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Sri Lanka accuses Tamil Tigers of shelling a hospital

April 1, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka accused Tamil Tiger rebels of shelling a state-run hospital on Tuesday as fighting across the northern front lines reportedly …

Sri Lanka lightening strike kills four soldiers killed, 56 wounded: police

April 1, 2008 (AFP) - At least four men were killed and another 56 injured Tuesday when lightening struck a military training facility in eastern Sri Lanka, …

Sri Lankan director in Indian Tamil trouble

CHENNAI, India, March 30, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan film-maker has ended up in hospital after making a damning film on the Tamil Tigers and trying to have it …

Sri Lanka launches probe into mystery poster campaign

March 28, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Thursday launched a probe into a mystery poster campaign that is asking would-be Tamil Tiger suicide bombers to turn …

Sri Lanka’s deafening silence on Tibet and gratitude to S Mahinda Thero

March 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is maintaining a diplomatic silence on the recent Chinese crackdown on protests in Buddhist Tibet as China is one of its …

Sri Lanka opposition parties to contest Eastern provincial polls

March 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) and the minority Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) have decided to contest …

Heavy casualties in Sri Lanka fighting

March 24, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting between Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lankan troops in the north of the island over the weekend has resulted in heavy …

No evidence for Arthur C Clarke child sex allegations: Sri Lanka

March 23, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities said Sunday that the British-born sci-fi writer Arthur C. online pharmacy buy phenergan with best prices today in …

Sri Lankan media faces increasing harassment

March 23, 2008 (LBO) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a media freedom watchdog, has written to Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse urging …

Sri Lanka Tigers sink navy craft, heavy land battles erupt

March 22, 2008 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels struck back against a mounting Sri Lankan military offensive on Saturday by sinking a naval fast attack craft, …

Ten sailors missing after Sri Lanka blast: navy

March 22, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan navy craft was destroyed in a sea mine blast off the island's north-eastern coast Saturday, leaving at least 10 sailors …

Sri Lanka state TV militarization, official inaction on assaults deplored by rights bodies

Mar 21, 2008 (LBO) – International media rights bodies have deplored the appointment of a retired military general to a Sri Lankan state-run television …

Sri Lanka says 22 rebels killed in fresh fighting

March 20, 2008 (AFP) - Fighting between government troops and Tamil Tigers across Sri Lanka's war-ravaged northern districts claimed at least 22 rebel lives, …

Sri Lanka accused of lying over human rights

March 19, 2008 (AFP) - The International Red Cross on Wednesday angrily accused Sri Lanka's government of releasing confidential communications and …

Sri Lanka says soldier killed in roadside bombing

March 18, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan soldier was killed and two others wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the island's north Tuesday, the defence ministry …

Sri Lanka boosts blast probe capabilities

Mar 18, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's capacity to counter and investigate bomb blasts has been boosted with new equipment from the United States, the island's …

Sri Lanka state television on ‘holiday’ over worker attacks

Mar 17, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state-run Rupavahini television station was running with a skeleton staff Monday after the management declared a …

Sri Lanka says 33 killed in weekend fighting

COLOMBO, March 17, 2008 (AFP) - At least 31 Tamil Tiger rebels and two security personnel were killed in weekend clashes in Sri Lanka's north, the defence …

Sri Lanka police gets hi-tech anti-terror boost from United States

Mar 17, 2008 (LBO) – The United States Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security will donate 220,000 dollars worth of antiterrorism …

Roadside bomb kills Sri Lankan soldier, fighting rages

March 16, 2008 (AFP) - At least one soldier was killed and four others wounded in a road side bomb attack in northern Sri Lanka Sunday, defence officials said. …