ICRC concerned about worsening situation in Sri Lanka
GENEVA, April 9, 2007 (AFP) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) voiced concern Monday about the worsening situation in Sri Lanka, urging all …
GENEVA, April 9, 2007 (AFP) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) voiced concern Monday about the worsening situation in Sri Lanka, urging all …
COLOMBO, April 8, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan stepped up security Sunday over fears of bomb attacks ahead of the traditional New Year festivities this week while …
by Mel Gunasekera COLOMBO, April 7, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels detonated a roadside bomb on Saturday, killing eight passengers on a bus and …
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2007 (AFP) - US authorities said Thursday they had busted an arms-trafficking gang, arresting six Asians who had been trying to smuggle …
COLOMBO, April 6, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy and Tamil Tiger rebels fought a sea battle off the island's northwestern coast on Friday with both claiming …
April 5, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces on Thursday found a powerful landmine in a shop along the main road to the island's only international …
COLOMBO, April 5, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead four civilians in eastern Sri Lanka on Thursday, the defence ministry said, as the …
COLOMBO, April 4, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have shot dead six Tamil Tiger rebels in clashes in the island's embattled northern and eastern regions, the …
COLOMBO, April 4, 2007 (AFP) - A court sentenced Sri Lanka's former cricket chief Thilanga Sumathipala to two years in jail Wednesday for breaking the island's …
April 4, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Parliament Wednesday witnessed an uproar over President Mahinda Rajapakse's proposal for a single currency for SAARC nations. …
April 04, 2007 (LBO) – A rebel parliamentarian who re-joined Sri Lanka's opposition after a brief stint as a deputy minister, told parliament Wednesday …
COLOMBO, April 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops killed at least 12 Tamil Tiger rebels in clashes in the northwestern district of Mannar, the defence ministry …
April 03, 2007 (LBO) – Former United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Edward Gunasekera, who crossed over to the government and became deputy …
NEW DELHI, April 3, 2007 (AFP) - South Asian nations must "root out terrorism" to turn around the fortunes of their underperforming trading bloc, the …
April 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces have killed at least 23 Tamil Tiger rebels in fresh fighting in the island's east following a deadly bus …
GENEVA, April 3, 2007 (AFP) - The international Red Cross on Tuesday condemned a bus bombing on Sri Lanka's eastern coast which left 16 people dead, including …
COLOMBO, April 2, 2007 (AFP) - At least 15 people, including a child, were killed and 25 wounded when a bomb ripped through a crowded bus in eastern Sri Lanka …
April 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka plans to hold a referendum on whether to maintain a fragile five-year-old ceasefire between government troops and separatist …
April 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka protested Sunday against an Amnesty International campaign at the cricket World Cup drawing attention to human rights abuses on …
PARIS, April 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sixteen suspected members of the Tamil Tigers rebel group were detained Sunday in Paris during an investigation into terrorist …