Sri Lanka Tigers accused of misusing UN food aid
March 11, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations on Wednesday accused the Tamil Tigers of siphoning off food meant for severely malnourished children in Sri Lanka's …
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Ten killed in Sri Lanka blast: policee
March 10, 2009 (AFP)- At least 10 people were killed Tuesday and another 25, including two ministers, were wounded in a suicide bomb attack in southern Sri …
Fifteen dead, minister hurt in Sri Lanka suicide attack
March 10, 2009 (AFP) - At least 15 people were killed Tuesday and another 60, including a government minister, were wounded in a suicide bombing in southern …
Sri Lanka govt vows to crush Tigers after suicide bombing
March 10, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday vowed to finish off the Tamil Tiger guerrilla rebels who were blamed for a suicide bomb that killed 15 …
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' …
Sri Lanka fighting kills over 100 Tigers: govt
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, …
Media rights group presses Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2009 (AFP) - A rights group on Friday urged Sri Lanka to thoroughly investigate recent attacks against the media, saying it was …
Sri Lanka fighting kills 32 Tigers: ministry
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 …
Sri Lankan conflict due to ‘repressive’ govts: Canada
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 …
Red Cross worker killed in Sri Lanka war zone
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 …
Sri Lanka offers new safe exit for trapped civilians
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, …
Sri Lanka rejects truce calls as Tigers resist
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 …
Tamils march in Paris to protest Sri Lankan offensive
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 …
Sri Lanka troops enter last Tiger stronghold: military
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 …
Human rights on decline in Sri Lanka: US
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 …
Sri Lankan Tamil editor arrested: police
February 26, 2009 (AFP) - A Tamil newspaper editor was arrested in Sri Lanka's capital Thursday, police said, after colleagues and family members complained …
Sri Lanka says 11 rebels killed in battle
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 …
Sri Lanka re-opens land route to Jaffna
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 …
Sri Lankan Tamil war protester sets himself ablaze
CHENNAI, February 25, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan Tamil committed suicide by setting himself on fire to protest civilian casualties in Colombo's military …
Sri Lanka probes origin of Tiger aircraft
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 …