Sri Lanka troops mount fresh offensive: Tigers
COLOMBO, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan soldiers backed by tanks and artillery launched a fresh ground offensive Thursday into territory held by Tiger …
Fresh fighting erupts in eastern Sri Lanka as Indian envoy arrives
COLOMBO, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - Heavy fighting gripped Sri Lanka on Thursday as Tamil Tiger rebels and troops blamed each other for the renewed battles and India …
Terminally ill Tiger peace negotiator laments fate of Tamils
COLOMBO, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger peace negotiator Anton Balasingham has confirmed he has terminal cancer but that it is "minor" compared to the …
Tiger chief peace negotiator terminally ill: report
COLOMBO, Nov 22, 2006 (AFP) - The top peace negotiator for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, Anton Balasingham, is terminally ill with cancer, a Tamil newspaper …
Sri Lanka unfazed by donor condemnation
COLOMBO, Nov 22, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government was Wednesday undeterred in its battle against Tamil Tigers, despite heavy criticism dished out to the …
Donors condemn fighting in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, Nov 21, 2006 (AFP) - Major donors engaged in efforts to end Sri Lanka's civil war condemned the government and Tamil rebels alike Tuesday for human …
Sri Lankan war planes bomb Tiger territory
COLOMBO, Nov 21, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan jets bombed a suburb of the Tamil Tiger's northern political capital Tuesday at what the military said was an …
Opposition strife could trigger snap general poll; Analysis
Nov 21 (LBO) - President Mahinda Rajapakse spent the first year in office trying to cobble together a stable coalition but squabbling in the opposition ranks …
Sri Lanka peace mediators to meet in Washington
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (AFP) - Major donors engaged in efforts to end Sri Lanka's long-running civil war will meet Tuesday in Washington in the latest attempt to …
Sri Lanka opposition strife could trigger snap general poll; Analysis
Nov 21 (LBO) - President Mahinda Rajapakse spent the first year in office trying to cobble together a stable coalition but squabbling in the opposition ranks …
Sri Lanka sends relief to isolated Jaffna
COLOMBO, Nov 20, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has sent essential supplies to the besieged Jaffna Peninsula amid local and international concern for half a million …
UN envoy slated in Sri Lanka over child soldier charge
COLOMBO, Nov 20, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan nationalists led by the island's main Marxist party Monday demonstrated against a top UN envoy who accused the …
Blast kills Sri Lanka soldier
COLOMBO, Nov 20, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels set off a land mine in northern Sri Lanka Monday, killing one soldier and wounding three others, defence …
Tigers scoff Sri Lanka aid offer as political gimmick
COLOMBO, Nov 20, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Monday scoffed a government offer to send supplies to the besieged Jaffna peninsula as a …
Concern over death threats to Sri Lanka TV host
COLOMBO, Nov 19, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main media rights group Sunday expressed concern over a death threat against a Tamil television host after a show in …
Sri Lanka President marks one year in office amidst continued violence
Nov 19, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse came to power promising a new approach to peace. online pharmacy buy abilify with best prices …
Weekend deathtoll reaches 35 in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Nov 19, 2006 (AFP) - At least 35 people died in weekend sea, air and land battles between Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels and security forces, …
Split in main Sri Lanka opposition deepens with party convention
November 18, (LBO) - The convention of the main opposition in Sri Lanka went ahead without the rebel faction led by its deputy leader being present, deepening …
Sea battle in Sri Lanka; seven killed in mine blast
Nov 18, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy and Tamil Tiger rebels Saturday claimed they had sunk each others' craft in a sea battle off the northwestern coast as …
Sri Lanka says 18 Tigers killed in fresh skirmishes
Nov 17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops killed at least 18 Tamil Tiger guerrillas in three separate confrontations in a restive eastern province, the defence …