Queen opens Commonwealth summit amid heavy security
PERTH, October 28, 2011 (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II opened the 54-nation Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Friday where issues from human rights …
Queen urges Commonwealth ‘legacy’
PERTH, October 28, 2011 (AFP) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Friday invoked an Australian Aboriginal proverb which notes "we are just passing through", as she …
Sri Lanka says war crimes allegations ‘propaganda’
PERTH, October 27, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government on Thursday sought to dismiss war crimes allegations as propaganda from its defeated rivals, as it came …
Australia wants UN rights body to probe Sri Lanka
PERTH, October 26, 2011 (AFP) - Australia Wednesday urged the UN rights watchdog to probe alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, ramping up pressure ahead of a …
Sri Lanka to host 2013 Commonwealth summit: Australia
PERTH, October 26, 2011 (AFP) - Australia on Wednesday assured Sri Lanka there were no plans to strip it of hosting rights to Commonwealth talks in 2013 over …
Australia presses Sri Lanka over war crimes claims
PERTH, October 25, 2011 (AFP) - Australian leader Julia Gillard on Tuesday urged Sri Lanka to address claims of serious human rights violations as a man filed …
Sri Lanka calls Australian war crimes case ‘hilarious’
October 25, 2011 (AFP) - The office of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said on Tuesday that a new war crimes charge filed in an Australian court against …
Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers jailed by Dutch court
THE HAGUE, October 21, 2011 (AFP) - Five members of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers were on Friday jailed for between two and six years for having sent millions of …
British defence minister resigns over ties to best man
LONDON, October 14, 2011 (AFP) - British Defence Secretary Liam Fox resigned on Friday, forced out over his links to the best man at his wedding who posed as a …
British defence minister denies burglary cover-up
LONDON, October 12, 2011 (AFP) - British defence minister Liam Fox rejected calls to resign Wednesday over his links to the best man at his wedding, while …
Sri Lanka’s political gun culture to be checked
Oct 13, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa said firearms kept by private 'guards' of politicians will be recovered in a special operation …
British defence minister faces new claims about advisor
LONDON, October 13, 2011 (AFP) - Britain's defence minister faced renewed pressure Thursday over claims that rich backers paid for the best man at his wedding …
British defence minister’s friend quizzed over trips
LONDON, October 11, 2011 (AFP) - British officials interviewed a close friend of defence minister Liam Fox Tuesday to ask why he had joined the politician on …
British PM says defence minister made ‘serious mistakes’
LONDON, October 10, 2011 (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday his defence minister had made "serious mistakes" in allowing a close friend …
British defence chief fights for job amid friend row
LONDON, October 10, 2011 (AFP) - British Defence Secretary Liam Fox's political career hung in the balance on Monday as he prepared to face a parliamentary …
British PM demands answers in defence minister row
LONDON, October 8, 2011 (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday demanded an urgent report into claims his defence minister allowed a close …
Sri Lanka ruling coalition sweeps mini-polls
Oct 09, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ruling coalition of President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a a series of local councils except the capital Colombo and an eastern …
Sri Lanka ruling party wins polls marred by violence
October 9, 2011 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan president's party won 22 out of 23 local councils in elections, results showed Sunday, as police investigated a gun …
Sri Lankan police probe deadly shootings at polls
October 9, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police launched an investigation on Sunday into an election-day gunfight between political rivals in which three people were …
Voting underway in Sri Lanka’s mid-term test
October 8, 2011 (AFP) - Voters in Sri Lanka's capital went to the polls Saturday to elect a local municipal council, in a contest widely seen as a mid-term …