Eight killed in mine attacks in Sri Lanka
July 3, 2006 (AFP) - At least eight people were killed and dozens injured Monday in three mine attacks by Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's northern and …
July 3, 2006 (AFP) - At least eight people were killed and dozens injured Monday in three mine attacks by Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's northern and …
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, July 2, 2006 (AFP) - Roadside killings and night-time knocks on the door have replaced mortars and suicide bombs as the new terror in this …
July 2, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tiger rebels hit back Sunday at claims by the United Nations that more than 1000 children are enlisted as soldiers, saying its …
July 2, 2006 (AFP) - A freelance Sri Lankan journalist was gunned down near the capital Colombo on Sunday, police said, but rejected claims that the killing …
July 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan gunboats sank a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel craft off the island's northern military port of Kankesanthurai, the navy said …
June 30, 2006 (AFP) - At least 11 people were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka, the military and the Tamil rebels said Friday, as Nordic truce monitors …
OSLO, June 29, 2006 (AFP) - Five Nordic nations held talks here Thursday to try to salvage Sri Lanka's faltering ceasefire, as the slaying of a top army …
June 29, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka warned peace broker Norway against any deal with Tamil Tiger rebels, just before Nordic nations ended a meeting Thursday …
June 29, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse was Thursday elected the all-powerful leader of his party, replacing a scion of the Bandaranaike …
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Wednesday demanded the Tamil Tigers apologise for the 1991 assassination of former Indian premier Rajiv Gandhi, saying their …
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger guerrillas fired mortar bombs at an army camp in northeastern Sri Lanka Wednesday, killing one soldier and wounding three …
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Several schools in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo shut Wednesday following fears that Tamil Tiger rebels may bomb them, officials and …
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels clashed with a naval patrol and mortared military positions in the restive north Wednesday as schools in the capital …
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Hundreds gathered Wednesday for the sunset funeral of a top Sri Lankan army general who was assassinated earlier in the week amid ongoing …
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Five Sri Lankan sailors were killed and three wounded in an exchange of fire with Tamil Tiger boats in the island's northwest, the …
June 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan peace broker Norway goes into crisis talks Thursday to try to salvage the island's faltering ceasefire, as the assassination …
June 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Tuesday deployed more troops and threw up roadblocks in Colombo as the government tightened security following the …
NEW DELHI, June 28, 2006 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebel leader expressed regret Tuesday over the 1991 assassination of former Indian prime minister …
June 26, 2006 (AFP) - The Roman Catholic church opened a meeting here Monday, calling for peace in embattled Sri Lanka hours after a suspected Tamil Tiger …
OSLO, June 26, 2006 (AFP) - Norway is determined to continue its mediation efforts in Sri Lanka despite a flare-up in violence on the island and uncertainty …