Violence claims 10 lives in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Jan 22, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead two soldiers and two policemen in Sri Lanka's embattled northeast as security forces dug in at a …
COLOMBO, Jan 22, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead two soldiers and two policemen in Sri Lanka's embattled northeast as security forces dug in at a …
Jan 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces Friday captured the main rebel stronghold in the island's embattled eastern province after weeks of heavy …
Jan 18, 2007 (AFP) - A soldier and a civilian were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka's north as troops and Tamil Tiger rebels traded mortar fire in the …
COLOMBO, Jan 17, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tigers counted heavy losses Wednesday after a day of intense fighting, as police commandos reported …
COLOMBO, Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - Commandos in Sri Lanka have found "torture chambers" used by the Tamil Tiger rebels to punish informants and deserters, the …
Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - Commandos in Sri Lanka have found "torture chambers" used by the Tamil Tiger rebels to punish informants and deserters, the country's …
Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - A landmark deal between Sri Lanka's ruling party and the main opposition to bring a political solution to the island's ethnic conflict …
Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - At least 30 Tamil rebels and 11 security personnel were killed in Sri Lanka on Tuesday in an upsurge of violence, officials and the …
Jan 15, 2007 (AFP) - Government forces killed at least five Tamil Tiger rebels during long-range artillery exchanges in Sri Lanka where six civilians were also …
Jan 14, 2007 (AFP) - At least five soldiers and six civilians were killed in Sri Lanka as Tamil Tiger rebels and government troops traded long-range artillery …
Jan 13, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has been called out to help relief operations in the island's flood-hit regions where at least 16 people have been …
Jan 13, 2007 (AFP) - British detectives have removed "exhibits" for forensic tests to try to identify the assassins of a Sri Lankan Tamil legislator, the …
NEW DELHI, Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - War-torn Sri Lanka and politically unstable Bangladesh suffered worsening human rights violations in 2006 while other parts of …
Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan commandos have taken at least eight bases used by Tamil Tiger guerrillas to launch attacks in the country's east following an …
Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has reactivated a mass detention centre to hold people rounded up during recent arrests of suspects allegedly linked to …
Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Friday appointed a former United Nations official as the country's top official to lead the …
Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - At least 14 people were killed and another 61,000 made homeless in south and central Sri Lanka Friday in flash floods caused by heavy …
COLOMBO, Jan 11, 2007 (AFP) - Elite police commandos captured a key Tamil Tiger base Thursday after killing four guerrillas in a confrontation in eastern Sri …
JAKARTA, Jan 10, 2007 (AFP) - Indonesia on Wednesday deported to the United States a Sri Lankan wanted by US police for smuggling military equipment to Tamil …
COLOMBO, Jan 10, 2007 (AFP) - At least 16 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in clashes with security forces and rival rebels in Sri Lanka's embattled eastern …