Sri Lanka troops, Tigers in gunbattle, 18 rebels dead: officials
Feb 1, 2008 (AFP) - Security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels have traded heavy artillery fire in northern Sri Lanka, killing 18 rebels, officials said Friday, a …
Feb 1, 2008 (AFP) - Security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels have traded heavy artillery fire in northern Sri Lanka, killing 18 rebels, officials said Friday, a …
Jan 31, 2008 (AFP) - At least four people were killed in a powerful explosion in Sri Lanka's embattled northern peninsula of Jaffna on Thursday, officials …
TOKYO, Jan 31, 2008 (AFP) - Japan, Sri Lanka's top donor, warned Thursday it could cut off aid if violence continued to escalate but said it hoped to provide …
Jan 30, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday lodged a formal protest with the United Nations alleging that security forces bombed a school bus …
Jan 30, 2008 (LBO) – The safety of journalists in Sri Lanka is in jeopardy with increasing attacks and threats against them that are meant to stifle …
Jan 30, 2008 (LBO) – A veteran Sri Lankan trade unionist says the voice of the working class is now muted and people are battling to survive as prices …
Jan 30, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting gripped Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula Wednesday with both Tiger rebels and government forces claiming they had the upper …
Jan 29, 2008 (LBO) – The news chief of Sri Lanka's state television station, who was assaulted by a government minister who stormed the newsroom in the …
Jan 28, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan judge Monday ordered the state to carry out dignified burials for 16 people who had been killed execution-style and dumped in …
Jan 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is installing a hi-tech radar capable of detecting small boats of the type used by the Sea Tiger rebels as well as small …
Jan 29, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government said Tuesday its soldiers had advanced into territory held by the Tamil Tigers in the north of the island, with the …
Jan 26, 2008 (AFP) - The bullet-riddled bodies of 16 men found dumped in shallow graves in a government-controlled area in Sri Lanka were hard to identify …
Jan 26, 2008 (LBO) – Media rights bodies have expressed outrage after a journalist attached to a state-run television channel was ambushed on his way …
Jan 26, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defence secretary has called for a ban on the Tamil Tigers and said the ongoing military campaign was aimed at destroying the …
WASHINGTON, Jan 25, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Friday it could not return to the negotiating table with the Tamil Tigers unless there was a guarantee from the …
LONDON, Jan 25, 2008 (AFP) - A former Sri Lankan Tamil guerrilla leader was jailed for nine months in Britain Friday after being found guilty of having false …
Jan 25, 2008 (LBO) –Sri Lanka's elections department announced Friday plans to hold local council polls in the island's eastern region on March 10, the …
Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - A peace panel including ruling party politicians told Sri Lanka's president to devolve more power to minority Tamils as a first step to …
Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - The bodies of at least 16 people have been found in a mass grave in a government-controlled area of north-central Sri Lanka, police said …
Jan 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka air force jets have bombed a key jungle base in the northern Tamil Tiger stronghold of Kilinochchi Thursday, which the …