Tiger rebels escape in Sri Lanka jail break
June 4, 2006 (AFP) - Eight inmates, among them two Tamil Tigers being held for firearm offences, broke out of a jail in Sri Lanka's restive eastern province …
June 4, 2006 (AFP) - Eight inmates, among them two Tamil Tigers being held for firearm offences, broke out of a jail in Sri Lanka's restive eastern province …
June 4, 2006 (AFP) - Two soldiers and a bus station guard have been killed in separate attacks in Sri Lanka's troubled northeast, the military said Sunday. …
June 4, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's warring parties Sunday sent their respective delegations to Oslo, the capital of peace broker Norway, to discuss the safety of …
June 2, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military Friday sought public support to step up security in the main city of Colombo amid fears of bomb attacks by Tamil …
COLOMBO, June 2, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president launched talks with opposition parties Friday to hammer out a plan to grant autonomy to separatist Tamil …
June 2, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka moved closer Friday to granting more autonomy to minority Tamils under a new initiative backed by the opposition, as the United …
June 1, 2006 (AFP) - An office of a Tamil political party was bombed in Sri Lanka's restive eastern province and two party activists were gunned down elsewhere …
June 1, 2006 (AFP) - The United States Thursday pledged "tangible military cooperation" with embattled Sri Lanka, but warned the government here against a …
June 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse urged political parties Thursday to develop a plan that involves giving some power to minority …
HONG KONG, June 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse Thursday called on more countries to follow the lead of the European Union and label the …
May 31, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's media Wednesday reacted to the European ban on Tamil Tiger rebels largely along ethnic lines, but all agreed that the …
KUALA LUMPUR, May 31, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels are believed to be channeling funds through Malaysia and Singapore to buy weapons in the …
May 31, 2006 (AFP) - Heavy artillery exchanges rocked northern Sri Lanka Wednesday, a day after the government ruled out military action to resolve a …
COLOMBO, May 31, 2006 (AFP) - The European Union, which earlier in the week banned Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, said Wednesday it was willing to take …
BRUSSELS, May 30, 2006 (AFP) - The European Union put Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers on its list of terrorist groups on Monday, despite a warning from the rebels …
TOKYO, May 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's key foreign aid donors warned the government and Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday that they must take steps to end growing …
May 30, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels lined up and shot dead 12 construction workers in an execution style massacre in the island's restive eastern …
May 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Tuesday ruled out military action against the Tamil Tigers as international donors warned the two sides to halt a …
May 29, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations agency for refugees warned Sri Lankans on Monday against fleeing troubled areas and making a "perilous journey" to …
May 29, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was Monday banking on the European Union to ban Tamil Tiger rebels this week, but analysts and officials warned that …