Donors press Sri Lankan parties to resume negotiations
OSLO, Apr. 28 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s international donors meeting in Oslo on Friday pressed both rebels and the Sri Lankan government to return to …
Defense
Thousands fleeing air strikes in northeast Sri Lanka: UN
HONG KONG, Apr. 27 (AFP) – Government air strikes in northeast Sri Lanka have caused thousands of people to flee their homes, the United Nations refugee …
Tigers seek foreign pressure to halt air attacks
Apr. 27 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday pleaded with the international community to pressure Sri Lanka’s government to prevent further air …
Sri Lanka to give aid to refugees fleeing violence
Apr. 27 (AFP) – Sri Lanka on Thursday set aside one million dollars in aid for thousands of people who fled their homes after an upsurge in violence in …
Mine blasts kill five security personnel in Sri Lanka
Apr. 27, 2006 (AFP) – At least five security personnel were killed in three separate Claymore mine attacks in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, the military …
Masked gunmen bring death to a Sri Lankan village
SERUVILA, Sri Lanka, Apr. 27 (AFP) – The two men who came to kill her and her family wore masks and spoke Sinhalese, a wounded Josep Devi, wincing in …
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers one of world’s deadliest militant groups
Apr. 26 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers, blamed for a suicide attack against a top military official that threatens to pitch the island back into …
War drums beat in Sri Lanka but truce talks still target: analysts
Apr. 26 (AFP) – Air strikes, mortar attacks, a suicide bombing in the heart of Colombo — while it may seem Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lanka’s …
Norway condemns Sri Lanka bombings but remains ‘optimistic’
OSLO, Apr.26 (AFP) – The main mediator in the Sri Lankan conflict, Erik Solheim of Norway, on Wednesday condemned the flare-up of violence on the …
Norway says truce on as Sri Lanka steps up air strikes
Apr. 26 (AFP) – Peace broker Norway expressed hope Wednesday that Sri Lanka will retreat from the brink of full-scale war even as 18 more people were …
Death toll mounts as Sri Lanka hits back by air, land and sea
Apr. 26 (AFP) – Escalating violence between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil rebels left at least 15 civilians dead and 15,000 Tamil villagers fleeing for …
The Black Tigers — Sri Lanka’s deadly suicide squads
Apr.26 (AFP) – “Black Tiger” suicide squads, secular Hindus driven by loyalty to the Tamil cause rather than religion, have been sowing …
Washington condemns attack on army headquarters in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, Apr. 25 (AFP) – The United States on Tuesday condemned the attack against an army headquarters in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo and …
Sri Lanka PM secures deal with nationalist monks
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse today formally wrapped up another controversial deal with a hard-line party of Buddhist monks, promising to …
Norway to send envoy to Sri Lanka truce talks
Peace broker Norway said it would send a special envoy to Sri Lanka to help save a troubled ceasefire after admitting it had failed to secure agreement about a …