Sri Lanka says capture of remaining Tiger base in east imminent
June 20, 2007 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan army said Wednesday that two months of fighting aimed at ousting Tamil Tiger rebels from jungles in the east of the island …
June 20, 2007 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan army said Wednesday that two months of fighting aimed at ousting Tamil Tiger rebels from jungles in the east of the island …
June 20, 2007 (AFP) - Nordic monitors in Sri Lanka said Wednesday they would stop issuing rulings on government or Tamil Tiger violations of a 2002 truce that …
June 20, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military now has the capacity to shoot down Tamil Tiger light airplanes which have bombed four targets on the island this …
June 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy attacked a flotilla of Tamil Tiger boats off the island's northern coast Tuesday, sinking at least three craft, an …
June 19, 2007 (LBO) – Two former Sri Lankan government ministers crossed to the opposition benches of the parliament Tuesday, deepening divisions in the …
June 19, 2007 (LBO) – Two former ministers of the main ruling party in Sri Lanka said they are forming a new political wing, after crossing over to sit …
June 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Monday made a fresh pledge to rid their ranks of child soldiers by the end of the year. buy metformin …
June 18, 2007 (LBO) – An international mission by rights bodies will take place later this month to asses the deteriorating media freedoms and human …
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2007 (AFP) - A fiery debate has been rekindled in Washington as US lawmakers mull proposed incentives to produce diesel fuel from coal. …
June 17, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has vowed to wage more attacks against Tamil rebels but analysts warn it faces the prospect of devastating retaliation and …
June 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's power utility has increased its hydro storage after heavy rains in the last three days, and if the trend continues it …
June 15, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will be able to light up 60,000 rural homes and also connect new private-sector renewable energy to the urban power grid …
GENEVA, June 15, 2007 (AFP) - Amnesty International urged Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to invite UN monitors to verify claims of human rights …
GENEVA, June 15, 2007 (AFP) - President Mahinda Rajapakse of Sri Lanka and senior Sri Lankan officials said Friday that they were taking their own steps to …
June 14, 2007 (AFP) - A Filipino aid worker has been shot and wounded in northeastern Sri Lanka, a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday. Antonio Villeomour, of …
COLOMBO, June 13, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top defence official has accused Western nations of bullying his government over human rights and defended the …
June 12, 2007 (LBO) – Britain's minister for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Kim Howells says his country will not lift the ban on the Tamil Tigers, …
June 12, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger saboteurs came close to cutting off a large chunk of Sri Lanka's electricity supply Tuesday by skirting tight security and …
June 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has called for "careful study" of a critical report that said the island is failing to investigate grave human …
June 12, 2007 (LBO) – A blast ripped through a vital high voltage electricity transmission line in a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, but it failed …