Politics

Latest Sri Lanka journalist killing condemned by RSF

May 01, 2007 (LBO) – The murder of a reporter working for a Tamil newspaper in Sri Lanka has been condemned by the international media rights …

Flying Tigers hold Sri Lanka in a thrall

May 1, 2007 (AFP) - The new capability of the Tamil Tigers to carry out airborne attacks has not only made them a rarity among the world's guerrilla outfits …

Two suspected Tamil Tigers arrested in Australia

MELBOURNE, May 1, 2007 (AFP) - Two suspected members of Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tiger rebel group were Tuesday arrested in Australia and charged with …

Sri Lanka security high for early May Day rallies

April 30, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police stepped up security in the capital Monday as political parties prepared to stage May Day rallies a day ahead of the …

Airlines suspend Sri Lanka flights after rebel air strike

COLOMBO, April 29, 2007 (AFP) - Emirates Airlines and Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Sunday suspended flights to Sri Lanka following a rebel air …

Sri Lanka Shell Gas terminal complex hit by suspected Tamil Tiger air raid

April 29, 2007 (LBO) – Fire engines were called to put out a fire in a gas terminal complex north of Colombo following a suspected Tamil Tiger aircraft …

Shell buildings hit in suspected Tiger attack in Sri Lanka

April 29, 2007 (AFP) - A Shell building in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo caught fire early Sunday following a suspected aeriel attack by Tamil Tigers, an …

Sri Lanka’s ‘Flying Tigers’ bomb targets in Colombo

April 29, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels used light aircraft to bomb key installations in and around Sri Lanka's capital Sunday, forcing cricket fans to flee …

Sri Lanka’s ‘Karuna’ holding 194 child soldiers: UNICEF

April 28, 2007 (AFP) - A pro-government Tamil militant group is holding at least 194 child soldiers despite promises it would free underage combatants, UNICEF …

Sri Lanka capital sealed off amid fears of Tiger attack

April 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police and security forces sealed off the capital on Saturday, searching every vehicle entering and leaving the city amid …

Sri Lanka shuts airport fearing Tiger attack

April 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops fearing a rebel attack fired anti-aircraft weapons and evacuated passengers from the international airport here late …

Sri Lanka on alert after new flying Tiger threat

COLOMBO, April 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was on high alert Friday over the threat of another Tamil Tiger air attack, the morning after a suspicious aircraft …

American ‘Karuna’ charged for supporting terrorism in Sri Lanka

April 26, 2007 (LBO) – The United States has charged a senior representative of the Tamil Tigers for supporting a foreign terrorist organization, the US …

Sport brings hope of respite in Sri Lanka

April 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's surge into cricket's World Cup final this weekend has raised hopes of a peace dividend on an island united by sport but …

Sri Lanka vows to destroy Tiger planes

COLOMBO, April 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Wednesday vowed to destroy the Tamil Tigers' air capability, a day after the guerrillas killed six soldiers and …

Mexico, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan lead war on journalism: watchdog

VIENNA, April 25, 2007 (AFP) - A media watchdog on Wednesday described 2006 as the "most savage and brutal" year on record for journalists with 100 media …

Sri Lanka president to attend World Cup

April 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will fly to Barbados to cheer the national team in the cricket World Cup final later this week, a …

Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers claim new air attack

April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels said they carried out their second-ever air attack on Sri Lankan government troops on Tuesday, a claim that was …

Sri Lanka bus blast death toll goes up to 5

April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a bomb in northern Sri Lanka, killing five bus passengers and wounding another 33, defence …

North Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger air raid kills six

April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Separatist Tamil Tiger rebels flying light aircraft bombed a military airbase on Sri Lanka's northern peninsula of Jaffna on Tuesday, …