Sri Lanka President pushes joint sea patrols on Indian visit
NEW DELHI, Nov 26, 2006 (AFP) - The visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse Sunday sounded out India on joint patrolling of their maritime border in a …
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Sri Lanka on alert ahead of Tiger leader’s annual speech
COLOMBO, Nov 26 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces went on high alert Sunday, officials said, as Tamil Tiger rebels remembered 18,742 comrades killed in their …
Mediators from Asia’s worst conflicts to meet in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Nov 25, 2006 (AFP) - Mediators who have tried to settle Asia's most intractable conflicts will gather in Singapore Monday for a closed-door …
Sri Lanka seeks foreign help to supply Jaffna civilians
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Friday asked foreign relief agencies to help supply food and other essentials to half a million …
Envoy returns expressing deep concern over Sri Lanka bloodshed
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - A top Indian envoy left for home Friday after conveying New Delhi's "deep concern" over escalating violence in Sri Lanka, as …
Sri Lanka violence leaves 30 dead: army
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - Renewed fighting in Sri Lanka's embattled northern and eastern regions has left at least 30 people dead, according to defence …
Sri Lanka seeks Indian help to patrol maritime border
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will seek India's help to step up patrols of their common maritime border to prevent drug and arms smuggling and …
Sri Lanka troops mount fresh offensive: Tigers
COLOMBO, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan soldiers backed by tanks and artillery launched a fresh ground offensive Thursday into territory held by Tiger …
Fresh fighting erupts in eastern Sri Lanka as Indian envoy arrives
COLOMBO, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - Heavy fighting gripped Sri Lanka on Thursday as Tamil Tiger rebels and troops blamed each other for the renewed battles and India …
Terminally ill Tiger peace negotiator laments fate of Tamils
COLOMBO, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger peace negotiator Anton Balasingham has confirmed he has terminal cancer but that it is "minor" compared to the …
Donors condemn fighting in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, Nov 21, 2006 (AFP) - Major donors engaged in efforts to end Sri Lanka's civil war condemned the government and Tamil rebels alike Tuesday for human …
Tiger chief peace negotiator terminally ill: report
COLOMBO, Nov 22, 2006 (AFP) - The top peace negotiator for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, Anton Balasingham, is terminally ill with cancer, a Tamil newspaper …
Sri Lanka unfazed by donor condemnation
COLOMBO, Nov 22, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government was Wednesday undeterred in its battle against Tamil Tigers, despite heavy criticism dished out to the …
Sri Lanka peace mediators to meet in Washington
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (AFP) - Major donors engaged in efforts to end Sri Lanka's long-running civil war will meet Tuesday in Washington in the latest attempt to …
Sri Lanka opposition strife could trigger snap general poll; Analysis
Nov 21 (LBO) - President Mahinda Rajapakse spent the first year in office trying to cobble together a stable coalition but squabbling in the opposition ranks …
Sri Lankan war planes bomb Tiger territory
COLOMBO, Nov 21, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan jets bombed a suburb of the Tamil Tiger's northern political capital Tuesday at what the military said was an …
Opposition strife could trigger snap general poll; Analysis
Nov 21 (LBO) - President Mahinda Rajapakse spent the first year in office trying to cobble together a stable coalition but squabbling in the opposition ranks …
Sri Lanka sends relief to isolated Jaffna
COLOMBO, Nov 20, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has sent essential supplies to the besieged Jaffna Peninsula amid local and international concern for half a million …
UN envoy slated in Sri Lanka over child soldier charge
COLOMBO, Nov 20, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan nationalists led by the island's main Marxist party Monday demonstrated against a top UN envoy who accused the …
Blast kills Sri Lanka soldier
COLOMBO, Nov 20, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels set off a land mine in northern Sri Lanka Monday, killing one soldier and wounding three others, defence …