Sri Lanka claims moral victory from war crimes vote
COLOMBO, March 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka tried to claim a moral victory Friday and insisted it would push on with reconciliation efforts after being censured …
COLOMBO, March 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka tried to claim a moral victory Friday and insisted it would push on with reconciliation efforts after being censured …
COLOMBO, March 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Friday ordered the release of Indian fishermen detained for poaching after New Delhi surprisingly refused …
Mar 27, (LBO) - The following is a statement from US Secretary of State John Kerry on UN resolution on Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan people are resilient. They …
Mar 27, 2013 (LBO) - India abstained on voting on a resolution on Sri Lanka's human rights which called for a external probe. The full statement is reproduced …
COLOMBO, March 27, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse rejected Thursday's UN Human Rights Council resolution ordering a war crimes probe, …
GENEVA, March 27, 2014 (AFP) - The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday launched an inquiry into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, despite Colombo's fierce …
COLOMBO, March 26, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka faces fresh condemnation at the United Nations' top human rights body this week in a move that observers say could …
COLOMBO, March 19, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has released two leading rights activists after their detention under strict anti-terrorism laws triggered …
COLOMBO, March 17, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has arrested two leading rights activists including a Catholic priest under anti-terrorism laws, police and …
GENEVA, March 5, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Wednesday dismissed a UN report calling for an international probe into allegations of war crimes at the end of its …
COLOMBO, March 4, 2014 (AFP) - A US-led resolution calling for an international probe into allegations that 40,000 civilians were killed at the end of Sri …
COLOMBO, February 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Friday acknowledged his discomfort at the prospect of being censured by the UN's top rights body, …
COLOMBO, March 1, 2014 (AFP) - Another unmarked mass grave has been found in Sri Lanka's former war zone, police said Saturday, as Colombo braced for a US-led …
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2014 (AFP) - From China's crackdown on activists to flawed elections in Cambodia and widespread violence against Muslims in Myanmar, …
COLOMBO, February 25, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Tuesday accused the UN rights chief of "unwarranted interference" by calling for an international inquiry into …
COLOMBO, February 23, 2014 (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancelled a two-day state visit to Sri Lanka Sunday, the foreign ministry in Colombo said, as …
NEW DELHI, February 20, 2014 (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh denounced plans to free former premier Rajiv Gandhi's killers as an attack on the …
COLOMBO, February 14, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government said Friday it is probing incorrect and insulting translations of signs into the minority Tamil …
CHICAGO, February 15, 2014 (AFP) - Advances in genetic sequencing are giving rise to a new era of scientific racism, despite decades of efforts to reverse …
VATICAN CITY, February 8, 2014 (AFP) - Pope Francis on Saturday turned his focus to Asia, announcing a possible trip to Sri Lanka and approving the …