Sport brings hope of respite in Sri Lanka
April 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's surge into cricket's World Cup final this weekend has raised hopes of a peace dividend on an island united by sport but …
April 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's surge into cricket's World Cup final this weekend has raised hopes of a peace dividend on an island united by sport but …
COLOMBO, April 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Wednesday vowed to destroy the Tamil Tigers' air capability, a day after the guerrillas killed six soldiers and …
VIENNA, April 25, 2007 (AFP) - A media watchdog on Wednesday described 2006 as the "most savage and brutal" year on record for journalists with 100 media …
April 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will fly to Barbados to cheer the national team in the cricket World Cup final later this week, a …
April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels said they carried out their second-ever air attack on Sri Lankan government troops on Tuesday, a claim that was …
April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a bomb in northern Sri Lanka, killing five bus passengers and wounding another 33, defence …
April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Separatist Tamil Tiger rebels flying light aircraft bombed a military airbase on Sri Lanka's northern peninsula of Jaffna on Tuesday, …
April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels used aircraft to target Sri Lanka's main military complex in the Jaffna peninsula Tuesday but were beaten back by …
April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels flying light aircraft bombed Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula Tuesday and launched an artillery attack, killing …
April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels are to take a brief break from battle later Tuesday to watch the national cricket team play New Zealand …
COLOMBO, April 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka asked peace broker Norway to suspend a planned visit Monday to Tamil rebel-held territory in the island's north, …
LUXEMBOURG, April 23, 2007 (AFP) - EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday to tell groups and individuals on its terror register why they are listed. online …
April 22, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankans treat cricket as a religion, but the sport has failed to heal wounds of this deeply divided nation despite its …
COLOMBO, April 22, 2007 (AFP) - An independent autopsy found no signs of torture on a Maldives dissident who died shortly after being released from custody, …
COLOMBO, April 22, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces fought two gunbattles in Sri Lanka's restive north and east leaving at least six …
COLOMBO, April 20, 2007 (AFP) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Tamil journalist in northern Sri Lanka in the latest in a string of attacks against media …
April 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top defence official summoned Britain's envoy Thursday after he expressed solidarity with an editor facing death threats, …
April 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities have issued a thinly veiled death threat against a newspaper editor for reporting on military excesses and human …
April 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka warned Wednesday it may expel foreign diplomats who meddle in the island's internal affairs and said at least one unnamed …
COLOMBO, April 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities have issued a death threat against a newspaper editor for reporting on military excesses and human …