Heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka, police post in South attacked
Jan 21, 2008 (AFP) - Fierce fighting erupted in northern Sri Lanka Monday as government forces mounted a fresh push into territory held by Tiger rebels, with …
Jan 21, 2008 (AFP) - Fierce fighting erupted in northern Sri Lanka Monday as government forces mounted a fresh push into territory held by Tiger rebels, with …
Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka poured thousands more security forces into the Sinhalese-dominated south on Tuesday after a string of Tamil rebel attacks left …
Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Tuesday signalled a shift in the war against the Tamil Tigers, saying he did not want to push his troops into …
Jan 21, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting raged across Sri Lanka's north with the military destroying rebel bunkers and killing at least 29 guerrillas, the defence …
Jan 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will hold large-scale civilian and military independence day celebrations in the capital next month despite fears of Tamil rebel …
Jan 19, 2008 (AFP) - At least 31 Sri Lankan guerrillas and one soldier were killed in heavy fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels across …
Jan 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military on Friday accused Tamil Tiger rebels of murdering nine civilians in the island's south as violence between the two …
Jan 16, 2008 (AFP) - Nordic peace monitors pulled out of Sri Lanka on Wednesday following the collapse of a ceasefire, and warned that the war between the …
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 16, 2008 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the "indiscriminate attacks" which left dozens of people dead or injured in …
Jan 17, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka Air Force jets have bombed a meeting place of Tiger leaders in the northern guerilla stronghold of Kilinochchi Thursday, the …
Jan 16, 2007 (LBO) -- A public passenger bus has been caught in a blast Wednesday morning in Sri Lanka's Moneragala district, the defence ministry said as a …
Jan 16, 2008 (AFP) - Twenty people were killed and many others injured Wednesday in a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb attack on a crowded bus in southwest Sri …
Jan 16, 2007 (LBO) – A roadside bomb killed 26 people traveling in a bus in southeastern Sri Lanka while three soldiers were injured from a second bomb …
Jan 16, 2008 (LBO) – Tamil Tiger attacks which killed at least 28 civilians in south-eastern Sri Lanka Wednesday were condemned by the government as well …
Jan 15, 2008 (LBO) – The World Bank is giving funds to Sri Lankan civil society organizations for projects that will focus on bringing about a …
COLOMBO, Jan 14, 2008 (AFP) - A Japanese peace envoy began a second day of talks with Sri Lankan leaders Monday as the world community stepped up pressure over …
Jan 14, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government Monday told a visiting Japanese peace envoy that there was no immediate need to proscribe the Tamil …
Jan 13, 2008 (AFP) - Japan's peace envoy opened talks in Sri Lanka on Sunday, hinting international donors may hold back much-needed foreign aid if the …
Jan 12, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka does not have enough policemen to fully secure Colombo and public help is needed to fill the manpower gap in the capital, the …
Jan 12, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main financial backers Saturday voiced concern over the mounting bloodshed and called for a United Nations presence in the …