Tense peace reigns as Sri Lanka heads to polls
January 24, 2010 (AFP) - War-scarred Sri Lanka holds a peace-time presidential election this week after a bitter and highly personal campaign between the …
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Bomb attack in Sri Lanka capital ahead of vote
January 22, 2010 (AFP) - A key opposition activist in Sri Lanka was targeted at home by a bomb early Friday, police said, despite tighter security ahead of …
Sri Lankan presidential poll under Asian monitor’s eye
Jan 22, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's upcoming presidential polls will be monitored by around 40 observers representing the Association of Asian Election …
UN chief worried by growing violence ahead of Sri Lanka polls
UNITED NATIONS, January 20, 2010 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon is alarmed by the growing violence in Sri Lanka, including the reported slaying of political …
Sri Lanka citizen’s group writes to presidential front runners
Jan 20, 2010 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan citizen's group has written to the two main candidates running for next weeks polls asking for more attention to the island's …
Deadly unrest flares in Sri Lanka ahead of vote
January 18, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan opposition supporter was killed on Monday as fresh unrest erupted ahead of next week's presidential election despite a …
US hopes for better relations with Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, January 18, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's upcoming election is raising hopes in the United States for better relations after a chilly spell if the …
Sri Lanka’s Tamils wary of election spotlight
JAFFNA, January 17, 2010 (AFP) - Scarred by decades of war and official indifference, Sri Lanka's minority Tamils are now being courted as political kingmakers …
Sri Lanka orders tighter security after campaign shootings
January 17, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president ordered police to step up security ahead of presidential elections after a second political activist was shot …
Opposition says Sri Lanka lied to UN over heavy weapons
January 15, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's opposition Friday accused the government of misleading the UN over the use of heavy weapons during the final stages of …
US, Norway deny funding ouster of Sri Lanka president
January 16, 2010 (AFP) - The United States and Norway on Saturday denied funding Sri Lanka's main opposition to defeat President Mahinda Rajapakse's …
Sri Lanka presidential hopeful to play policy referee
Jan 15, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's opposition presidential hopeful retired general Sarath Fonseka has said he may have to play referee between pro free market …
One killed in Sri Lanka poll attack: police
January 12, 2010 (AFP) - Gunmen in Sri Lanka on Tuesday opened fire on a bus carrying supporters of the main opposition presidential candidate, killing one …
Sri Lanka public service, rule of law undermined by constitution: rights body
Jan 13, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's post independence constitutions of 1972 and 1978 and the scrapping of the institution of permanent secretaries has usurped the …
Sri Lanka election violence escalates after killing
January 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police Wednesday broke up clashes between political activists as violence linked to looming presidential polls escalated …
Sri Lanka president promises Asia’s miracle
Jan 12, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapaksa said he wanted to make Sri Lanka 'Asia's miracle' if elected to a second term and also vowed to …
Sri Lanka president offers pre-vote concessions to Tamils
January 12, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Tuesday offered concessions to ethnic Tamil demands for greater autonomy ahead of elections in which the …
Battle-scarred Tamils emerge as Sri Lankan kingmakers
January 11, 2010 (AFP) - For decades, Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels fought for an independent ethnic homeland.buy flagyl Canada buy flagyl no prescription buy …
Sri Lankan execution video authentic says UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS, January 7, 2010 (AFP) - A UN envoy concluded Thursday that video footage allegedly showing Sri Lankan troops executing Tamil Tiger rebels last …
Sri Lanka slammed by media groups over murdered editor
January 8, 2010 (AFP) - International media rights groups criticised Sri Lanka on Friday for failing to identify the assassins of a top anti-establishment …