Sri Lanka polls open for tense presidential election
January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Pre-dawn bomb blasts in Sri Lanka's Tamil heartland escalated tensions as the country went to the polls Tuesday in the first …
January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Pre-dawn bomb blasts in Sri Lanka's Tamil heartland escalated tensions as the country went to the polls Tuesday in the first …
Jan 26, 2010 (LBO) - Polling in Sri Lanka's north was estimated to be about 15 to 20 percent and in the east about 50 percent while the rest of the country had …
Jan 26, 2010 (LBO) - A leftist candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential polls was turned away by polls officials Tuesday because he could not present a prescribed …
VAVUNIYA, January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Kandaswamy Wellarayanam, 73, walked six kilometres to vote in Sri Lanka's election from a state camp where displaced Tamils …
COLOMBO, January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka said he was unable to vote in Tuesday's presidential election because …
January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankans voted in their first post-war presidential election on Tuesday amid claims of violence and voter intimidation after a …
Jan 26, 2010 (LBO) - More than 70 percent of Sri Lanka's registered electors are estimated to have turned out to vote in Tuesday's presidential polls, though …
January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government said Tuesday that it would challenge the legitimacy of leading opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka, who …
January 25, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka goes to the polls Tuesday in its first post-war presidential election, contested by the men who ended the island nation's …
January 26, 2010 (AFP) - Pre-dawn bomb blasts in Sri Lanka's Tamil heartland escalated tensions as the country went to the polls Tuesday in the first …
January 24, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president suffered a major defection on Sunday when the matriarch of his party pledged support for the main opposition …
January 24, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's election this week features two men who emerged victorious on the battlefield of a civil war, but have since become bitter …
January 25, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president vowed Monday to ensure the island's first post-war presidential election goes off peacefully after deadly …
January 24, 2010 (AFP) - War-scarred Sri Lanka holds a peace-time presidential election this week after a bitter and highly personal campaign between the …
January 23, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's opposition warned on Saturday of possible vote-rigging and violence by the ruling party ahead of next week's presidential …
January 22, 2010 (AFP) - A key opposition activist in Sri Lanka was targeted at home by a bomb early Friday, police said, despite tighter security ahead of …
Jan 22, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's upcoming presidential polls will be monitored by around 40 observers representing the Association of Asian Election …
UNITED NATIONS, January 20, 2010 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon is alarmed by the growing violence in Sri Lanka, including the reported slaying of political …
January 21, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition said Thursday it feared President Mahinda Rajapakse would use the military to remain in power if he was …
Jan 21, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has moved out of the countries eligible for financing from the International Monetary Fund's poverty reduction and growth …