Sri Lanka troops take more rebel territory: military
May 12, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have made fresh advances into the small patch of territory held by the Tamil Tigers, the defence ministry said Tuesday. …
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US ‘deeply concerned’ by civilian deaths in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 (AFP) - The United States is "deeply concerned" about civilian deaths in strife-torn Sri Lanka, a State Department spokesman said …
Sit-down Tamil protestors arrested in London
LONDON, May 11, 2009 (AFP) - British police said they arrested 45 Tamil protestors Monday after they blocked traffic with a sit-down protest outside parliament …
Australia announces new people-smuggling fight
CANBERRA, May 12, 2009 (AFP) - Australia on Tuesday announced what it called the largest surveillance operation in the country's history to fight …
Sri Lanka protest against UN’s ‘bloodbath’ report
May 11, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Monday protested against a United Nations statement that said a large number of civilians had been killed in a "bloodbath" in …
Rights groups pressure Japan over Sri Lanka conflict
May 11, 2009 (AFP) - Japan must "shoulder its responsibilities" and use its leverage to prevent a civilian bloodbath in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict, human …
Cost of Sri Lanka’s war on the operating table
CHEDDIKULAM, May 10, 2009 (AFP) - The X-ray shows a bullet lodged next to the heart of a Tamil man, one of tens of thousands who have flooded out of Sri …
Sri Lanka troops kill 35 Tigers: military
May 9, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops killed at least 35 Tamil Tiger rebels during heavy clashes just outside the newly demarcated "safety zone" for …
Sri Lanka shrinks safe zone for civilians
May 8, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Friday reduced the size of the "safe zone" for civilians trapped in the island's northeast where government forces are leading …
Sri Lanka troops break more Tiger defences: ministry
May 8, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan soldiers have overrun another Tamil Tiger defence line standing between government troops and the small strip of territory still …
Sri Lankan president says war nearly over
May 7, 2009 (AFP) - The president of Sri Lanka said Thursday the island's long-running war against the separatist Tamil Tigers was "rapidly" nearing its end. …
Sri Lanka Tigers using suicide bombers: military
May 7, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are using suicide bombers to hold back government forces who are close to overrunning the last patch of rebel-held …
Sri Lanka invites UN’s Ban to assess crisis
May 6, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the island and assess first-hand the plight of civilians …
Sri Lanka roadside blasts sugar firm tractor, one killed
May 05, 2009 (LBO) – One person was killed Tuesday morning when a tractor belonging to a private sugar plantation was caught in a roadside bomb in …
Sri Lanka rebel leader trapped by troops: PM
May 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is trapped in a small strip of coastline that has been surrounded by government …
Sri Lanka rejects Canada’s call for ceasefire: ministry
May 4, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Monday rejected a Canadian call for a ceasefire in the military campaign against cornered Tamil Tiger guerrillas in the …
Sri Lanka rejects satellite evidence of civilian bombings
May 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defence ministry on Saturday rejected satellite imagery issued by the United Nations in support of allegations that security …
Sri Lanka journalist detention highlighted by Obama
May 02, 2009 (LBO) - US President Barack Obama said he was concerned about threats against the media the world over, and mentioned the plight of Sri Lankan …
Sri Lanka dismisses critics, vows to crush Tigers
April 30, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Thursday ruled out halting the military's offensive against the Tamil Tigers, and warned the rebels that they …
Sri Lanka navy says 25 Tamil Tigers killed in sea battle
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan navy attacked and sank six Tamil Tiger rebel boats and killed at least 25 guerrillas during a pre-dawn sea battle on …