Sri Lanka probing foreign aid groups
Oct 5, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Thursday it was probing the activities of several foreign aid groups operating in areas controlled by both the government …
Oct 5, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Thursday it was probing the activities of several foreign aid groups operating in areas controlled by both the government …
Oct 4, 2006 (AFP) - A powerful Claymore mine was found in a Tamil area of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Wednesday and defused by the bomb disposal squad, …
October 4, 2006 (LBO) - Norway has failed to secure agreement on resuming Sri Lanka's peace talks following the latest diplomatic move, but reports suggest a …
Oct 4, 2006 (AFP) - A renewed Norwegian bid to coax Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels back to the negotiating table ran into fresh difficulties …
Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - A top Norwegian envoy headed for talks with Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday in a fresh bid to save Sri Lanka's troubled peace process, but …
Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - Peacebroker Norway struggled Tuesday to bring Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels to the negotiating table and avert full-scale war as Colombo …
Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan air raids against Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday dimmed prospects of early peace talks between the two sides despite fresh attempts …
Oct 2, 2006 (AFP) - A Norwegian envoy held talks Monday with top Sri Lankan government officials aimed at reviving the island's stalled peace process and …
Oct 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has asked his party to prepare for general elections before year's end if the main opposition fails to back his …
Oct 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway is set for a fresh attempt to end a seven-month deadlock in talks after the warring parties agreed to meet, …
Sept 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police commandos killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels who attacked their camp in the east of the country on Saturday, while three …
WASHINGTON, Sept 29, 2006 (AFP) - US authorities said Friday they had charged six Asian men with conspiracy to ship arms, including submachine guns and sniper …
Sept 29, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations said Friday ongoing fighting between government forces in Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels had badly hit tsunami …
Sept 29 (LBO) - A leading member of the Marxist-nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna has resigned his position in the party. Nandana Gunathilake told a local …
Sept 29 (LBO) - The simmering power-struggle within the JVP, or People's Liberation Front, came out into the open today with a stalwart disclosing his …
Sept 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway stepped up moves to arrange face-to-face talks after the government accepted a pledge by the rebel Tamil …
Sept 28, 2006 (AFP) - Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels has caused the deaths of at least 200 civilians in the past two months, …
COLOMBO, Sept 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a suspected Tamil Tiger training camp as the two sides exchanged artillery attacks across a de …
OSLO, Sept 27, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Wednesday welcomed an announcement by the Sri Lankan government that the leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels was committed …
GENEVA, Oct 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's warring parties are to meet in Geneva Saturday amid international pressure to stop a new spiral of killings in Asia's …