Sri Lankan pleads guilty in Tamil Tigers arms plot
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan national pleaded guilty in a Maryland court Thursday to charges he tried to smuggle US weapons to Tamil Tiger …
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.Rights group calls for Sri Lanka monitors
May 11, 2007 (AFP) - Human Rights Watch on Friday renewed a call for independent foreign monitoring of human rights in Sri Lanka, where hundreds of people have …
Total Failure
May 10, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's national power utility has started to restore power to the capital Colombo following an island-wide power failure, …
Former Sri Lanka leader protests security
May 10, 2007 (AFP) - Former Sri Lanka president Chandrika Kumaratunga has protested the withdrawal of commandos assigned to protect her, saying she was still a …
Sri Lanka’s promise to stem bloodshed broken: US
COLOMBO, May 10, 2007 (AFP) - The United States Thursday accused Sri Lanka of going back on promises to protect human rights and said the situation in the …
Sri Lanka troops kill suspected Tiger suicide bomber
May 8, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops shot dead a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber in the north of the island on Tuesday as ground battles raged elsewhere …
US raises concern at Sri Lanka rights abuses
May 8, 2007 (AFP) - The United States is to raise concerns about human rights in Sri Lanka during a state visit that follows international concern over …
Heavy fighting grips Sri Lanka’s northeast
May 6, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces were locked in combat in Sri Lanka's northeast Sunday with both sides claiming heavy losses …
Sri Lanka war planes hit Tigers as heavy fighting rages
May 7, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes Monday bombed suspected Tamil Tiger positions in the island's north where heavy ground battles were raging, a …
Sri Lanka to re-look at truce with Tamil Tigers
May 7, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was ready to negotiate a fresh ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels as the Norwegian-brokered truce had virtually collapsed, a …
Sri Lanka accuses UN of trying to shield Tamil Tigers
May 07, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Monday accused a United Nations agency of trying to shield what it called the 'criminal acts' of the Tamil Tigers by not …
Sri Lanka floods leave tens of thousands homeless
May 6, 2007 (AFP) - More than 125,000 people have been driven out of their homes and 16 killed following flash floods in the Sri Lankan capital and …
10 killed in fresh Sri Lanka violence
COLOMBO, May 6, 2007 (AFP) - A landmine detonated by Tamil Tigers killed three police commandos in eastern Sri Lanka on Sunday while seven suspected rebels …
Sri Lanka foreign policy think tank to focus on counter-terrorism
May 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s foreign minister has revamped the management of a key foreign affairs think tank meant to serve as a link between …
Sri Lankan navy says Tiger boats sunk
COLOMBO, May 5, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan naval craft sank two suspected Tamil Tiger boats off the island's northeastern coast Saturday, inflicting heavy losses …
Fresh violence kills three in Sri Lanka
May 4, 2007 (AFP) - At least three people were killed in fresh clashes between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka, the guerrillas said Friday. …
Sri Lanka’s UTHR gets top human rights award
May 4, 2007 (LBO) – Two Sri Lankan nationals founders of the have University Teachers for Human Rights (UTHR) have won a top award for their work …
Britain freezes Sri Lanka aid, seeks Tiger talks
May 3, 2007 (AFP) - Britain has frozen aid to Sri Lanka in a bid to pressure the government to improve its human rights record, officials said Thursday.online …
Sri Lankan ex-president stripped of perks
COLOMBO, May 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Thursday stripped former president Chandrika Kumaratunga of her official staff and 36 government cars, …
Sri Lankan media censored, rights group says
COLOMBO, May 3, 2007 (AFP) - A worsening climate of violence against the press in Sri Lanka has resulted in de facto censorship, the island's main media rights …