Sri Lanka polls open for tense presidential election
January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Pre-dawn bomb blasts in Sri Lanka's Tamil heartland escalated tensions as the country went to the polls Tuesday in the first …
January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Pre-dawn bomb blasts in Sri Lanka's Tamil heartland escalated tensions as the country went to the polls Tuesday in the first …
Jan 26, 2010 (LBO) - A leftist candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential polls was turned away by polls officials Tuesday because he could not present a prescribed …
VAVUNIYA, January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Kandaswamy Wellarayanam, 73, walked six kilometres to vote in Sri Lanka's election from a state camp where displaced Tamils …
COLOMBO, January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka said he was unable to vote in Tuesday's presidential election because …
January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankans voted in their first post-war presidential election on Tuesday amid claims of violence and voter intimidation after a …
Jan 26, 2010 (LBO) - More than 70 percent of Sri Lanka's registered electors are estimated to have turned out to vote in Tuesday's presidential polls, though …
January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government said Tuesday that it would challenge the legitimacy of leading opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka, who …
January 24, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president suffered a major defection on Sunday when the matriarch of his party pledged support for the main opposition …
January 24, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's election this week features two men who emerged victorious on the battlefield of a civil war, but have since become bitter …
January 25, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president vowed Monday to ensure the island's first post-war presidential election goes off peacefully after deadly …
January 24, 2010 (AFP) - War-scarred Sri Lanka holds a peace-time presidential election this week after a bitter and highly personal campaign between the …
January 22, 2010 (AFP) - A key opposition activist in Sri Lanka was targeted at home by a bomb early Friday, police said, despite tighter security ahead of …
Jan 22, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's upcoming presidential polls will be monitored by around 40 observers representing the Association of Asian Election …
UNITED NATIONS, January 20, 2010 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon is alarmed by the growing violence in Sri Lanka, including the reported slaying of political …
Jan 20, 2010 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan citizen's group has written to the two main candidates running for next weeks polls asking for more attention to the island's …
January 18, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan opposition supporter was killed on Monday as fresh unrest erupted ahead of next week's presidential election despite a …
WASHINGTON, January 18, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's upcoming election is raising hopes in the United States for better relations after a chilly spell if the …
JAFFNA, January 17, 2010 (AFP) - Scarred by decades of war and official indifference, Sri Lanka's minority Tamils are now being courted as political kingmakers …
January 17, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president ordered police to step up security ahead of presidential elections after a second political activist was shot …
January 16, 2010 (AFP) - The United States and Norway on Saturday denied funding Sri Lanka's main opposition to defeat President Mahinda Rajapakse's …