Sri Lanka suicide bomber kills eight: officials
December 28, 2008 (AFP) - A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed seven security personnel and a civilian at a base just outside Sri Lanka's capital on Sunday as …
December 28, 2008 (AFP) - A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed seven security personnel and a civilian at a base just outside Sri Lanka's capital on Sunday as …
December 27, 2008 (AFP) - Government forces consolidated their positions in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, a day after heavy fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels, …
December 27, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes carried out attacks against suspected Tamil Tiger strongholds in the island's north on Saturday as ground …
VATICAN CITY, December 25, 2008 (AFP) - War and economic hardship loomed over Christmas celebrations across the world Thursday, with Pope Benedict XVI …
December 25, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military beat back a Tamil Tiger counter-offensive in the island's north, killing at least 18 guerrillas, the defence …
December 26, 2008 (AFP) - Government forces on Friday wrested control of a strategic town after heavy fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels that left at least 40 …
December 24, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces killed at least 20 Tamil Tiger rebels who were defending their political capital of Kilinochchi in the …
December 22, 2008 (AFP) - At least 56 Tamil Tiger rebels and 10 government soldiers were killed in fresh fighting in northern Sri Lanka on Monday, the army …
December 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy on Saturday destroyed a Tamil Tiger vessel carrying arms and other supplies off the island's northeastern coast, the …
December 19, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's air force Friday stepped up strikes on Tamil Tiger positions in the island's north as ground battles subsided due to …
Dec 19, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has enough stocks and it is continuing to supply fuel stations, a minister said, …
December 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have captured Tamil Tiger defences near the rebels' political headquarters after heavy fighting, the government …
December 17, 2008 (AFP) - There was sporadic fighting in northern Sri Lanka Wednesday, a day after troops and Tamil Tigers fought intense battles around the …
December 17, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka stepped up air attacks in the north Wednesday, a day after troops and Tamil Tigers fought intense ground battles around the …
December 16, 2008 (AFP) - Intense fighting in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday left at least 25 government troops and 120 Tamil Tigers dead in ongoing battles for …
December 15, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, losing territory in a major military offensive, have stepped up forced conscription of soldiers, …
December 15, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces captured another key village from Tamil Tiger rebels on Monday after heavy fighting as the air force kept …
Dec 14, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's professional diplomats have slammed a practice by government politicians of appointing friends, relations and cronies to …
December 14, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military carried out an intense aerial bombardment as ground troops were poised to overrun the Tamil Tiger rebels' …
December 12, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has captured another key town from Tamil Tiger guerrillas in the north following heavy fighting that left scores …