Sri Lanka war hero braced for jail term
August 19, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka said Thursday he expects the government to put him behind bars to end his political career …
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.Iceland strives to become a global press freedom haven
REYKJAVIK, August 19, 2010 (AFP) - After Iceland's near-economic collapse laid bare deep-seated corruption, the country aims to become a safe haven for …
Oil Supply
Aug 19, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to extend a deal with Iran to buy two million metric tonnes of crude oil a year with a 120-day interest free credit facility, …
Canada takes hard line on Tamil migrants
VANCOUVER, August 17, 2010 (AFP) - A Canadian tribunal on Tuesday ordered continued detention for the first person interviewed in a group of 492 Tamil asylum …
Canada probes who paid for Tamil refugees’ travel
VANCOUVER, August 17, 2010 (AFP) - Canadian authorities are investigating whether Sri Lankan rebels financed the passage of nearly 500 Tamil refugees to Canada …
Sri Lanka Tamil on ship bound for Canada died at sea: Tamil Congress
MONTREAL, August 15, 2010 (AFP) - A Tamil man who travelled with hundreds of other Sri Lankan migrants aboard a cargo ship bound for Canada died during the …
Sri Lanka war hero’s party to appeal conviction
August 15, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka will appeal against a court martial conviction that stripped him of his rank, pension and …
Sri Lanka Tamil migrants in good condition: Canada
ESQUIMALT, August 14, 2010 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan Tamil migrants who arrived aboard a rusty cargo ship were in good condition after their three-month …
Sri Lanka Tamil migrants sail to uncertainty in Canada
VICTORIA, August 14, 2010 (AFP) - Hundreds of Tamils seeking asylum from Sri Lanka sailed into Canada on Friday under the scrutiny of authorities, who vowed to …
Sri Lanka strips former war-hero of pension and prestige
August 14, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has formally stripped former army chief Sarath Fonseka of his rank, medals and pension after his conviction by a …
Sri Lanka refugee ship boarded by Canadian navy
VANCOUVER, August 12, 2010 (AFP) - The Canadian navy on Thursday intercepted a cargo ship carrying up to 500 Sri Lankan asylum seekers and prepared to screen …
Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief convicted by court martial
August 13, 2010 (AFP) - A court martial convicted Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka Friday of dabbling in politics and stripped him of his rank and …
Ship full of Sri Lankan refugees nears Canada: reports
MONTREAL, August 11, 2010 (AFP) - A ship full of Sri Lankan refugees was less than 320 kilometers (200 miles) from Canada's western shores and could be …
Sri Lankan president sacks minister over dengue row
August 10, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Tuesday sacked a maverick minister who had tied a state official to a tree as punishment for failing to control …
Sri Lanka war: US urged to press for international probe
WASHINGTON, August 10, 2010 (AFP) - A group of US lawmakers is urging the Obama administration to push for an independent international investigation into …
Sri Lanka’s war probe panel to start work
August 10, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka announced the government-appointed panel looking into the island's civil war that ended last year would hold its first public …
All white on the night for Australian elections
SYDNEY, August 8, 2010 (AFP) - Despite its Aboriginal roots and a large Asian population, Australia's politics are almost exclusively white with just a handful …
Lube Attraction
Aug 05, 2010 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government has decided to further open up the lubricant market by allowing more suppliers with the aim of increasing …
US, Canada monitor ship said full of Sri Lankan refugees
WASHINGTON, August 4, 2010 (AFP) - The United States and Canada said Wednesday they are monitoring a ship said to be packed with Tamil refugees bound for …
Sri Lankan president boosted as MPs defect
August 5, 2010 (AFP) - Two opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka defected to the ruling party on Thursday, bringing President Mahinda Rajapakse closer to altering …