Sri Lanka warned against alienating India
May 25, 2011 (LBO) - India will destabilise Sri Lanka again if the island endangers her big neighbour's geo-strategic interests in future just like New Delhi …
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Sri Lanka anti-terror seminar faces boycott call
May 24, 2011 (AFP) - A leading human rights group urged governments on Tuesday to boycott a conference on fighting insurgents organised by Sri Lanka, which …
Sri Lanka intercepts Tamil Tiger propaganda
May 17, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday detained a Canada-bound container with a cargo of propaganda material for the island's Tamil Tiger …
Sri Lanka urged by India to probe rights record
NEW DELHI, May 17, 2011 (AFP) - India broke with past practice on Tuesday and called on Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the …
Sri Lanka frees 850 prisoners on Buddhist holiday
May 17, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka freed 858 convicts on Tuesday to mark the most important day in the Buddhist calendar, a prison official said. online pharmacy …
Australia defends Malaysia asylum seekers plan
SYDNEY, May 8, 2011 (AFP) - Australia on Sunday defended plans to send hundreds of asylum seekers to Malaysia, saying it was an important signal to people …
Sri Lanka’s May Day rallies reject UN war report
May 1, 2011 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government used May Day rallies on Sunday to reject a United Nations report that alleged the military may have been guilty …
US envoy heads to Sri Lanka amid war flap
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2011 (AFP) - A US envoy heads to Sri Lanka next week to encourage a full accounting over its civil war after the government angrily …
UN feared for staff in Sri Lanka conflict finale: Ban
UNITED NATIONS, April 27, 2011 (AFP) - The United Nations feared for its staff in Sri Lanka as government troops crushed a Tamil separatist uprising in 2009, …
Sri Lanka condemns ‘divisive’ UN report
April 27, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka rejected Wednesday what it called a "divisive" and flawed report commissioned by UN chief Ban Ki-moon which holds the …
UN releases report on Sri Lanka
UNITED NATIONS, April 25, 2011 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan army killed most of the tens of thousands of civilian victims of a final offensive against Tamil …
UN chief says no probe into Sri Lanka mass killings
UNITED NATIONS, April 26, 2011 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said he cannot order an international probe into the killing of tens of thousands of civilians …
Australia to crack down on refugees after riots
SYDNEY, April 26, 2011 (AFP) - Australia moved to toughen its refugee stance Tuesday, launching a stricter character test so those convicted of crimes, …
UN heads for rights confrontation with Sri Lanka
UNITED NATIONS, April 22, 2011 (AFP) - The United Nations hurtled toward a high-profile confrontation with the Sri Lankan government Friday over international …
UN rejects Sri Lanka call to hold back war crimes report
UNITED NATIONS, April 21, 2011 (AFP) - The United Nations insisted Thursday that a report on alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka would be released in full, …
Sri Lanka asks UN not to publish war crimes report
April 21, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka asked the United Nations on Thursday not to publish a forthcoming report on alleged war crimes during the island's ethnic war, …
Sri Lanka opposition demands probe over UN report
April 20, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition party on Wednesday urged the government to respond to United Nations allegations of war crimes by launching …
UN warns Sri Lanka to protect staff against protests
UNITED NATIONS, April 18, 2011 (AFP) - The United Nations on Monday warned the Sri Lankan government that it must protect UN staff, after the country's …
Sri Lankan Tamil party hails UN war crimes report
April 18, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main Tamil political party on Monday hailed a leaked UN report which called for an international war crimes probe into the …
Sri Lanka leader urges protests against UN report
April 17, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has called for mass protests against a UN report which urged a probe into alleged war crimes committed during the …