Politics

Sri Lanka war planes bomb suspected Tiger camp

COLOMBO, March 2, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a suspected Tiger rebel camp in the northeast on Friday as part of an increased offensive against …

Indonesia would send Sri Lankans home

JAKARTA, March 2, 2007 (AFP) - Indonesia said Friday that dozens of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka would be sent home and not allowed to stay if Australia …

Sri Lanka airforce plane crash kills two

COLOMBO, March 1, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan air force trainee pilot and his instructor were killed Thursday when their plane crashed, an official said …

Sri Lankan warplanes bomb suspected Tiger positions

COLOMBO, March 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan jets bombed suspected Tamil Tiger positions in northeast Sri Lanka on Thursday, a day after Colombo stepped up an …

UN chief slams rebel shelling in Sri Lanka

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27, 2007 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned a Tamil rebel artillery attack in Sri Lanka that injured several foreign …

Sri Lanka Navy fires on unidentified ship off the south coast

February, 28 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Navy has fired on an identified ship off the island's south coast after the ship ignored an order to halt and fired on a …

Use of Sri Lanka anti-terror law against media condemned by rights body

February 28 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's use of anti-terror law against the media has been condemned by the Reporters without Borders (RSF) which called for the …

US, Italian ambassadors wounded in Sri Lanka LTTE attacks

Feb 27, 2007 (AFP) - The ambassadors of the United States and Italy were wounded Tuesday in an artillery attack by suspected Tamil rebels in eastern Sri Lanka, …

Japanese ambassador safe after Sri Lanka attack; Tigers say sorry

TOKYO, Feb 27, 2007 (AFP) - Japan's ambassador to Sri Lanka is safe after Tamil rebels attacked a group of diplomats Tuesday, wounding the US and Italian …

Air strikes against Sri Lanka’s Tigers after envoys hit

COLOMBO, Feb 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan jets bombed suspected Tamil Tiger positions in eastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday after the rebels shelled two military …

Sri Lankan FM condemns ‘deliberate’ Tigers attack

BEIJING, Feb 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's foreign minister condemned an artillery attack Tuesday by Tamil Tiger rebels that wounded the German, Italian and US …

Sri Lanka leader brings elephant and jumbo delegation to China

BEIJING, Feb 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse began a week-long state visit to China on Monday -- and showed up with an elephant as a …

Sri Lanka troops take more rebel bases after fresh offensive

COLOMBO, Feb 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops seized at least four bases from Tamil Tiger strongholds in the northeast in the past week, the defence ministry …

Last rites read over peace process in Sri Lanka

Feb 25, 2007 (AFP) - As thousands flee for their lives amid heavy weekend artillery fire in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, analysts say the government, Tamil …

Australia say Sri Lankans won’t be sent home if they face persecution

SYDNEY, Feb 24, 2007 (AFP) - Australia vowed Saturday not to send home a group of 85, mostly Sri Lankan boat people if it meant they would face persecution. …

Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers say truce dead, battle for statehood alive

COLOMBO, Feb 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka and the rebel Tamil Tigers marked the fifth anniversary of their truce on Friday, hours after the guerrillas said the …

Killings continue in Sri Lanka ahead of failed truce anniversary

COLOMBO, Feb 22, 2007 (AFP) - Three civilians were found shot dead in northern Sri Lanka and a soldier was killed in the country's east Thursday, on the eve of …

Norway offers help to revive Sri Lanka peace bid

COLOMBO, Feb 22, 2007 (AFP) - Norway's top peace broker in Sri Lanka, Erik Solheim, Thursday offered to go the extra mile to revive the stalled process on the …

Anura protects Sri Lanka’s national heritage again

February 22 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's sacked national heritage minister Anura Bandaranaike has been re-appointed to his former post Thursday, a spokesman from …

Nine killed in Sri Lanka boat attack: navy

Feb 22, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy sank two suspected Tamil Tiger boats off the island's north-western coast Thursday, killing at least nine people, a …