Rains, troop shortages prevent Sri Lanka push against rebels
Aug 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has been unable to push into Tamil Tiger strongholds in the north due to the threat of monsoon rains and a lack of …
Aug 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has been unable to push into Tamil Tiger strongholds in the north due to the threat of monsoon rains and a lack of …
Aug 12, 2007 (AFP) - At 12 people have been killed in fresh violence across Sri Lanka's northern and eastern regions where a bitter ethnic war has raged for …
LONDON, Aug 9, 2007 (AFP) - Thirteen scouts who came to Britain for the 100th annivesary of the international youth movement have disappeared, police said …
Aug 9, 2007 (AFP) - The United Nations on Thursday urged Sri Lanka to disarm a pro-government paramilitary group operating in the east of the island to ensure …
RIYADH, Aug 8, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ambassador to Saudi Arabia said Wednesday his imminent reposting was not related to a report criticising his handling …
COLOMBO, Aug 8, 2007 (AFP) - Six people have been killed in clashes across Sri Lanka's embattled regions as a top UN relief envoy visited, officials and rebels …
Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops killed six suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in overnight clashes in the north of the country ahead of a visit by a top UN …
Aug 6, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Monday there was no credible evidence for a rights group's claim that government forces were responsible for intensifying …
August 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's entry to the ASEAN at the formation of the regional grouping was opposed in 1967 by Singapore, a retired Thai …
NEW YORK, Aug 6, 2007 (AFP) - Unlawful killings, abductions and other violations by government forces in Sri Lanka have increased dramatically amid escalating …
Aug 5, 2007 (AFP) - A top UN official is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka this week to discuss the island's deepening Tamil separatist conflict and the plight …
Aug 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Friday rejected charges that it had tampered with evidence in the investigations into the massacre of 17 workers employed by a …
Aug 4, 2007 (AFP) - At least 32 Tamil civilians have been killed and another 24 "disappeared" last month in Tamil-dominated areas of Sri Lanka's embattled …
August 02, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has formally joined the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), a body that discusses security issues in which both Asia-Pacific …
MANILA, Aug 2, 2007 (AFP) - The international community must step up efforts to safeguard maritime security in the face of terrorist threats, Sri Lanka said …
August 02, 2007 (LBO) – Members of a Sri Lankan political party, Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC), that helps keep the ruling coalition in power submitted …
August 01, 2007 (LBO) – Gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed a journalist in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula Wednesday, the Free Media Movement …
July 31, 2007 (AFP) - Three soldiers died in a bomb attack in northern Sri Lanka Tuesday, while the military said it had uncovered a new Tamil Tiger weapons …
July 30, 2007 (AFP) - When India and Sri Lanka signed a peace pact two decades ago it was hailed as a landmark that could end Asia's longest running civil war. …
July 28, 2007 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan naval said Saturday it had destroyed at least two suspected Tamil Tiger boats off the island's northwestern coast, killing …