Sri Lanka Tigers hit food ship; 150 dead in weekend fighting: military
March 9, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan military said Monday its troops have killed at least 150 Tamil Tigers in a weekend of fierce fighting inside the rebels' …
March 9, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan military said Monday its troops have killed at least 150 Tamil Tigers in a weekend of fierce fighting inside the rebels' …
March 8, 2009 (AFP) - More than 100 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in two days of fighting in Sri Lanka as they tried to break a military stranglehold, …
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2009 (AFP) - A rights group on Friday urged Sri Lanka to thoroughly investigate recent attacks against the media, saying it was …
March 7, 2009 (AFP) - At least 32 Tamil Tigers were killed in heavy fighting in Sri Lanka's embattled northeast, where government troops have cornered the …
OTTAWA, March 5, 2009 (AFP) - The 37-year conflict raging in Sri Lanka was borne out of "repressive" governments in Colombo, Canadian Minister of State for …
March 5, 2009 (AFP) - A local Red Cross employee was killed in Sri Lanka's war zone, where troops have cornered Tamil Tiger rebels, an official said on …
March 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Thursday offered a new safe passage for thousands of civilians trapped in the island's war zone as fresh fighting erupted, …
PARIS, February 28, 2009 (AFP) - Thousands of Tamils marched in Paris on Saturday to denounce what they termed the Sri Lankan government's genocide of the …
March 1, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Sunday rejected fresh calls for a ceasefire with Tamil Tigers rebels as security forces hit stiff resistance in their efforts …
February 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have entered the last urban area still in the hands of Tamil Tiger guerrillas after heavy fighting, the defence …
February 26, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have killed at least 11 Tamil Tiger rebels in the battle for the last urban area still in the hands of the …
WASHINGTON, February 25, 2009 (AFP) - Human rights are on the decline in Sri Lanka with the government and Tamil Tiger rebels both committing violations as the …
February 26, 2009 (AFP) - A Tamil newspaper editor was arrested in Sri Lanka's capital Thursday, police said, after colleagues and family members complained …
February 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops has opened the main highway to the northern Jaffna peninsula for the first time in nearly two decades after …
CHENNAI, February 25, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan Tamil committed suicide by setting himself on fire to protest civilian casualties in Colombo's military …
February 24, 2009 (AFP) - The elusive leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels is not expected to surrender despite losing his de facto state and may instead …
February 24, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Tuesday it was trying to establish how the Tamil Tigers managed to buy light planes abroad, smuggle them …
February 24, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government troops were Tuesday advancing on the last urban area in the north of the island still in the hands of Tamil …
CHENNAI, February 22, 2009 (AFP) - An ethnic Tamil activist committed suicide by setting himself on fire in protest against the war in Sri Lanka, Indian police …
February 23, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Monday said they were ready to comply with international calls for a ceasefire but would not lay down …