EU pushing Sri Lanka peace to critical stage: rebel political leader
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, May 22, 2006 (AFP) - The European Union's "shocking" move towards blacklisting Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers will push the peace process to …
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, May 22, 2006 (AFP) - The European Union's "shocking" move towards blacklisting Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers will push the peace process to …
May 22, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Monday accused government forces of killing a senior field commander in the island's restive eastern …
May 21, 2006 (AFP) - The chief negotiator for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels warned Sunday that an imminent European ban on the group could scuttle future …
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, May 21, 2006 (AFP) - Refugees who fled after an alleged military massacre on a northern Sri Lanka islet arrived at the inland Tamil …
May 22, 2006 (AFP) - A top Tamil Tiger field commander was shot dead in eastern Sri Lanka Sunday by an unidentified gunman, rebel and military sources said. …
May 20, 2006 (AFP) - Government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels traded artillery fire across a de facto front line in the island's north Saturday, military …
COLOMBO, May 19, 2006 (AFP) - A European Union ban on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels will only lead to war in the country, the rebels' top negotiator said in …
COLOMBO, May 19, 2006 (AFP) - The European Union has agreed in principle to blacklist Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels as a "terrorist" group, EU diplomats said …
OSLO, May 19, 2006 (AFP) - The European Union's decision to place the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on its list of terrorist organisations risks …
TOKYO, May 18, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera called Thursday on donor countries to raise pressure on the Tamil Tigers to resume …
May 18, 2006 (AFP) - A rebel sniper gunned down a soldier at a de facto front line in northern Sri Lanka, the army said Thursday as the country's foreign …
May 18, 2006 (AFP) - Heavy mortar bomb attacks were reported from Sri Lanka's restive north-eastern port district of Trincomalee Thursday, residents and police …
May 17, 2006 (AFP) - The United States is leading international efforts to halt Sri Lanka's slide back to war, diplomats and officials said Wednesday as four …
May 16, 2006 (AFP) - A policeman was killed and two others wounded Tuesday in two claymore mine explosions in Sri Lanka's restive north-eastern district of …
May 16, 2006 (AFP) - At least six children were killed in the latest surge of violence in Sri Lanka's northeast and thousands were made homeless, the United …
May 16, 2006 (AFP) - The United States has asked the European Union to follow its lead and ban Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers as a terrorist group, a visiting US …
May 15, 2006 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government traded charges with Tiger rebels on Monday over the killing of 13 Tamil civilians at the weekend, amid …
COLOMBO, May 14, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers dismissed calls by Scandinavian truce monitors to stop rebel navy missions and have threatened "war" to …
May 14, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Police asked for help from the public Sunday to identify a woman suicide bomber who attacked the island's army chief killing 10 …
May 14, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse has warned Tiger rebels not to take his patience for weakness and vowed to defend his country …