Sri Lanka takes more Tiger territory
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 …
Politics
Sri Lankan govt has public backing for war on Tigers: survey – Poll
December 10, 2008 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government has overwhelming public support for its war against the Tamil Tigers, and most people believe the rebels …
Sri Lanka govt opposes no-confidence motion on derivative losses
Dec 08, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's ruling party has opposed an opposition attempt to move a no-confidence motion on an oil hedging deal saying it related …
Sri Lanka opposition moves no-confidence motion over derivative losses
Dec 08, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition has put forward a no-confidence motion against the government Monday on the eve of a budget vote, …
Sri Lanka minister gets opposition post: official
Dec 08, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party has appointed a rebel member who is a government minister as its deputy leader, …
Sri Lanka say troops poised to take Tiger HQ
December 8, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government troops were Monday poised to finally capture the political headquarters of the rebel Tamil Tigers after months …
Sri Lanka jets hit Tiger positions as ground battles rage: military
December 6, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's airforce staged a series of bombing raids against suspected Tamil Tiger targets as ground troops fought fierce battles on …
Sri Lanka moves to take key highway inside Tiger territory: military
December 5, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops leading a heavy offensive against Tamil separatists have secured parts of a key highway running through rebel-held …
Sri Lankan troops take key Tiger sea base: military
December 4, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Thursday captured a key Tamil Tiger naval base as part of an offensive to dismantle the rebels' northern fiefdom, …
Sri Lanka opposition to take cabinet, central bank to task over oil hedge
Dec 02, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka' main opposition United National Party says the cabinet of ministers and the central bank is also responsible for a hedging deal …
Sri Lanka takes another town in battle for Tiger capital: military
December 1, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government forces on Monday wrested control over another town from Tamil Tiger rebels in their offensive to capture the …
Sri Lanka resumes advance on Tiger HQ
November 30, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces have resumed their offensive to capture the political capital of Tamil Tiger rebels after heavy monsoon …
Sri Lanka Tigers could go back to guerrilla war as mini state crumbles
November 28, 2008 (AFP) - A pledge by Sri Lanka's Tamil rebel leader to fight on despite a military onslaught raised fears Friday of a return to a hit-and-run …
Sri Lanka Tiger leader appeals for Indian Tamil support
Nov 27, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran has sought the sympathy of Tamils in south India in an apparent effort to get a …
Greenland says ‘yes’ to self-rule
NUUK, November 26, 2008 (AFP) - More than 75 percent of Greenlanders voted Tuesday in favour of self-rule in a referendum that paves the way for independence …
Tamil Tiger chief to make annual speech as fiefdom crumbles
November 25, 2008 (AFP) - The reclusive leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers is to deliver his annual policy address this week from a besieged jungle hideout …
Sri Lanka poised to take Tiger HQ despite rains: military
November 25, 2008 (AFP) - Security forces ambushed and killed scores of Tamil Tigers in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, adding its …
Greenlanders go to the polls to decide on self-rule
NUUK, November 25, 2008 (AFP) - Some 39,000 people in Greenland vote on Tuesday in a referendum on self-rule for the Danish territory, a move that could pave …
Sri Lanka heavy fighting kills scores
November 24, 2008 (AFP) - At least 27 soldiers and 120 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed as government forces battled their way to the outskirts of the rebels' …
Sri Lanka fighting spreads to key highway near Tiger HQ
November 23, 2008 (AFP) - Helicopter gunships attacked Tamil Tiger rebel positions in northern Sri Lanka as battles shifted onto a key highway leading to the …