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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
October 16, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank has promoted four senior staff officers to the post of Assistant Governor from Oct. 11, the bank said …
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 …
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 …
Oct 15, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy sank a suspected Tamil Tiger trawler Sunday along the island's northwest coast, killing at least four people, after the …
Oct 15, 2006 (AFP) - The Tamil Tigers' pummeling of Sri Lankan troops has proved that, despite apparent battlefield setbacks, they are still a force to be …
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 …
Oct 14, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan army jets dropped 48 bombs on a village in Tamil Tiger-controlled territory on Friday, a pro-rebel website said, amid ongoing …
Oct 14, 2006 (AFP) - The bodies of 15 aid workers massacred in Sri Lanka will be exhumed next week in a fresh bid to determine who killed them, their French …
HELSINKI, Oct 14, 2006 (AFP) - The European Union on Saturday urged Sri Lanka's leaders and the Tamil Tiger rebels to end fierce fighting which threatens peace …