Sri Lanka opposition, govt trade charges over sanctions threat
April 17, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition political party says the island is facing international isolation and economic sanctions, a charge …
April 17, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition political party says the island is facing international isolation and economic sanctions, a charge …
April 15, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a communications centre inside rebel-held territory Tuesday after heavy ground battles left seven Tamil …
April 16, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka stepped up air attacks against Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday, deploying jets and helicopter gunships as 12 guerrillas were …
April 15, 2008 (AFP) - A team of top legal luminaries told Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday to clean up its human rights record, saying an escalating war …
April 14, 2008 (AFP) - Security forces smashed through defences of Tamil separatists in northern Sri Lanka, killing at least five rebels as the country marked …
April 13, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka marked its traditional new year Sunday with government forces and Tamil separatists locked in fierce combat resulting in …
April 12, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse called for national unity Saturday in his traditional New Year message as 10 more deaths were …
April 11, 2008 (LBO) – A lawmaker of Sri Lanka's Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party was arrested Friday for stealing tax-free vehicles bought by rebel …
April 11, 2008 (AFP) - At least 26 Tamil Tiger rebels, two soldiers and a civilian have been killed in fighting across Sri Lanka's northern districts, the …
April 10, 2008 (LBO) – A host of media rights groups from around the world have written to Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse urging him to 'stop the …
April 9, 2008 (AFP) - At least 93 Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and another 686 injured during clashes with Tamil Tiger rebels last month, the prime minister …
April 8, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elite police commandos shot dead at least two soldiers and a civilian in a case of mistaken identity during a search in the …
April 9, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's police arrested four people and seized a large quantity of explosives that could have been used in a suicide bombing, …
April 08, 2008 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan Marxist-nationalist politician Tuesday said his party had decided to expel him, confirming reports of a split in the …
COLOMBO, April 8, 2008 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels asked peace-broker Norway on Tuesday to pressure Sri Lanka's government to stop a military offensive in the …
April 08, 2008 (LBO) – Differences within Sri Lanka's Marxist-nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) exploded dramatically Tuesday with …
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2008 (AFP) - The Tamil Tigers, a Sri Lankan rebel group responsible of killing about 4,000 people in the past two years, have quietly …
April 07, 2008 (LBO) – The United States, European Union and Canada have condemned Sunday's Tamil Tiger suicide bombing which killed a Sri Lankan …
April 6, 2008 (AFP) - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed Sri Lanka's highways minister as he opened a marathon Sunday in an attack that left 11 …
April 6, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's highways minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was killed in a bomb attack outside Colombo on Sunday, a government official here …