British envoy talks with Sri Lanka’s Tiger rebels
Nov 16, 2006 (AFP) - A British envoy was holding talks with Sri Lanka's Tiger rebels Thursday to help salvage a faltering peace initiative, while in the …
Rights panel backs UN child soldiers charge against Sri Lanka
Nov 16, 2006 (AFP) - A New York-based rights group asked Sri Lanka's government Thursday to arrest security force members allegedly involved in forcibly …
Sri Lanka asks Tigers to resume talks as war budget bites
Nov 16, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president appealed to Tiger rebels Thursday to enter talks and end spiralling violence on the island as a British envoy moved …
India expresses deep concern over civilian killings in Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI, Nov 16, 2006 (AFP) - India's prime minister has expressed deep concern over rising civilian deaths in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict, saying there was …
Slain Sri Lankan Tamil legislator cremated amid protests
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, Nov 15, 2006 (AFP) - Slain Tamil legislator Nadarajah Raviraj was cremated at his home district of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka Wednesday as …
Four children abducted as Sri Lankan military faces probe
Nov 15, 2006 (AFP) - Unidentified gunmen abducted four students in eastern Sri Lanka, a Tamil pro-rebel website said Wednesday as the president promised to …
Sri Lanka says four Tigers killed amid artillery duels
Nov 14, 2006 (AFP) - At least four Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in a fire fight in eastern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said Tuesday as sporadic artillery …
Britain to push Sri Lanka peace bid amid child soldier charge
Nov 14, 2006 (AFP) - A British envoy arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday in a bid to salvage a tottering peace process as the former British colony faced UN …
Body of slain Sri Lankan MP flown to Jaffna for cremation
Nov 14, 2006 (AFP) - The body of assassinated Tamil legislator Nadarajah Raviraj was flown Tuesday to his home constituency of Jaffna for cremation the …
Sri Lanka steps up security ahead of protest over assassination
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's police stepped up already tight security in the capital Monday ahead of a mass protest over the assassination of a moderate …
Sri Lanka faces child soldier charge as Britain tries to save peace
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations accused Sri Lanka Monday of recruiting child soldiers to battle Tiger rebels as Britain moved to help save a crumbling …
British to push for Sri Lanka peace
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former colonial ruler Britain will send a special envoy to the island Tuesday to help salvage a tattered peace process, …
Eight killed in Sri Lanka in fresh violence
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - At least four Sri Lankan soldiers and four Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in separate violence in the island's embattled northeast, the …
UN slams deadly Sri Lankan army artillery shelling
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - UN relief coordinator Jan Egeland on Thursday slammed an indiscriminate artillery bombardment by the Sri Lankan army that …
Sea battles in Sri Lanka, government under fire over killings
Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil rebels and Sri Lanka's navy fought a fierce sea battle Friday amid mounting international condemnation over heavy civilian …
Tamil MP killed amid heavy Sri Lanka fighting
Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - Gunmen assassinated a pro-rebel Tamil MP in the capital Colombo Friday as Sri Lanka's warring parties fought fresh battles and faced …
Sri Lankan government under fire over refugee carnage
Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government came under international criticism Thursday after killing 65 refugees and wounding hundreds of others in an …
Sri Lankan government voices ‘regret’ over refugee killings
Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government Thursday expressed "regret" over the killing of some 65 civilians in an artillery blitz on the rebel-held east of …
Sri Lanka Navy gunboat attacked by Tiger suicide craft
COLOMBO, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - A heavy sea battle erupted in northern Sri Lanka Thursday after Tamil Tiger rebels staged a suicide attack against a navy gunboat, …
Norway demands explanation from Sri Lanka for attack
Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - Norway said Thursday it had demanded an immediate explanation from Sri Lanka for a grenade attack against unarmed Nordic truce monitors. …