Sri Lankan, South Asian leaders say must “root out terror” for economic progress
NEW DELHI, April 3, 2007 (AFP) - South Asian nations must "root out terrorism" to turn around the fortunes of their underperforming trading bloc, the …
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Sri Lanka says 23 Tiger rebels killed after bus bombing
April 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces have killed at least 23 Tamil Tiger rebels in fresh fighting in the island's east following a deadly bus …
ICRC condemns Sri Lanka bus attack
GENEVA, April 3, 2007 (AFP) - The international Red Cross on Tuesday condemned a bus bombing on Sri Lanka's eastern coast which left 16 people dead, including …
Bus bomb kills 15 in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, April 2, 2007 (AFP) - At least 15 people, including a child, were killed and 25 wounded when a bomb ripped through a crowded bus in eastern Sri Lanka …
Amnesty World Cup campaign not cricket, Sri Lanka fumes
April 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka protested Sunday against an Amnesty International campaign at the cricket World Cup drawing attention to human rights abuses on …
France detains 16 Tamil Tiger fund-raising suspects
PARIS, April 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sixteen suspected members of the Tamil Tigers rebel group were detained Sunday in Paris during an investigation into terrorist …
Sri Lanka seeks to scrap truce with Tigers: report
April 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka plans to hold a referendum on whether to maintain a fragile five-year-old ceasefire between government troops and separatist …
Foreign officials meet ahead of South Asian summit
NEW DELHI, March 31, 2007 (AFP) - South Asian foreign ministry officials began laying the groundwork on Saturday for a regional summit to be dominated by trade …
Shelling kills eight civilians in Sri Lanka
March 30, 2007 (AFP) - At least eight civilians were killed and several others wounded in eastern Sri Lanka Friday as government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels …
Fresh violence in Sri Lanka kills 13, air attacks
March 30, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed suspected Tamil Tiger positions Friday after the rebels blew up five soldiers and allegedly killed eight …
India steps up security along southern coast after Tiger air raid
CHENNAI, India, March 29, 2007 (AFP) - India has boosted military security along its southern coast after Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels staged their first air …
UN chief ‘disturbed’ by escalating violence in Sri Lanka
UNITED NATIONS, March 27, 2007 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon is "disturbed" by the extensive violations of the ceasefire in Sri Lanka and urges the rival sides …
Sri Lanka sets up hot line to track flying Tigers
March 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Wednesday set up a telephone hot line to receive information about aircraft operated by Tamil Tiger rebels after they staged …
Sri Lanka troops capture key Tiger base: military
March 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Wednesday captured a key Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold in the island's embattled eastern region, the military said. …
New high commission building in Sri Lanka marks UK’s commitment: envoy
March 28, 2007 (LBO) – The construction of a new building for the British High Commission (embassy) is a symbol of Britain’s commitment to Sri …
South Asia summit to focus on Sri Lanka, regional unrest
NEW DELHI, March 28, 2007 (AFP) - India voiced concern on Wednesday over the first-ever air raid staged by Tamil Tiger rebels and said that next week's …
Suicide bombing attack toll climbs to eight
March 27, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday drove a tractor and trailer loaded with explosives on a suicide mission into an army camp in eastern Sri …
Sri Lanka Tiger airforce a threat to South Asia: president
March 27, 2007 (AFP) - The emergence of the Tamil Tigers as the world's first guerrilla outfit with its own planes could be a threat to South Asian security, …
Tiger aircraft bomb Sri Lanka’s main airbase, airport shut
March 25, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels bombed Sri Lanka's main military airbase located next to the international airport Monday, leaving at least two …
Tigers use light aircraft to attack Sri Lanka base: military
March 26, 2007 (LBO) - Tamil Tiger guerrillas used light aircraft Monday to bomb Sri Lanka's main military airbase, the airforce said, while Tigers claimed …