Sri Lanka mulls sea rescue of civilians in war zone
February 17, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is considering a sea evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians trapped inside its war zone, officials said on Tuesday as …
February 17, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is considering a sea evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians trapped inside its war zone, officials said on Tuesday as …
February 16, 2009 (AFP) - The Red Cross evacuated Monday a ferry load of 400 civilians wounded in fighting between the Sri Lankan army and Tamil Tiger rebels. …
February 16, 2009 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger guerrillas have prevented tens of thousands of civilians from leaving Sri Lanka's war zone and those trying to escape …
LONDON, February 16, 2009 (AFP) - British police have charged a man with arson and affray after he reportedly tried to set himself on fire outside Prime …
February 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government hoped Tamil Tiger rebels could be defeated in days, but both sides are now warning bloodier battles may lie …
February 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elusive rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is still on the island and has been preparing his Tamil Tiger fighters to …
February 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party headed for a landslide victory in local elections seen as a referendum on the government's military campaign …
February 14, 2009 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels lobbed a grenade and opened fire at a bus transporting civilians out of Sri Lanka's war zone on …
February 14, 2009 (AFP) - Four civilians died when artillery shells fell on a home for the elderly inside a demarcated safe area within Sri Lanka's war zone, a …
LONDON, February 13, 2009 (AFP) - Former colonial power Britain fought off Friday angry objections from Sri Lanka over London's appointment of a special envoy …
GENEVA, February 13, 2009 (AFP) - A British resident of Sri Lankan origin burnt himself to death outside the UN's European headquarters in Geneva in protest at …
ZAMBOANGA, February 14, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan peace activist seized by an armed gang in the southern Philippines has been sighted with his kidnappers, a …
February 12, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Thursday rejected Britain's appointment of a special envoy to the island, accusing London of interfering in its internal …
Feb 13, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has ratified a proposal to set up a South Asian development fund mooted at a summit of regional leaders last year, a …
ZAMBOANGA, February 13, 2009 (AFP) - Gunmen kidnapped a Sri Lankan Muslim working as a peace advocate in the southern Philippines on Friday, officials said. …
Feb 13, 2009 (LBO) - Contrary to claims that several hundred thousand civilians are trapped in a conflict area in the northeast of Sri Lanka, the latest …
February 12, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops killed 28 Tamil rebels and seized a cache of weapons and ammunition in their latest push for victory in the …
February 12, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops declared a new safe zone for civilians Thursday as they battled to finish off the island's drawn-out ethnic …
February 10, 2009 (AFP) - Sixteen patients at a makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka's war zone were killed when the facility was shelled, the Red Cross said …
February 11, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military on Wednesday denied shelling a makeshift hospital where 16 patients were killed as concern mounted for the …