Politics
Less monitors to oversee Sri Lanka’s ‘ceasefire’
Aug 20 (AFP) - A foreign team monitoring Sri Lanka's crumbling ceasefire will be almost halved after Tamil Tiger rebels ordered members from European Union …
More clashes in Sri Lanka while refugee numbers rise
Aug 19 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops bombed an alleged Tamil Tiger seabase and traded fire with rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula amid concern over supplies …
Sri Lankan warplanes attack Tiger boat base
Aug 19 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's airforce Saturday said it had destroyed attack craft used by Tamil Tigers in an airstrike on a boatyard in rebel-held territory. …
EU urges resumption of Sri Lanka peace talks
HELSINKI, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - The Finnish presidency of the European Union has called on the warring parties in Sri Lanka to return to the negotiating table …
US disaster aid expert in Sri Lanka to study refugee crisis in Trincomalee
Aug 18 (LBO) - The United States government’s international aid agency has sent a disaster expert to study the refugee crisis in the country’s …
Aid workers demand help for thousands as air raids continue in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - Government warplanes attacked Tamil Tiger targets in northern Sri Lanka Friday as aid workers demanded access to tens of …
Tigers name 51 children killed in air raid
COLOMBO, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Friday gave the names of 51 school children killed in an airforce bombing of what they said was an …