Sri Lanka shrine praying for pilgrims
MADHU, November 9, 2008 (AFP) - One of Sri Lanka's holiest Catholic shrines stands idle and neglected -- an unlikely victim of a decades-long internal conflict …
Politics
Sri Lankan troops close to capturing key road: govt
November 9, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops were close to capturing a key road to the northern peninsula of Jaffna after months of heavy fighting, the defence …
Sri Lanka TV censorship condemned by media watchdog
Nov 08, 2008 (LBO) – Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontiers or RSF) has condemned what it called live censorship on a Sri …
Sri Lanka air force helicopters hit Tiger islet
November 8, 2008 (AFP) - Helicopter gunships launched a rare night assault against a suspected Tamil Tiger base located on a small islet off Sri Lanka's Jaffna …
Sri Lanka troops near Tiger stronghold amidst heavy fighting: military
November 7, 2008 (AFP) - Intense battles gripped Sri Lanka's northern Wanni region as government forces stepped up pressure on the Tamil rebel political …
Sri Lanka president asks Tigers to respond to peace overtures or be crushed
Nov 06 (2008) - Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa called on Tamil Tigers to immediately lay down arms and enter the democratic mainstream and warned that …
Obama reaches out to world, promising ‘new dawn’
CHICAGO, November 5, 2008 (AFP) - US President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that a new dawn of American leadership was at hand and stressed the shared …
History as Obama elected America’s first black president
WASHINGTON, November 5, 2008 (AFP) - Americans elected Democrat Barack Obama as their first black president Tuesday, in a transformational election which will …
US presidential election results (Update II)
WASHINGTON, November 5, 2008 (AFP) - Here is a tally of preliminary results in the US presidential election, based on projections by US networks. online …
Sri Lanka steps up air strikes after sea battle
November 2, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military stepped up air attacks against Tamil Tiger rebels in the island's north after a sea battle left heavy casualties …
Sri Lanka sea battle claims heavy casualties
November 1, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy and Tamil Tiger rebels fought a fierce sea battle off the island's northern coast Saturday, and heavy casualties were …
Rights groups slam media controls in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, October 31, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has the lowest press freedom rating of any democracy and has been the first to use anti-terror laws to prosecute …
Sri Lanka troops capture key Tamil Tiger coastal base
October 30, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Thursday took control of a key rebel-held town on the island's northwest coast through which the Tamil Tigers …
Sri Lanka business chambers urge unity among politicians
Oct 29, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's top business chambers have called for political unity to back government efforts to devolve power to minority Tamils and …
Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger aircraft in night raid
Oct 28, 2008 (LBO) – Power to Sri Lanka's capital Colombo was cut Tuesday night after Tamil Tiger guerilla aircraft dropped bombs in the north eastern …
Sri Lanka reassures India over Tamils
NEW DELHI, October 26, 2008 (AFP) - A senior Sri Lankan minister on Sunday held talks with the Indian foreign minister over the safety of the island nation's …
Sri Lanka troops advance into Tiger territory: military
October 25, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka troops were locked in heavy combat with Tamil Tiger guerrillas in the island's north where soldiers made several advances …
Sri Lanka says troops push into Tiger territory
October 24, 2008 (AFP) - Security forces pushed deeper into territory held by Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka and captured several strongholds of the …
Sri Lanka media group condemns threats against human rights defenders
Oct 23, 2008 (LBO) - A Sri Lanka media rights group has condemned more deaths threats against human rights activists and lawyers and demanded a police …
Sri Lanka battle rages despite heavy rains: military
October 23, 2008 (AFP) - Government forces captured several bunkers from Tamil Tiger rebels as heavy fighting raged despite torrential monsoon rains in …