanka's worsening human rights record, but action by key international players has been …
Jan 30, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday lodged a formal protest with the United Nations alleging that security forces bombed a school bus …
Jan 31, 2008 (AFP) - At least four people were killed in a powerful explosion in Sri Lanka's embattled northern peninsula of Jaffna on Thursday, officials …
TOKYO, Jan 31, 2008 (AFP) - Japan, Sri Lanka's top donor, warned Thursday it could cut off aid if violence continued to escalate but said it hoped to provide …
Jan 30, 2008 (LBO) – The safety of journalists in Sri Lanka is in jeopardy with increasing attacks and threats against them that are meant to stifle …
Jan 30, 2008 (LBO) – A veteran Sri Lankan trade unionist says the voice of the working class is now muted and people are battling to survive as prices …
Jan 30, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting gripped Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula Wednesday with both Tiger rebels and government forces claiming they had the upper …
Jan 29, 2008 (LBO) – The news chief of Sri Lanka's state television station, who was assaulted by a government minister who stormed the newsroom in the …
Jan 28, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan judge Monday ordered the state to carry out dignified burials for 16 people who had been killed execution-style and dumped in …
Jan 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is installing a hi-tech radar capable of detecting small boats of the type used by the Sea Tiger rebels as well as small …
Jan 29, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government said Tuesday its soldiers had advanced into territory held by the Tamil Tigers in the north of the island, with the …
Jan 26, 2008 (AFP) - The bullet-riddled bodies of 16 men found dumped in shallow graves in a government-controlled area in Sri Lanka were hard to identify …
WASHINGTON, Jan 25, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Friday it could not return to the negotiating table with the Tamil Tigers unless there was a guarantee from the …
LONDON, Jan 25, 2008 (AFP) - A former Sri Lankan Tamil guerrilla leader was jailed for nine months in Britain Friday after being found guilty of having false …
Jan 26, 2008 (LBO) – Media rights bodies have expressed outrage after a journalist attached to a state-run television channel was ambushed on his way …
Jan 26, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defence secretary has called for a ban on the Tamil Tigers and said the ongoing military campaign was aimed at destroying the …