Politics

Sri Lanka defence secretary calls for formal end to truce

Dec 29, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defence secretary said the government should formally pull out of a ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels amid escalating fighting …

From Pakistan to Sri Lanka; record of assassinations in the Indian subcontinent

ISLAMABAD, Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - Thursday's assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is one of a long series of political assassinations …

Sri Lanka says Bhutto killing shows need for committed ‘fight on terror’

Dec 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka condemned Friday the assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and said it underscored the need for "absolute …

Sri Lanka says 25 Tigers killed in clashes

Dec 28, 2007 (AFP) - At least 25 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in fresh military attacks along the de-facto border of territory held by the guerrillas, the …

Sri Lanka judge raps police in probe of unruly minister

Dec 28, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan judge reprimanded police Friday for failing to thoroughly investigate a minister who sparked a riot at the state-run …

Sri Lanka bombs Tamil Tiger naval assets

Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military announced air strikes inside rebel-held territory on Thursday, a day after a sea battle left a large number of …

Sri Lanka minister storms state tv; news director assaulted

Dec 27, 2007 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan junior government minister stormed into the state-owned Rupavahini television station with armed thugs and assaulted …

Sri Lanka army commandos go in to free minister

Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka sent a crack commando unit into the state-run television station Thursday to rescue a government minister kidnapped by …

Sri Lanka detains French TV crew

Dec 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka detained two foreign television journalists and 11 locals from a Tamil family they were filming in the island's south, police …

Sri Lanka navy boards suspicious ship

Dec 26, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's navy is investigating a ship off the island's east coast on suspicion that it could be a Tamil Tiger arms smuggling …

Sri Lanka navy, Tigers in naval clash

COLOMBO, Dec 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Wednesday clashed with suspected Tamil Tiger vessels off the island's northern coast of Jaffna, leaving at least …

Sri Lanka says 13 rebels killed in ongoing heavy fighting

Dec 25, 2007 (AFP) - At least 13 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed on Christmas Eve in heavy clashes with Sri Lankan security forces in northern Sri Lanka, the …

Pope laments ‘grim sound of arms’ from Iraq to Sri Lanka

VATICAN CITY, Dec 25, 2007 (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented the "grim sound of arms" in the world's conflict zones, from Sudan to Sri Lanka and …

Sri Lanka media rights body appalled at state ‘definition’ of a journalist

Dec 24, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Free Media Movement said it was "appalled" by an attempt to define journalists as people who hold a card issued by the …

Over 175,000 displaced as heavy rains lash Sri Lanka

Dec 24, 2007 (AFP) - Torrential rains have driven more than 175,000 people from their homes in Sri Lanka, authorities said on Monday. online pharmacy buy …

Sri Lanka Tiger key front line taken: defence ministry

Dec 22, 2007 (AFP) - Government forces captured a key defence line of Tamil Tiger guerrillas in northern Sri Lanka Saturday in fighting that killed six rebels …

Sri Lanka claims killing 12 Tamil Tiger rebels

Dec 21, 2007 (AFP) - Clashes across frontlines in northern Sri Lanka have left at least 12 Tamil Tiger rebels dead, the defence ministry said Friday. online …

Sri Lanka has chance for political settlement now: US Ambassador

Dec 20, 2007 (LBO) – One of the best ways to combat poverty and inequality in Sri Lanka is to complete the all party process and the government has been …

Sri Lanka police say blast near train

Dec 19, 2007 (AFP) - A trackside blast hit a passenger train in northeastern Sri Lanka Tuesday, but there were no casualties, police said. online pharmacy …

Sri Lanka ticks off UNICEF envoy

Dec 17, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Monday summoned the head of UNICEF operations here and expressed Colombo's "concern" over his visit to rebel-held territory in …