10 killed in fresh Sri Lanka violence
COLOMBO, May 6, 2007 (AFP) - A landmine detonated by Tamil Tigers killed three police commandos in eastern Sri Lanka on Sunday while seven suspected rebels …
COLOMBO, May 6, 2007 (AFP) - A landmine detonated by Tamil Tigers killed three police commandos in eastern Sri Lanka on Sunday while seven suspected rebels …
May 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s foreign minister has revamped the management of a key foreign affairs think tank meant to serve as a link between …
COLOMBO, May 5, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan naval craft sank two suspected Tamil Tiger boats off the island's northeastern coast Saturday, inflicting heavy losses …
May 4, 2007 (AFP) - At least three people were killed in fresh clashes between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka, the guerrillas said Friday. …
May 4, 2007 (LBO) – Two Sri Lankan nationals founders of the have University Teachers for Human Rights (UTHR) have won a top award for their work …
COLOMBO, May 3, 2007 (AFP) - A worsening climate of violence against the press in Sri Lanka has resulted in de facto censorship, the island's main media rights …
May 3, 2007 (AFP) - Britain has frozen aid to Sri Lanka in a bid to pressure the government to improve its human rights record, officials said Thursday.online …
COLOMBO, May 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Thursday stripped former president Chandrika Kumaratunga of her official staff and 36 government cars, …
SYDNEY, May 2, 2007 (AFP) - Australia Wednesday played down a suggestion that it was a major source of funds for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, after two local …
NEW YORK, May 1, 2007 (AFP) - Press freedom around the world deteriorated last year due to coups, attempts to stifle political opposition and regulate use of …
NEW YORK, May 1, 2007 (AFP) - Press freedom around the world deteriorated last year due to coups, attempts to stifle political opposition and regulate use of …
May 2, 2007 (AFP) - Two Tamil civilians and 13 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in northern Sri Lanka as the country marked the holiest Buddhist anniversary, …
April 30, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said Monday that they hit a military war plane on a bombing mission over their territory with …
May 01, 2007 (LBO) – The murder of a reporter working for a Tamil newspaper in Sri Lanka has been condemned by the international media rights …
May 1, 2007 (AFP) - The new capability of the Tamil Tigers to carry out airborne attacks has not only made them a rarity among the world's guerrilla outfits …
MELBOURNE, May 1, 2007 (AFP) - Two suspected members of Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tiger rebel group were Tuesday arrested in Australia and charged with …
April 30, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police stepped up security in the capital Monday as political parties prepared to stage May Day rallies a day ahead of the …
April 29, 2007 (LBO) – Fire engines were called to put out a fire in a gas terminal complex north of Colombo following a suspected Tamil Tiger aircraft …
April 29, 2007 (AFP) - A Shell building in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo caught fire early Sunday following a suspected aeriel attack by Tamil Tigers, an …
April 29, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels used light aircraft to bomb key installations in and around Sri Lanka's capital Sunday, forcing cricket fans to flee …