Deadly Sri Lanka clashes spike ahead of rains
Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops claimed Thursday they have killed 45 Tamil rebels in the past week as they step up attacks ahead of monsoon rains that …
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.Sri Lankan media rights group slams action against state TV journalists
Sept 28, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan and international media rights watchdogs Friday strongly criticized action by a state television broadcaster to suspend …
Sri Lanka tells UN military campaign is to get Tigers to resume talks
Sept 26, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has told the United Nations that his government's military campaign was aimed at convincing …
Sri Lanka says human rights criticism is neo colonialism
Sept 26, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has rejected criticism of its human rights record by Western countries saying it was being unfairly targeted in a …
Sri Lanka claims killing 13 Tamil Tigers
COLOMBO, Sept 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops shot dead 13 suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in clashes across northern defensive lines, the defence ministry …
Sri Lanka media watchdog sounds alarm over moves for new clampdown
Sept 25, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Free Media Movement (FMM), a media rights watchdog, said Monday it was concerned over an alleged government move to ban …
Sri Lanka violence leaves 16 more dead
COLOMBO, Sept 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sixteen people were killed and 39 others injured as security forces clashed with Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's embattled …
Heavy battles in Sri Lanka claim 27 lives: military
Sept 24, 2007 (AFP) - Heavy fighting between security forces and Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka has left at least 27 people dead, military officials said …
Sri Lanka offers olive branch to Tamil Tigers
Sept 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka offered Sunday to halt major military operations against Tamil separatists in exchange for peace talks following intense …
Sri Lanka conflict end in sight but dangers ahead, says US
Sept 23, 2007 (LBO) – Recent military victories over Tamil Tigers, especially in Sri Lanka's east, offer a chance to end the conflict but only if …
Sri Lanka rejects criticisms on human rights probe
Sept 22, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's attorney-general's department has rejected criticism of the island's human rights record made by an independent, …
Sri Lanka mine blast kills bus driver
Sept 22, 2007 (AFP) - A powerful mine hit a civilian bus near Sri Lanka's northeastern port of Trincomalee on Saturday, killing its driver and wounding two …
Sri Lanka fighter jets bomb Tiger areas
Sept 21, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a Tamil Tigers' ammunitions store in the north of the island Friday, causing heavy damage, the defence …
Sri Lanka minister rejects charges of funds misuse
Sept 21, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's deputy finance minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya rejected charges that the government had misused funds in starting a …
Sri Lanka rights probe is flawed, top panel says
COLOMBO, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - A top international panel on Wednesday accused Sri Lanka of failing to honour promises to investigate grave human rights …
Sri Lanka president appoints brother to parliament
COLOMBO, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse Wednesday appointed his younger brother as a member of parliament, officials said, in a …
Sri Lanka conflict exacerbates malnutrition: charity body
COLOMBO, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's lengthy separatist conflict is compounding problems of malnutrition on the island, an international charity said …
Panel urges UN to act on Sri Lanka killings
Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - The Asian Human Rights Commission asked the United Nations Tuesday to intervene to end extra-judicial killings in Sri Lanka, where it …
Sri Lanka celebrates ‘biggest’ naval success
COLOMBO, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - Navy chiefs in Sri Lanka organised a party Monday to welcome back teams involved in what they claim was the government's biggest …
Sri Lanka needs to crush Tamil Tigers, top official says
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - A top Sri Lankan official said Monday that Tamil Tiger rebels need to be defeated, an apparent shift in the …