Politics

Constable killed, bomb wounds six in Sri Lanka

TRINCOMALEE, Sept 12(AFP) - A policeman was shot dead and six people were hurt in a bomb attack in Sri Lanka on Tuesday after weekend fighting between …

Sri Lanka agrees to expand depleted truce monitoring mission

Sept 12, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has agreed to expand the peace monitoring mission in the war-torn country to include observers from other countries after Tamil …

Sri Lanka moves to save war-torn truce as donors meet

Sept 12, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Tuesday agreed to a key concession to try to save the collapsing ceasefire as foreign aid donors were set to rap the …

Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers agree to hold peace talks

BRUSSELS, Sept 12, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's warring parties have agreed to unconditional peace talks next month, the battle-scarred country's international …

Sri Lanka and LTTE agree to talk peace in October : Norway

Sri Lanka peace talks set for October: Norway Sept 12, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tiger rebels have agreed to "unconditional peace …

Co-chairs to Sri Lanka peace process welcome peace talks, call for maximum flexibility

Sept 12, (LBO) - Three of the co-chairs which underwrote Sri Lanka’s peace process, has welcomed the decision of the government and Tamil Tigers to …

Sri Lanka troops, rebels trade fire

Sept 11, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tigers traded artillery fire across the island's northeast Monday, a day after the guerrillas accused the …

Sri Lanka says scores of rebels, soldiers killed in latest fighting

Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Sunday that its troops had killed scores of Tamil Tiger rebels in fierce weekend fighting in the northern Jaffna peninsula …

Tigers accuse Sri Lanka of scuttling Norway peace bid, toll mounts

Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Troops and Tamil Tigers fought fierce battles in northern Sri Lanka Sunday, leaving scores killed, officials said as the rebels accused …

Sri Lanka fighting kills 26 soldiers

Sept 9, 2006 (AFP) - At least 26 troops were killed and over 125 wounded Saturday in new fighting as Tamil rebels resisted an army advance into guerrilla-held …

Booby-trapped taxi explodes in Sri Lanka

Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels placed a body in a booby-trapped taxi that exploded Friday in northern Sri Lanka, wounding six people, police …

Sri Lanka state media slams Norway over peace bid

Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway came under a scathing attack from the media here Friday amid diplomatic moves to inject new life to a …

Sporadic clashes in Northern Sri Lanka after Tiger warning

Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger fighters shot dead at least two civilians in Sri Lanka's troubled Jaffna peninsula, the defence ministry said Thursday, a day …

Government starts to resettle displaced Muslims in eastern Sri Lanka

TRINCOMALEE, Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) - Thousands of Muslims who fled their homes in this coastal district began returning home Thursday as fighting between troops …

Norway bids to save Sri Lanka peace process

COLOMBO, Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - Norway's top envoy sought to salvage Sri Lanka's peace process in talks with Tamil Tigers on Wednesday as the rebels vowed …

Central Bank extends freeze on TRO bank accounts to investigate alleged tiger links

Sept 06 (LBO) – The Central Bank said Wednesday it would extend a freeze on all bank accounts of the charity, Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) by …

More deaths in fresh fighting in Eastern Sri Lanka

Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - At least two Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded Wednesday in clashes with Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's restive …

French charity scales down Sri Lanka operations after massacre

Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - A French charity announced Wednesday it was drastically scaling down its operations following allegations that government troops were …

Troops secure town captured from Tiger control in eastern Sri Lanka

Sept 5 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan troops worked Tuesday to clear mines and booby-trapped devices from a town they captured from Tamil Tiger guerrillas …

Mortar attacks as Sri Lanka troops dig in near key port

TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, Sept 5, 2006 (AFP) - Security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels traded mortar bomb attacks in this Sri Lankan port district Tuesday, a day …