Tigers capture sailors in sea battle, Sri Lanka regrets killings
Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tigers sank two naval gunboats and captured four sailors in a fierce sea battle Thursday, the rebels said, as Sri Lanka expressed …
Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tigers sank two naval gunboats and captured four sailors in a fierce sea battle Thursday, the rebels said, as Sri Lanka expressed …
Nov 8, 2006 (AFP) - At least 65 civilians were killed and about 300 injured Wednesday when government forces shelled a refugee camp in eastern Sri Lanka, Tamil …
Nov 8, 2006 (AFP) - Norwegian observers in Sri Lanka were fired on by government forces during attacks on Wednesday which killed at least 65 civilians and …
COLOMBO, Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations Tuesday welcomed Sri Lanka's move to probe the killing of hundreds of civilians by troops and Tamil Tigers, but …
Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - Five civilians were wounded after Tamil rebels and troops in eastern Sri Lanka traded mortar fire Tuesday, the defence ministry claimed and …
Nov 6, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military and Tamil Tiger rebels Monday accused each other of initiating artillery attacks in the island's restive east as both …
COLOMBO, Nov 5 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military and Tamil Tiger rebels are again accusing each other of gearing up for war after peace talks collapsed in …
COLOMBO, Nov 4 (AFP) - A powerful Claymore mine exploded in northeastern Sri Lanka Saturday, killing two sailors, military officials said. online pharmacy buy …
Nov 3, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defence ministry said Friday the Tamil Tiger rebels were gearing up for a major offensive following the latest peace talks …
Nov 3, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes pounded suspected Tamil Tiger targets for a third straight day Friday after the defence ministry charged that the …
Nov 2, 2006 (AFP) - A soldier was killed and two injured as Sri Lankan troops and Tamil rebels traded fire across a de facto front line in the embattled Jaffna …
Nov 2, 2006 (AFP) - At least five people were killed Thursday when Sri Lankan war planes bombed a house near the main hospital inside rebel-held territory in …
Nov 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military Wednesday accused Tamil Tiger rebels of carrying out artillery and mortar attacks against government lines in the east …
Oct 31, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government said Tuesday that it was only willing to open a crucial highway linking the northern Jaffna peninusla and the south …
Oct 31, 2006 (AFP) - At least five people were reported killed and six others injured in separate clashes Tuesday between Tamil rebels and government troops in …
GENEVA, Oct 30, 2006 (AFP) - Talks between Sri Lanka's warring parties here over the weekend failed to buy time to save their troubled truce, diplomats and …
Oct 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military accused Tamil rebels of firing artillery at troops in the embattled Jaffna peninsula Monday after weekend peace talks …
GENEVA, Oct 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tiger negotiators have cut short a planned visit to truce monitors Norway and Iceland, and will return …
GENEVA, Oct 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's latest round of peace talks ended in failure in Geneva over the weekend sparking fears of renewed bloodshed in Asia's …
GENEVA, Oct 29, 2006 (AFP) - Peace talks on Sri Lanka collapsed Sunday after chief Norwegian peace broker Erik Solheim said the two warring sides had failed to …