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 …
Flash floods kill 14 in Sri Lanka
Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - At least 14 people were killed and another 61,000 made homeless in south and central Sri Lanka Friday in flash floods caused by heavy …
Sri Lanka troops take Tiger base after killing four
COLOMBO, Jan 11, 2007 (AFP) - Elite police commandos captured a key Tamil Tiger base Thursday after killing four guerrillas in a confrontation in eastern Sri …
Indonesia extradites Sri Lankan wanted in US for arms smuggling
JAKARTA, Jan 10, 2007 (AFP) - Indonesia on Wednesday deported to the United States a Sri Lankan wanted by US police for smuggling military equipment to Tamil …
Sixteen killed in rival Tamil rebel clash in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Jan 10, 2007 (AFP) - At least 16 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in clashes with security forces and rival rebels in Sri Lanka's embattled eastern …
Civilians killed in Sri Lanka hospital shelling: Tiger rebels
Jan 9, 2007 (AFP) - At least four civilians were killed and 16 hurt by Sri Lankan army shelling inside rebel-held territory, the Tamil Tigers said Tuesday, as …
Sri Lanka president mulls cabinet reshuffle; discounts election
Jan 9, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Tuesday said a cabinet reshuffle was being considered but discounted local media reports that he would call a snap …
Indian FM in Sri Lanka amid unrest
Jan 9, 2007 (AFP) - Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Sri Lanka Tuesday to invite President Mahinda Rajapakse to attend a South Asian summit …
US urges quick end to Sri Lanka violence, rules out military solution
Jan 9, 2007 (AFP) - The United States Tuesday urged a speedy political solution to Sri Lanka's separatist conflict as the island slipped into more violence, …
Sri Lanka beefs up security after bus bombings
Jan 8, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Monday stepped up security on public transport across the country after two weekend bomb attacks killed 21 passengers and wounded …
UN fears for Sri Lankan civilians as attacks escalate
Jan 8, 2007 (AFP) - The United Nations Monday condemned weekend bomb attacks on bus passengers in Sri Lanka and and called on the combatants in the island's …
Five dead in Sri Lanka bus blast
Jan 5, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful explosion aboard a bus, killing at least five people and wounding 50 others near Sri Lankan …
Sri Lanka jets destroy rebel navy base
Jan 5, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan air force jets conducted a fourth straight day of raids Friday against Tamil Tiger positions in the north of the island, a …
Indonesia captures Sri Lankan wanted in US for arms smuggling
JAKARTA, Jan 5, 2007 (AFP) - Indonesian police have captured a Sri Lankan wanted in the United States for allegedly smuggling arms for use in terrorist attacks …
Four dead in Sri Lanka bus blast
Jan 5, 2007 (AFP) - At least four people were killed and 50 wounded in a bus blast near Sri Lankan capital Colombo, police said Friday. online pharmacy buy …
Crew seeks return home as Jordanian ship runs aground
Dec 24, 2006 (AFP) - The Iraqi skipper of a cargo vessel that ran aground near Tamil Tiger-held territory in Sri Lanka asked Red Cross officials on Sunday to …
Tamil Tigers ‘rescue’ crew from Jordanian ship, govt alleges piracy
Dec 23, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels said Saturday they had rescued 25 sailors from a crippled Jordanian ship off Sri Lanka's northeastern coast, dismissing …
Sri Lanka arrests Tigers escaping with fleeing civilians
Dec 21, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have arrested 15 Tamil Tiger rebels who pretended to be civilians fleeing the embattled eastern region ahead of a major …