Will jumbo cabinet bring stability to Sri Lanka?
Jan 29, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's minority government has weakened the opposition with a spate of defections and won a crucial simple majority in parliament, …
Jan 29, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's minority government has weakened the opposition with a spate of defections and won a crucial simple majority in parliament, …
January, 28 (LBO) – The defection of 18 opposition members has strengthened the administration of President Mahinda Rajapakse, a senior minister said, …
Jan 28, 2007 (AFP) - A group of Sri Lankan opposition lawmakers defected Sunday, effectively scuttling a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of …
COLOMBO Jan, 26 (AFP) - Sri Lanka rejected Friday allegations by a human rights group that its security forces supported recruitment of child soldiers, but …
Jan 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy attacked and destroyed three Tamil Tiger boats on Saturday as the rebels launched their first assault on the port of …
Jan 26, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a Claymore mine in northern Sri Lanka Friday, killing two security personnel and a civilian, police …
COLOMBO, Jan 24, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has begun restoring mobile phone services to half a million subscribers in the war-hit island's east after lines were …
Jan 24, 2007 (AFP) - A leading human rights group Wednesday slammed Sri Lanka for conscripting hundreds of child soldiers to fight against Tamil rebels, saying …
COLOMBO, Jan 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan journalists Tuesday protested the killings and abductions of colleagues during a rally in the capital that called for …
January 23, (LBO) - Around 18 opposition parliamentarians will crossover to the government by Monday in the first round, if a cabinet re-shuffle takes place …
Jan 23, 2007 (AFP) - Two roadside bombs exploded in northern Sri Lanka Tuesday, killing two people and wounding 10, while suspected Tamil Tiger rebels hijacked …
Jan 23, 2007 (AFP) - An international graft-buster Tuesday kicked off a campaign for survivors of Sri Lanka's December 2004 tsunami to report allegations of …
Jan 22, 2007 (AFP) - An Indonesian chief engineer was wounded in a suspected suicide bombing of a cargo vessel off Sri Lanka's northern coast, a spokesman for …
COLOMBO, Jan 22, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead two soldiers and two policemen in Sri Lanka's embattled northeast as security forces dug in at a …
Jan 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces Friday captured the main rebel stronghold in the island's embattled eastern province after weeks of heavy …
Jan 18, 2007 (AFP) - A soldier and a civilian were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka's north as troops and Tamil Tiger rebels traded mortar fire in the …
COLOMBO, Jan 17, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tigers counted heavy losses Wednesday after a day of intense fighting, as police commandos reported …
Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - At least 30 Tamil rebels and 11 security personnel were killed in Sri Lanka on Tuesday in an upsurge of violence, officials and the …
COLOMBO, Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - Commandos in Sri Lanka have found "torture chambers" used by the Tamil Tiger rebels to punish informants and deserters, the …
Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - Commandos in Sri Lanka have found "torture chambers" used by the Tamil Tiger rebels to punish informants and deserters, the country's …