Sri Lanka accuses Tigers of ‘intransigence’
OSLO, June 12, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on Monday accused the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of …
OSLO, June 12, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on Monday accused the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of …
June 12, 2006 (AFP) - One soldier was killed and five civilians wounded Monday in two mine blasts in northern Sri Lanka as troops exchanged fire with Tamil …
June 11, 2006 (AFP) - Hopes for peace in Sri Lanka have all but vanished after peace broker Norway's failure to bring the opposing parties to the table, …
June 11, 2006 (AFP) - At least five people were shot dead in Sri Lanka's restive northeast port district of Trincomalee and the main city of Colombo at the …
June 11, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday accused international rights watchdogs of remaining silent over the killings of 24 children …
STOCKHOLM, June 10, 2006 (AFP) - Norway said Saturday it would continue to act as peace broker between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels despite the recent …
OSLO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Thursday officially declared talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers to improve the security of foreign ceasefire …
June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Norway was reconsidering its peacebroker role Friday as Tiger rebels aborted talks and demanded the removal of ceasefire monitors from …
OSLO, June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Friday blamed the European Union for contributing to a breakdown in talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers which has …
June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government, under pressure for allegedly backing a breakaway Tamil rebel faction, on Friday accused Scandinavian truce …
LONDON, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is looking to Pakistan for help to bolster its military capabilities as the ceasefire between the government and rebels …
OSLO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Norwegian officials meeting with Sri Lanka government representatives and Tamil Tigers rebels said on Thursday talks broke down when …
OSLO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Norwegian officials meeting Sri Lanka government representatives and Tamil Tigers rebels said on Thursday the talks broke down when …
COLOMBO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a mine in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, killing an army officer, and clashed with a rival …
June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Violence surged in Sri Lanka with at last 16 people reported killed Thursday hours before talks opened in Oslo between the Colombo …
June 7, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has stepped up security after bomb blasts near the capital raised fears of more attacks, police said Wednesday, as the warring …
June 7, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected government troops carried out a bomb attack inside rebel-held territory Wednesday, killing at least five civilians and wounding …
COLOMBO, June 6, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil rebels exploded bombs outside a naval base near Sri Lanka's capital Tuesday, wounding two people while three …
June 5, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels will this week question the impartiality of truce monitors from Denmark, Sweden and Finland in the wake of …
June 4, 2006 (AFP) - Stepped up international pressure encouraged Sri Lanka's warring parties to resume talks this week amid hopes of a new power-sharing deal, …