Sri Lanka navy sinks ‘Tiger’ trawler
Nov 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Monday sank a suspected Tamil rebel trawler off the island's northwest coast, killing at least four people on board, a …
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.Three cement company workers shot dead
Nov 27, 2006 (AFP) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead three local employees of a Japanese cement company in north-eastern Sri Lanka on Monday as Tamil Tiger …
Tamil Tiger supremo faces war or peace deadline in Sri Lanka
Nov 27, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran was to deliver a keenly-awaited address Monday to Sri Lanka's embattled Tamil people that will …
Sri Lanka ceasefire effectively over?
Nov 27, 2006 (AFP) - The Tamil minority of Sri Lanka must have their own independent state, rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran declared Monday, effectively …
Tiger leader faces deadline for war or peace in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Nov 26 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elusive Tamil Tiger supremo marks his 52nd birthday Sunday with a self-imposed deadline to decide the course of Asia's …
Sri Lanka President pushes joint sea patrols on Indian visit
NEW DELHI, Nov 26, 2006 (AFP) - The visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse Sunday sounded out India on joint patrolling of their maritime border in a …
Sri Lanka on alert ahead of Tiger leader’s annual speech
COLOMBO, Nov 26 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces went on high alert Sunday, officials said, as Tamil Tiger rebels remembered 18,742 comrades killed in their …
Mediators from Asia’s worst conflicts to meet in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Nov 25, 2006 (AFP) - Mediators who have tried to settle Asia's most intractable conflicts will gather in Singapore Monday for a closed-door …
Envoy returns expressing deep concern over Sri Lanka bloodshed
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - A top Indian envoy left for home Friday after conveying New Delhi's "deep concern" over escalating violence in Sri Lanka, as …
Sri Lanka violence leaves 30 dead: army
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - Renewed fighting in Sri Lanka's embattled northern and eastern regions has left at least 30 people dead, according to defence …
Sri Lanka seeks Indian help to patrol maritime border
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will seek India's help to step up patrols of their common maritime border to prevent drug and arms smuggling and …
Sri Lanka seeks foreign help to supply Jaffna civilians
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Friday asked foreign relief agencies to help supply food and other essentials to half a million …
Sri Lanka troops mount fresh offensive: Tigers
COLOMBO, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan soldiers backed by tanks and artillery launched a fresh ground offensive Thursday into territory held by Tiger …
Fresh fighting erupts in eastern Sri Lanka as Indian envoy arrives
COLOMBO, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - Heavy fighting gripped Sri Lanka on Thursday as Tamil Tiger rebels and troops blamed each other for the renewed battles and India …
Terminally ill Tiger peace negotiator laments fate of Tamils
COLOMBO, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger peace negotiator Anton Balasingham has confirmed he has terminal cancer but that it is "minor" compared to the …
Donors condemn fighting in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, Nov 21, 2006 (AFP) - Major donors engaged in efforts to end Sri Lanka's civil war condemned the government and Tamil rebels alike Tuesday for human …
Tiger chief peace negotiator terminally ill: report
COLOMBO, Nov 22, 2006 (AFP) - The top peace negotiator for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, Anton Balasingham, is terminally ill with cancer, a Tamil newspaper …
Sri Lanka unfazed by donor condemnation
COLOMBO, Nov 22, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government was Wednesday undeterred in its battle against Tamil Tigers, despite heavy criticism dished out to the …
Sri Lanka opposition strife could trigger snap general poll; Analysis
Nov 21 (LBO) - President Mahinda Rajapakse spent the first year in office trying to cobble together a stable coalition but squabbling in the opposition ranks …
Sri Lankan war planes bomb Tiger territory
COLOMBO, Nov 21, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan jets bombed a suburb of the Tamil Tiger's northern political capital Tuesday at what the military said was an …