Heavy fighting grips Sri Lanka’s northeast
May 6, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces were locked in combat in Sri Lanka's northeast Sunday with both sides claiming heavy losses …
May 6, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces were locked in combat in Sri Lanka's northeast Sunday with both sides claiming heavy losses …
May 7, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes Monday bombed suspected Tamil Tiger positions in the island's north where heavy ground battles were raging, a …
May 7, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was ready to negotiate a fresh ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels as the Norwegian-brokered truce had virtually collapsed, a …
May 07, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Monday accused a United Nations agency of trying to shield what it called the 'criminal acts' of the Tamil Tigers by not …
May 6, 2007 (AFP) - More than 125,000 people have been driven out of their homes and 16 killed following flash floods in the Sri Lankan capital and …
COLOMBO, May 6, 2007 (AFP) - A landmine detonated by Tamil Tigers killed three police commandos in eastern Sri Lanka on Sunday while seven suspected rebels …
May 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s foreign minister has revamped the management of a key foreign affairs think tank meant to serve as a link between …
COLOMBO, May 5, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan naval craft sank two suspected Tamil Tiger boats off the island's northeastern coast Saturday, inflicting heavy losses …
May 4, 2007 (AFP) - At least three people were killed in fresh clashes between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka, the guerrillas said Friday. …
May 4, 2007 (LBO) – Two Sri Lankan nationals founders of the have University Teachers for Human Rights (UTHR) have won a top award for their work …
COLOMBO, May 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Thursday stripped former president Chandrika Kumaratunga of her official staff and 36 government cars, …
COLOMBO, May 3, 2007 (AFP) - A worsening climate of violence against the press in Sri Lanka has resulted in de facto censorship, the island's main media rights …
May 3, 2007 (AFP) - Britain has frozen aid to Sri Lanka in a bid to pressure the government to improve its human rights record, officials said Thursday.online …
SYDNEY, May 2, 2007 (AFP) - Australia Wednesday played down a suggestion that it was a major source of funds for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, after two local …
NEW YORK, May 1, 2007 (AFP) - Press freedom around the world deteriorated last year due to coups, attempts to stifle political opposition and regulate use of …
NEW YORK, May 1, 2007 (AFP) - Press freedom around the world deteriorated last year due to coups, attempts to stifle political opposition and regulate use of …
May 2, 2007 (AFP) - Two Tamil civilians and 13 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in northern Sri Lanka as the country marked the holiest Buddhist anniversary, …
April 30, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said Monday that they hit a military war plane on a bombing mission over their territory with …
May 01, 2007 (LBO) – The murder of a reporter working for a Tamil newspaper in Sri Lanka has been condemned by the international media rights …
May 1, 2007 (AFP) - The new capability of the Tamil Tigers to carry out airborne attacks has not only made them a rarity among the world's guerrilla outfits …