Sri Lanka avoids war crimes probe, slams West
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 …
UN rights chief, campaigners press for Sri Lanka probe
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 …
EU expresses regret as Sri Lanka avoids war crimes probe
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 …
UN rights council divided over Sri Lanka probe
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 …
Sri Lanka confident of avoiding war crimes probe
May 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Wednesday it was confident of averting an international probe into alleged war crimes committed during its offensive …
UN rights council divided over Sri Lanka
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 …
Lube Luck
May 25, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Chevron unit said net profit for the March 2009 quarter fell 33 percent to 233 million rupees from a year ago with sales …
Sri Lanka to hold local elections in north
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 …
UN chief in Sri Lanka amid fears for civilians
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 …
Sri Lanka needs help to meet refugee challenge: UN chief
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 …
US calls for reconciliation, access to refugee camps
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 …
Top UN official visits Tamil refugee camps: UN
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 …
UN chief to urge humanitarian access in Sri Lanka
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 …
Russia welcomes Sri Lanka defeat of Tamil Tigers
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 …
UN rights body to hold special meeting on Sri Lanka
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 …
Tamil Tigers decimated, Sri Lanka president to give victory speech
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 …
Sri Lankan student in coma after Australia acid attack
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 …
India asks Sri Lanka to address ‘root causes of conflict’
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 …
India seeks scientific confirmation of Tiger leader’s death
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 …
US ‘deeply concerned’ by civilian deaths in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 (AFP) - The United States is "deeply concerned" about civilian deaths in strife-torn Sri Lanka, a State Department spokesman said …