Sri Lanka slammed by rights group over Fonseka court martial
February 11, 2010 (AFP) - A regional human rights group sharply criticised Sri Lanka Thursday over plans to court martial the island's former army chief on …
February 11, 2010 (AFP) - A regional human rights group sharply criticised Sri Lanka Thursday over plans to court martial the island's former army chief on …
February 11, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has appealed for calm, his wife said Thursday, after …
February 11, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police used batons and tear gas Thursday against protesters demanding the immediate release of defeated presidential …
UNITED NATIONS, February 9, 2010 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon is alarmed by the arrest of Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka and urged …
PARIS, February 9, 2010 (AFP) - France said Tuesday it was "extremely worried" about the arrest of Sri Lanka's defeated presidential hopeful and deplored the …
February 10, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police fired tear gas Wednesday as opposition and ruling party activists clashed outside Colombo's main court complex over …
Feb 10, 2010 (LBO) – The United States government has given more aid to help Sri Lankans returning to their homes in the former northern war zone and …
February 8, 2010 (AFP) - The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential vote, former army chief Sarath Fonseka, was arrested Monday hours after vowing to …
February 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse on Tuesday sacked the national parliament, clearing the way for a national election two months …
Feb 09, 2010 (LBO) - Gazprom, a Russian oil firm, has held discussions with visiting Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa on exploring for oil off the coast …
February 6, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka faced criticism Saturday for extending a state of emergency giving sweeping powers to security forces to detain suspects …
Feb 06, 2010 (LBO) – A Dutch fortress in Sri Lanka built to withstand solid shot artillery in colonial times but which was damaged by Tamil Tiger guns in …
Feb 03, 2010 (LBO) – Results of Sri Lanka’s recently concluded presidential poll was clean, contrary to complaints of malpractices, but election …
February 2, 2010 (AFP) - Rights monitor Amnesty International urged Sri Lanka on Tuesday to end what it described as a post-presidential election "clampdown" …
January 31, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse on Sunday revoked an expulsion order against a Swiss reporter who covered the island's fiercely …
Jan 31, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's re-elected president Mahinda Rajapaksa will take oaths for his second term in Kandy when the country celebrates independence …
BRUSSELS, January 29, 2010 (AFP) - The European Union on Friday urged the Sri Lankan authorities to investigate reports of "irregularities" during the …
January 29, 2010 (AFP) - Poll monitors and human rights groups on Friday raised questions over elections that drove Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse back …
SYDNEY, January 29, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has not sought asylum from Australia, Foreign Minister Stephen …
January 29, 2010 (AFP) - Police raided Friday the office of defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka as monitors and rights groups criticised the Sri …