Sri Lanka court blocks tsunami deal, tension mounts in northeast

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Friday blocked a controversial deal with Tiger rebels to share billions of dollars in tsunami aid as a fragile truce came under …

Sri Lanka court blocks tsunami deal with Tigers

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Friday effectively blocked a controversial government deal with Tamil Tiger rebels to share billions of dollars in foreign aid for …

Supreme Court ruling to affect aid flows, exchange rate

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court blocking the joint mechanism on tsunami relief distribution could slow foreign aid inflows and hurt the reconstruction effort, …

Tigers quit Sri Lanka town, bomb hurled at tsunami relief centre

A bomb exploded at a tsunami relief centre in volatile northeast Sri Lanka, wounding nine civilians while 12 soldiers were wounded in separate grenade attacks, …

Finance Minister says only unspecified funds will go into P-TOMS

Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama says only “non-specified” project funding will go through the post-tsunami aid sharing deal signed with the LTTE. buy …

President appeals for calm as Sri Lanka violence escalates

Sri Lanka's president has appealed for calm in the restive northeast where bomb attacks have left four dead and more than a dozen wounded since the weekend, …

Killing sparks fresh fears for Sri Lanka truce amid appeal for calm

Sri Lankan troops shot dead a suspected Tamil rebel Thursday, officials said, heightening tensions hours after the president appealed for calm amid fears of a …

Bomb hurled at tsunami relief centre in Sri Lanka, 10 wounded

A bomb was thrown at a tsunami relief centre in a volatile northeastern town in Sri Lanka early Wednesday, injuring at least nine civilians and a soldier, …

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Eight hurt as strike cripples Sri Lanka district amid Tiger war warning

At least eight policemen and a soldier were wounded in suspected Tamil rebel attacks in strike-bound northeastern Sri Lanka, a day after the guerrillas warned …

Following a string of assassinations, the United States is urging the government and the Tamil Tigers to rebuild trust and renew peace talks.

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Sri Lanka Tigers mourn slain cadres amid tight security

Tamil Tiger rebels were observing a day of mourning in northeastern Sri Lanka, a day after two of their senior members and two others were killed in a grenade …

Four killed in attack on Tamil Tiger office in Sri Lanka

Unidentified attackers hurled grenades at an office belonging to Tamil Tiger rebels in northeast Sri Lanka, killing at least four people, a military official …

Four men killed in Colombo

Police found the bullet riddled bodies of four men dumped inside a four-wheel drive vehicle parked near Colombo's main conference centre, officials said. …

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Sri Lanka has secured US$ 500 million soft loan from China to finance a coal power plant and highway projects, officials said Friday. Sri Lanka has secured US$ …

US supports P-TOMS, but wont put money in P-TOMS trust fund

The US says it will not put money for tsunami reconstruction into the P-TOMS (Post Tsunami Operational Management Structure) trust fund due to "legal …

Sri Lanka will not be forced to hold snap polls: minister

Sri Lanka's shaky minority government said Friday it expected to survive a crucial budget vote later this year and would not be forced to hold snap elections, …

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Sri Lanka Tigers honour 241 suicide bombers

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers Tuesday marked the 18th anniversary of their first suicide attack with a military parade and religious services to honour 241 who …

Sri Lankan aid-sharing deal stirs political turmoil

Sri Lanka's controversial deal with Tamil rebels to share tsunami aid could trigger snap elections and delay the resumption of Norwegian-brokered peace talks, …