Peace brokers face tough battle in clearing way for Sri Lanka peace talks
Oct 22 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's warring parties were bracing for talks aimed at saving a tattered truce, but arranging next weekend's parley is becoming a …
Security stepped up after bombing of Sri Lankan port
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Oct 19, 2006 (AFP) - Police and troops stepped up security in Sri Lanka's port city of Galle Thursday, one day after a bold suicide attack …
Sri Lanka slaps curfew on port town after suicide attack
COLOMBO, Oct 18, 2006 (AFP) - Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew on Sri Lanka's port town of Galle Wednesday after Tiger rebels launched a suicide …
Sri Lanka suicide attack highlights lethal rebel ‘navy’
Oct 18, 2006 (AFP) - A seaborne attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels on the Sri Lankan port town of Galle on Wednesday has highlighted the guerrillas' lethal …
Police open fire to quell rioting after Sri Lanka port attack
Oct 18, 2006 (AFP) - Police opened fire and wounded three people Wednesday in a bid to quell rioting in the southern Sri Lankan town of Galle after Tiger …
Two killed in major suicide attack on Sri Lanka port
Oct 18, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels disguised as fishermen staged a suicide attack against Sri Lanka's southern port of Galle Wednesday, killing at least …
Sri Lanka exhumes bodies of French charity workers
Oct 18, 2006 (AFP) - The bodies of 15 aid workers massacred in Sri Lanka were exhumed in the northeastern town of Trincomalee on Wednesday in a fresh bid to …
Sri Lanka jets bomb Tiger territory: rebels
Oct 18, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed Tamil rebel-held territory in the island's restive east Wednesday, killing a woman and wounding two others, …
Suicide bombing rocks Sri Lanka’s popular Galle
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Oct 18, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels staged an audacious suicide attack against Sri Lanka's historic port of Galle Wednesday, killing at …
Search for clues in bloody debris of Sri Lankan suicide blast
HABARANA, Sri Lanka, Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - The mobile phones, stowed in bags still on board shattered, blackened buses, rang until dawn as frantic relatives …
Counting the dead after Sri Lanka suicide attack
DAMBULLA, Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - Through a narrow doorway leading to the dead, the grim routine of cataloguing the slain from Sri Lanka's latest suicide bombing …
Sri Lankan government, Tigers don’t want to talk: analysts
Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - The worsening cycle of violence in Sri Lanka, where Tamil Tiger rebels this week launched their bloodiest-ever suicide attack, is a sign …
Sri Lanka hits back after suicide attack, talks in balance
Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes hit Tamil Tiger targets Tuesday, a day after a suicide bombing killed more than 100 people and derailed efforts to …
Black Tigers: the deadliest suicide bombers
Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - The Tamil Tigers' latest suicide bomb attack, the deadliest in the island's history, has illustrated that the rebel army still ranks as a …
Envoys step up Sri Lanka peace efforts after suicide bombing
Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan peace broker Norway launched a bid Tuesday to salvage planned talks after the rebels' worst-ever suicide bombing that killed …
Sri Lanka jets bomb Tamil Tiger radio, say rebels
Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes Tuesday bombed and destroyed the main transmitting tower of the Tamil Tiger's radio station, the guerrillas said. …
Japan envoy in talks with Sri Lanka govt amid more violence
Oct 16, 2006 (AFP) - A Japanese peace envoy opened talks with Sri Lankan leaders Monday as the international community stepped up pressure to salvage peace …
Suicide bombing kills over 100 in Sri Lanka
Oct 16, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka suffered its worst ever suicide attack on Monday when suspected Tamil Tiger rebels detonated a truck packed with explosives next …
Sri Lankan war plane crashes
Oct 16, 2006 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan war plane crashed Monday shortly after take off on a mission to attack Tamil Tiger rebels, official sources said adding that …
Japanese peace envoy in bid to save Sri Lankan ceasefire
Oct 15, 2006 (AFP) - Japanese peace envoy Yasushi Akashi was expected in Sri Lanka Sunday for talks with government and rebel leaders amid fears that the …