Sri Lanka govt denies shelling that killed 16 patients
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 …
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BBC suspends Sri Lanka programming over ‘interference’
February 9, 2009 (AFP) - The BBC has suspended its FM programming to Sri Lanka's national broadcaster because of what it claimed was "deliberate interference", …
UN concerned at Sri Lanka ‘climate of fear’
GENEVA, February 9, 2009 (AFP) - UN human rights experts on Monday expressed deep concern at "a climate of fear" in Sri Lanka and warned of a deep-rooted …
Sri Lanka civilians flee war zone despite suicide strike: govt
February 10, 2009 (AFP) - Thousands of Tamil civilians streamed out of Sri Lanka's war zone on Tuesday despite a suicide bombing that killed 30 people at a …
Sri Lankan Tigers gun down civilians: military
February 10, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas on Tuesday shot dead 17 civilians and wounded nearly 70 others fleeing territory still under rebel …
Suicide bomber strikes refugee camp: military
February 9, 2009 (AFP) - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber attacked a camp for civilians fleeing Sri Lanka's war zone on Monday, killing 20 soldiers and …
Sri Lanka suicide attack condemned by US
Feb 09, 2009 (LBO) - The United States has condemned a Tamil Tiger suicide attack in northern Sri Lanka that killed 28 people and urged the rebels to let …
Sri Lanka hunts Tiger chief with victory in sight
February 8, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have smashed the Tamil Tigers' mini-state and cornered the remaining rebels, but officials say they must catch their …
Civilians pour out of Sri Lanka war zone: govt
February 8, 2009 (AFP) - At least 10,000 civilians have escaped Sri Lanka's war zone in the last four days, the government said Sunday, as the president warned …
Sri Lanka navy sinks two Tiger boats: military
February 8, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan navy on Sunday sank two boats carrying Tamil Tiger rebels escaping the island's north-eastern battle zone, killing at …
Britain deplores stoning of Sri Lanka aid offices
LONDON, February 6, 2009 (AFP) - The British government said it deplored Friday's stoning of the Red Cross offices in Colombo, saying the ICRC was a neutral …
Galle literary festival, Sri Lanka; seeking freedom in prose
Feb 07, 2009 (LBO) - "I happen to be in love with dictators," says Moses Isegawa, a Ugandan author whose life had been shaped by the likes of former dictator …
Sri Lanka warns Tigers to surrender or risk rout
February 7, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse warned cornered Tamil Tiger rebels to surrender or face a complete rout as government forces …
Sri Lankan troops take more Tiger bases
February 6, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops captured several Tamil Tiger supply bases on Friday, a day after overrunning the rebels' last and largest naval …
Sri Lanka mob stones Red Cross office
February 6, 2009 (AFP) - A mob stoned the main office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Friday, smashing …
Sri Lanka offers amnesty to Tamil Tigers: PM
February 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is offering an amnesty to Tamil Tiger rebels who lay down arms and surrender to government forces, Prime Minister Ratnasiri …
Sri Lanka combatants must declare truce, evacuate civilians: Canada
Feb 05, 2009 (LBO) - Canada has called for the warring parties in Sri Lanka to declare a truce to evacuate the wounded civilians and for the Tigers to lay down …
Sri Lanka fighting kills 52 civilians: UN
February 4, 2009 (AFP) - At least 52 civilians were killed in Sri Lanka in shelling in one location on Tuesday, a UN spokesman said Wednesday, as the only …
US, Britain call for ‘temporary no-fire’ in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, February 3, 2009 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her British counterpart David Miliband called here Tuesday for a "temporary …
Sri Lanka leader urges diaspora to return
Feb 04, 2009 (LBO) - President Mahinda Rajapaksa has urged Sri Lankans who left the island because of war to return to help rebuild the nation and revive its …