Four children abducted as Sri Lankan military faces probe
Nov 15, 2006 (AFP) - Unidentified gunmen abducted four students in eastern Sri Lanka, a Tamil pro-rebel website said Wednesday as the president promised to …
Nov 15, 2006 (AFP) - Unidentified gunmen abducted four students in eastern Sri Lanka, a Tamil pro-rebel website said Wednesday as the president promised to …
Nov 14, 2006 (AFP) - At least four Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in a fire fight in eastern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said Tuesday as sporadic artillery …
Nov 14, 2006 (AFP) - A British envoy arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday in a bid to salvage a tottering peace process as the former British colony faced UN …
Nov 14, 2006 (AFP) - The body of assassinated Tamil legislator Nadarajah Raviraj was flown Tuesday to his home constituency of Jaffna for cremation the …
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's police stepped up already tight security in the capital Monday ahead of a mass protest over the assassination of a moderate …
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations accused Sri Lanka Monday of recruiting child soldiers to battle Tiger rebels as Britain moved to help save a crumbling …
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former colonial ruler Britain will send a special envoy to the island Tuesday to help salvage a tattered peace process, …
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - At least four Sri Lankan soldiers and four Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in separate violence in the island's embattled northeast, the …
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - UN relief coordinator Jan Egeland on Thursday slammed an indiscriminate artillery bombardment by the Sri Lankan army that …
Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil rebels and Sri Lanka's navy fought a fierce sea battle Friday amid mounting international condemnation over heavy civilian …
Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - Gunmen assassinated a pro-rebel Tamil MP in the capital Colombo Friday as Sri Lanka's warring parties fought fresh battles and faced …
Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government came under international criticism Thursday after killing 65 refugees and wounding hundreds of others in an …
Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government Thursday expressed "regret" over the killing of some 65 civilians in an artillery blitz on the rebel-held east of …
COLOMBO, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - A heavy sea battle erupted in northern Sri Lanka Thursday after Tamil Tiger rebels staged a suicide attack against a navy gunboat, …
Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - Norway said Thursday it had demanded an immediate explanation from Sri Lanka for a grenade attack against unarmed Nordic truce monitors. …
Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tigers sank two naval gunboats and captured four sailors in a fierce sea battle Thursday, the rebels said, as Sri Lanka expressed …
Nov 8, 2006 (AFP) - At least 65 civilians were killed and about 300 injured Wednesday when government forces shelled a refugee camp in eastern Sri Lanka, Tamil …
Nov 8, 2006 (AFP) - Norwegian observers in Sri Lanka were fired on by government forces during attacks on Wednesday which killed at least 65 civilians and …
COLOMBO, Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations Tuesday welcomed Sri Lanka's move to probe the killing of hundreds of civilians by troops and Tamil Tigers, but …
Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - Five civilians were wounded after Tamil rebels and troops in eastern Sri Lanka traded mortar fire Tuesday, the defence ministry claimed and …