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Troops kill six Tiger rebels in east Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Dec 14, 2006 (AFP) - Security forces shot dead at least six Tamil Tiger rebels during a confrontation in Sri Lanka's restive eastern province, …

Sri Lanka vows to flush out Tigers, civilians flee fighting

COLOMBO, Dec 13, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's army chief vowed to drive out Tiger guerrillas from the island's restive east as dozens of civilians fled their …

Sri Lanka parties urged to hold fire amid heavy civilian losses

COLOMBO, Dec 12, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations and Nordic truce monitors on Tuesday voiced grave concern for 35,000 "desperate civilians" caught in the …

Sporadic shelling in Sri Lanka, Tigers return dead bodies

COLOMBO, Dec 11, 2006 (AFP) - Sporadic shelling was reported across de facto front lines in Sri Lanka's embattled northeast Monday after heavy artillery …

Civilian casualties pour into hospital after Sri Lanka fighting

TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, Dec 11, 2006 (AFP) - Dozens of civilians wounded in weekend shelling in rebel-held areas were evacuated Monday for treatment, officials …

Civilians in northeast Sri Lanka flee as death toll climb

COLOMBO, Dec 10, 2006 (AFP) - Some 3,000 civilians on Sunday were fleeing as heavy artillery duels in Sri Lanka's restive northeast killed more than 110 …

Artillery duels in Sri Lanka as Norway bid fails

Dec 9, 2006 (AFP) - Troops and Tamil Tiger rebels traded long-range artillery and mortar bombs in north-eastern Sri Lanka on Saturday, a day after a fresh …

Norway fails to secure deal to lift Jaffna siege

Dec 8, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway failed on Friday to secure an agreement to end a blockade on the Jaffna peninsula where nearly half a …

Sri Lanka to buy MiG aircraft from Ukraine

Dec 8, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is to bolster its air force by buying four Mig-27s from Ukraine as its battle with the Tamil Tiger rebels intensifies, a …

Blast rips Sri Lanka water mains

Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - A powerful explosion blew up a pipeline supplying water to parts of the capital and immediate suburbs, police said Thursday. online …

Aid workers blame bureaucracy for growing struggle to help Sri Lankans

PARIS, Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - Western aid groups warned of a growing struggle to help Sri Lankan victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami and of the country's war, …

Sri Lanka president says democracy must not stop anti-terror fight

COLOMBO, Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has warned that democracy must not come in the way of battling terrorism, after his government moved to …

School shelled as 9 dead in fresh violence in Sri Lanka

Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - At least seven civilians and two soldiers were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka hours after the government announced tough anti-terror …

Sri Lanka invokes anti-terror laws, but seeks talks with Tigers

COLOMBO, Dec 6, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Wednesday invoked tough anti-terror laws targeting the Tamil Tigers, but said it was not banning the rebels and asked …

Fighting kills 19 in Sri Lanka: military

COLOMBO, Dec 5, 2006 (AFP) - At least 19 people have been killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka as peace broker Norway cancelled a meeting with Tamil Tiger …

Red Cross gives tsunami hit Sri Lankan families’ cash grants to rebuild homes

Dec 05 (LBO) – Relief Agency the American Red Cross said Tuesday that it will give ten million dollars in cash grants to over 3000 Sri Lankan families to …

Charity resumes Sri Lankan battle zone operations after massacre

COLOMBO, Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - A French charity Tuesday announced it is resuming its operations in Sri lankan, four months after 17 of its local employees were …

Sri Lanka ask Norway to suspend contacts with Tamil Tigers

COLOMBO, Dec 3, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government asked peace broker Norway to suspend contacts with the Tamil Tiger rebels as it came under intense pressure …

Sri Lanka police detain two suspect over assassination as fighting flares up

Dec 2, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police detained two people over an attempt to assassinate the president's brother, officials said, as 11 people were killed in …

Blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka

December 01, (LBO) - Sri Lanka's defence secretary has escaped a suicide assassination bid, the centre for national security said. buy zydena online …