Obama names US ambassadors to Sri Lanka, Japan, India
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2009 (AFP) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday named US ambassadors to Japan, India and Sri Lanka, amid heightened tension in Asia over …
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2009 (AFP) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday named US ambassadors to Japan, India and Sri Lanka, amid heightened tension in Asia over …
May 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka celebrated a major diplomatic victory Thursday after managing to torpedo Western demands for a probe into alleged war crimes …
GENEVA, May 28, 2009 (AFP) - The UN human rights chief and campaign groups insisted Thursday that an independent probe should be held into violations in Sri …
BRUSSELS, May 28, 2009 (AFP) - The European Union expressed regret Thursday at the failure to launch a probe into alleged war crimes committed by the Sri …
GENEVA, May 26, 2009 (AFP) - UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday called for an international investigation into attacks on civilians during the final …
May 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Wednesday it was confident of averting an international probe into alleged war crimes committed during its offensive …
GENEVA, May 26, 2009 (AFP) - Asian and Western members of the UN Human Rights Council failed to find a common voice on the situation in Sri Lanka before they …
May 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is to hold local elections later this year in parts of northern areas formerly held by the Tamil Tigers for the first time in 15 …
May 22, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived Friday in Sri Lanka to press for humanitarian access to civilians displaced by the separatist conflict, as …
May 23, 2009 (LBO) – The UN chief Ban Ki-moon who pressed for access to camps housing nearly 300,000 refugees in northern Sri Lanka says more help is …
May 22, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon was due to land in Sri Lanka later Friday on a 24-hour mission to press its government for unfettered humanitarian …
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2009 (AFP) - The United States pressed Sri lanka Thursday to lift restrictions on access to refugee camps in a strip of land where …
UNITED NATIONS, May 21, 2009 (AFP) - A senior UN official was allowed to visit camps in Sri Lanka housing refugees from intense fighting that earlier this week …
MOSCOW, May 19, 2009 (AFP) - Russia on Tuesday welcomed Sri Lanka's announcement of the Tamil Tiger rebels' defeat, saying it supported the Asian government's …
GENEVA, May 19, 2009 (AFP) - The UN human rights council will hold a special session next week on the situation in Sri Lanka after the end of Asia's longest …
May 19, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is to deliver a victory speech to parliament Tuesday following the bloody defeat of the Tamil …
SYDNEY, May 18, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan student in Sydney had acid thrown in his face and was in an induced coma after a home invasion early Monday sparked …
NEW DELHI, May 18, 2009 (AFP) - India asked Sri Lanka on Monday to "address the root causes of the conflict" with ethnic Tamils and to provide aid to tens of …
NEW DELHI, May 18, 2009 (AFP) - India is to ask Sri Lanka for scientific confirmation of the death of the Tamil Tigers leader so it can close a case connected …
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 (AFP) - The United States is "deeply concerned" about civilian deaths in strife-torn Sri Lanka, a State Department spokesman said …