Sri Lanka hospital shelled in fighting, nine killed
February 2, 2009 (AFP) - Shells hit a crowded hospital in northeast Sri Lanka, killing at least nine people and raising fears Monday for thousands of civilians …
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Sri Lanka warns civilians in combat zone
February 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka issued a stark warning to civilians trapped in fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels Monday, a day after shells hit a crowded …
Sri Lanka eyes unity amid drive to crush Tamil Tigers
February 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has heightened its usually tight security ahead of national day celebrations even though the rebel Tamil Tigers have been …
Sri Lanka mulls new offensive to ‘liberate’ trapped civilians
February 1, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Sunday it would move to "liberate" civilians trapped by fighting with Tamil Tiger forces, after a deadline …
50,000 in London Tamil protest demanding ceasefire
LONDON, January 31, 2009 (AFP) - More than 50,000 demonstrators marched through London in a Tamil rally on Saturday demanding an end to the fighting in Sri …
Sri Lankan civilian deadline runs out
February 1, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels failed to let hundreds of thousands of civilians leave the island's northeastern war zone before a …
Sri Lanka’s war raises Indian Tamil concern
CHENNAI, February 1, 2009 (AFP) - India's large Tamil population is demanding that New Delhi ensure the safety of 250,000 of their brethren boxed into the …
Sri Lanka Tigers, Red Cross in talks to free wounded civilians
January 31, 2009 (AFP) - The Red Cross said Saturday it was in talks with Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels to release more wounded civilians trapped in the …
Sri Lanka army reports lull in fighting
January 31, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan military reported a lull in fighting Saturday with cornered Tamil Tiger rebels, as the Red Cross tried to negotiate the …
Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada protest fighting
OTTAWA, January 30, 2009 (AFP) - Hundreds of Tamils on Friday formed a human chain in downtown Toronto, Canada's biggest city, to protest a Sri Lankan military …
Tamil Tigers’ British chief faces terror charges
LONDON, January 28, 2009 (AFP) - The chief of the Tamil Tiger rebels in Britain helped supply military equipment to the Sri Lankan separatist group, a London …
International concern mounts for Sri Lanka civilians
January 29, 2009 (AFP) - International rights groups pressed for urgent action to save up to 250,000 civilians trapped in northern Sri Lanka where government …
Sri Lanka Tigers holding 300 patients hostage: report
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have prevented international aid workers from evacuating some 300 hospital patients inside rebel-held …
Sri Lankan troops hammer rebels as fears for civilians grow
MULLAITTIVU, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Tuesday battled Tamil Tigers for control of the last stretch of rebel-held coastline, as international …
Sri Lanka troops enter another Tiger village: military
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan forces on Wednesday fought their way into another village still held by the Tamil Tigers, an official said, as neighbouring …
Sri Lanka, UN in anti-corruption effort
Jan 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are to launch a programme to fight corruption, a UNDP statement …
Sri Lanka fighting rages as India presses for safety of civilians
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on a surprise visit to Sri Lanka called for urgent measures to protect civilians caught up in …
Two men plead guilty in New York to supporting Tamil Tigers
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Two men pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to provide material support to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebel group on the …
Indian foreign minister to visit Sri Lanka as rebels retreat: report
NEW DELHI, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - India's foreign minister was set to visit Sri Lanka Tuesday as the Tamil Tiger rebels struggled to defend their last …
Sri Lanka ‘humanitarian crisis’ draws EU concern
BRUSSELS, January 26, 2009 (AFP) - EU officials told Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama of their concern at the "humanitarian crisis" in the north …