Tamil Tigers isolated in bid for own state in Sri Lanka
Nov 29, 2006 (AFP) - A rebel bid for an independent Tamil state in Sri Lanka has run into outright international rejection with the United States leading calls …
Sri Lanka rebels’ bid for own state sets stage for war: analysts
Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - A solemn vow by the veteran Tamil rebel leader that his people will now pursue their own independent state has set the stage for a return …
Norway promises engagement, no new initiative for Sri Lanka
OSLO, Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Tuesday said that while it did not see the need for new initiatives, it would remain in contact with both the Sri Lankan …
Sri Lanka asks broker Norway if peace process still on
Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government has written to peace broker Norway to ask if the island's peace process is over after Tamil rebels declared it …
Tigers step up artillery barrage after call for separate state
Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels stepped up artillery and mortar bomb attacks against military bases in the restive east Tuesday, a day after calling …
Sri Lanka president calls for talks to avert all-out civil war
Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Tuesday offered fresh talks with Tamil Tigers to avert a return to all-out civil war as the top guerrilla leader wrote off the …
Rights group accuses Sri Lanka over child soldiers
Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka must stop helping a pro-government Tamil rebel faction to recruit child soldiers, a human rights group warned Tuesday. online …
Sri Lanka PM says peace talks will go on with rebels
HANOI, Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's prime minister Tuesday said peace talks with Tamil Tigers will go on and urged the guerrillas to stop "terrorism" a day …
Sri Lanka navy sinks ‘Tiger’ trawler
Nov 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Monday sank a suspected Tamil rebel trawler off the island's northwest coast, killing at least four people on board, a …
Three cement company workers shot dead
Nov 27, 2006 (AFP) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead three local employees of a Japanese cement company in north-eastern Sri Lanka on Monday as Tamil Tiger …
Tamil Tiger supremo faces war or peace deadline in Sri Lanka
Nov 27, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran was to deliver a keenly-awaited address Monday to Sri Lanka's embattled Tamil people that will …
Sri Lanka ceasefire effectively over?
Nov 27, 2006 (AFP) - The Tamil minority of Sri Lanka must have their own independent state, rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran declared Monday, effectively …
Tiger leader faces deadline for war or peace in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Nov 26 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elusive Tamil Tiger supremo marks his 52nd birthday Sunday with a self-imposed deadline to decide the course of Asia's …
Sri Lanka President pushes joint sea patrols on Indian visit
NEW DELHI, Nov 26, 2006 (AFP) - The visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse Sunday sounded out India on joint patrolling of their maritime border in a …
Sri Lanka on alert ahead of Tiger leader’s annual speech
COLOMBO, Nov 26 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces went on high alert Sunday, officials said, as Tamil Tiger rebels remembered 18,742 comrades killed in their …
Mediators from Asia’s worst conflicts to meet in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Nov 25, 2006 (AFP) - Mediators who have tried to settle Asia's most intractable conflicts will gather in Singapore Monday for a closed-door …
Envoy returns expressing deep concern over Sri Lanka bloodshed
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - A top Indian envoy left for home Friday after conveying New Delhi's "deep concern" over escalating violence in Sri Lanka, as …
Sri Lanka violence leaves 30 dead: army
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - Renewed fighting in Sri Lanka's embattled northern and eastern regions has left at least 30 people dead, according to defence …
Sri Lanka seeks Indian help to patrol maritime border
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will seek India's help to step up patrols of their common maritime border to prevent drug and arms smuggling and …
Sri Lanka seeks foreign help to supply Jaffna civilians
COLOMBO, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Friday asked foreign relief agencies to help supply food and other essentials to half a million …