Rights report slams Sri Lanka over child soldiers
Jan 24, 2007 (AFP) - A leading human rights group Wednesday slammed Sri Lanka for conscripting hundreds of child soldiers to fight against Tamil rebels, saying …
Roadside blasts kills 2 in northern Sri Lanka
Jan 23, 2007 (AFP) - Two roadside bombs exploded in northern Sri Lanka Tuesday, killing two people and wounding 10, while suspected Tamil Tiger rebels hijacked …
Graft-buster campaigns to track down Sri Lanka tsunami corruption
Jan 23, 2007 (AFP) - An international graft-buster Tuesday kicked off a campaign for survivors of Sri Lanka's December 2004 tsunami to report allegations of …
Sri Lanka journalists protest killings, abductions of their colleagues
COLOMBO, Jan 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan journalists Tuesday protested the killings and abductions of colleagues during a rally in the capital that called for …
Crossover pressure mounts in Sri Lanka as opposition runs out of options
January 23, (LBO) - Around 18 opposition parliamentarians will crossover to the government by Monday in the first round, if a cabinet re-shuffle takes place …
Indonesian wounded in Sri Lanka ship attack
Jan 22, 2007 (AFP) - An Indonesian chief engineer was wounded in a suspected suicide bombing of a cargo vessel off Sri Lanka's northern coast, a spokesman for …
Violence claims 10 lives in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Jan 22, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead two soldiers and two policemen in Sri Lanka's embattled northeast as security forces dug in at a …
Sri Lanka troops take Tiger town
Jan 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces Friday captured the main rebel stronghold in the island's embattled eastern province after weeks of heavy …
Sri Lanka violence claims two more lives
Jan 18, 2007 (AFP) - A soldier and a civilian were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka's north as troops and Tamil Tiger rebels traded mortar fire in the …
Sri Lanka claims rebel base as both sides count heavy losses
COLOMBO, Jan 17, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tigers counted heavy losses Wednesday after a day of intense fighting, as police commandos reported …
Fresh Sri Lanka violence kills 41: military
Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - At least 30 Tamil rebels and 11 security personnel were killed in Sri Lanka on Tuesday in an upsurge of violence, officials and the …
Tiger torture chambers found in Sri Lanka: defence ministry
COLOMBO, Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - Commandos in Sri Lanka have found "torture chambers" used by the Tamil Tiger rebels to punish informants and deserters, the …
Rebel “torture chambers” found in Sri Lanka: defence ministry
Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - Commandos in Sri Lanka have found "torture chambers" used by the Tamil Tiger rebels to punish informants and deserters, the country's …
Govt-opposition deal in Sri Lanka to end
Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - A landmark deal between Sri Lanka's ruling party and the main opposition to bring a political solution to the island's ethnic conflict …
Sri Lanka troops kill five Tigers
Jan 15, 2007 (AFP) - Government forces killed at least five Tamil Tiger rebels during long-range artillery exchanges in Sri Lanka where six civilians were also …
Sri Lanka violence kills 11, commandos take Tiger bases
Jan 14, 2007 (AFP) - At least five soldiers and six civilians were killed in Sri Lanka as Tamil Tiger rebels and government troops traded long-range artillery …
Sri Lanka deploys troops as floods kill 16
Jan 13, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has been called out to help relief operations in the island's flood-hit regions where at least 16 people have been …
Scotland Yard for further tests in Sri Lanka assassination probe
Jan 13, 2007 (AFP) - British detectives have removed "exhibits" for forensic tests to try to identify the assassins of a Sri Lankan Tamil legislator, the …
Sri Lanka activates mass detention centre amid arrests
Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has reactivated a mass detention centre to hold people rounded up during recent arrests of suspects allegedly linked to …
Former UN official becomes Sri Lanka’s top diplomat
Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Friday appointed a former United Nations official as the country's top official to lead the …