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US to increase non-immigrant visa fees

May 24, 2010 (LBO) - Application fees for US non-immigrant visas will increase on June 4, 2010, the US embassy in Colombo said in a statement. buy vibramycin …

Rights group offers new evidence of Sri Lanka war crimes

May 21, 2010 (AFP) - A global human rights monitor said Friday it had fresh evidence of possible war crimes committed in Sri Lanka during the final phase of …

Inmates on hunger strike in Japan immigration centre

TOKYO, May 20, 2010 (AFP) - Scores of foreigners in a Japanese immigration detention centre have been on hunger strike for more than a week, demanding to be …

Sri Lanka failed to build on war victory: former general

May 20, 2010 (AFP) - The detained Sri Lankan general who led soldiers to victory over Tamil Tiger rebels one year ago accused the government Thursday of …

Sri Lanka slammed over civilian deaths, one year after war end

May 17, 2010 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government killed thousands of its civilians by shelling "no-fire zones" in the last months of the country's decades-long …

Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief in court on new charge

May 12, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ex-army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka was for the first time hauled before a civilian court …

Sri Lanka calls on West to crack down on Tiger funding

May 7, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's prime minister on Friday urged Western nations to crack down on Tamils using their soil to revive the Tamil Tiger separatist …

Sri Lanka ex-army chief vows to expose war crimes

May 6, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Thursday vowed to "expose" any war crimes committed during the end of the country's civil war last year and said …

Sri Lanka plans ethnic reconciliation panel

May 5, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka plans to set up a reconciliation commission to foster ethnic unity as the island emerges from nearly four decades of bloody …

Sri Lanka scales down state of emergency

May 5, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday scaled down tough state of emergency laws that were first introduced 27 years ago to deal with …

Rights groups welcome pardon for Sri Lanka editor

May 4, 2010 (AFP) - Media rights groups Tuesday welcomed Sri Lanka's decision to pardon a Tamil editor sentenced to 20 years in prison, but urged the …

Sri Lanka blocks cricketers visiting Dalai Lama

May 4, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka stopped national cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara and another player from calling on the Dalai Lama out of fear that a meeting …

Watchdog names 40 ‘predators of the press’

PARIS, May 3, 2010 (AFP) - Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders named Monday the world's 40 worst "predators of the press" including politicians, religious …

Sri Lanka US embassy salutes journalists

May 03, 2010 (LBO) - The US embassy in Colombo says the World Press Freedom Day which falls on May 03 is a reminder to citizens and government that a free …

Sri Lanka pardons jailed Tamil editor: minister

May 3, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Monday pardoned a convicted Tamil editor whose 20-year prison term last year for supporting "terrorism" drew international …

Sri Lanka suspends Fonseka court martial

May 3, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's court of appeal on Monday suspended a court martial against former army chief Sarath Fonseka, who tried to unseat the president …

Sri Lanka holds first post-war May Day

May 1, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's political parties were holding May Day rallies on Saturday for the first time since the ending of nearly four decades of ethnic …

Immigration debate shakes US to the core

NEW YORK, April 30, 2010 (AFP) - From the deck of New York Harbor's tour boat the Statue of Liberty looks as welcoming today as when greeting new immigrants a …

Sri Lanka demolishes Tiger chief’s house: politician

April 29, 2010 (AFP) - The ancestral home of Sri Lanka's slain Tamil Tiger rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran has been demolished as it was becoming a tourist …

Reforms to allow Sri Lanka president to retain power: report

April 28, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party will press ahead with constitutional reforms to allow President Mahinda Rajapakse to run for a third term in …