Google map sightseeing
easy as never before.
world places:  
world regions:  
loading
link to this page

News: Sri Lanka

We have started to collect the most important news related to Sri Lanka in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Sri Lanka – overview

Sri Lanka: news

Sri Lanka minister survives blast

Thursday, October 9th 2008, 11:06

A suspected suicide bomber in Sri Lanka kills at least one person in an attack targeting a government minister, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Suicide blast hits Sri Lanka town

Monday, October 6th 2008, 10:32
related places: Anuradhapura

A suicide blast in a Sri Lankan town kills a former general and at least 26 other people, the defence ministry says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Civilians flee Tamil Tiger centre

Friday, October 3rd 2008, 15:23
related places: Kilinochchi

Many civilians are reported to be fleeing the northern Sri Lankan town of Kilinochchi in the face of more air force attacks.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UN to help Sri Lanka's displaced

Monday, September 29th 2008, 13:54

The UN in Sri Lanka says it will send food later this week to thousands of civilians displaced by fighting in the north.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sri Lanka 'on verge of victory'

Friday, September 26th 2008, 15:31

Sri Lanka's powerful defence secretary says the government is on the verge of victory against Tamil Tiger rebels.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Civilian trauma

Tuesday, September 23rd 2008, 15:30

Eyewitness account of the war in northern Sri Lanka
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tamil census ordered in Colombo

Sunday, September 21st 2008, 10:22
related places: Colombo

Sri Lankan police start registering thousands of people, nearly all Tamils, who have fled the war-torn north for the capital.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Fresh clashes in Sri Lankan north

Friday, September 19th 2008, 17:43

Fresh clashes between troops and Tamil rebels are reported in northern Sri Lanka after Thursday's fierce fighting.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sea battle off Sri Lankan coast

Thursday, September 18th 2008, 16:11

Sri Lanka's navy says it has fought a battle off the north-west coast, as troops continue fighting Tamil rebels.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

S Lanka army 'close' to key town

Wednesday, September 17th 2008, 13:09

The Sri Lankan military says it is pushing ahead with an offensive against Tamil rebels as it advances on their northern headquarters.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sri Lanka war

Wednesday, September 17th 2008, 12:34

Why Tamil rebel HQ is under serious threat from troops
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UN pulls out of north Sri Lanka

Tuesday, September 16th 2008, 14:41

The UN and other aid groups pull out of Tamil Tiger-held areas of northern Sri Lanka as the military closes in on the rebels' HQ.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UN to leave Sri Lanka rebel area

Monday, September 15th 2008, 21:56
related places: Kilinochchi

Tamil Tiger rebels assure the UN that its personnel will be allowed to leave the northern Kilinochchi region on Tuesday.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sri Lanka jets bomb 'rebel base'

Wednesday, September 10th 2008, 11:51

Sri Lankan air force jets drop bombs on an intelligence headquarters of the Tamil Tiger rebels, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UN 'to relocate Sri Lanka staff'

Tuesday, September 9th 2008, 17:21

The UN says it will start moving its staff out of Sri Lanka's rebel held north after the government ordered aid agencies to leave.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Aid dilemma

Tuesday, September 9th 2008, 15:51

What now after agencies banned in northern Sri Lanka?
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Heavy losses in Sri Lanka clash

Tuesday, September 9th 2008, 15:10

The Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tigers both admit suffering heavy losses in a rebel suicide attack.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sri Lanka bars foreign aid staff

Monday, September 8th 2008, 17:43

Sri Lanka's government says foreign aid workers and many of their local colleagues must leave Tamil-rebel held areas.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

S Lanka army 'captures' key town

Tuesday, September 2nd 2008, 10:00

The Sri Lankan military says that it has captured a key town held by Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the country.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'Scores dead' in S Lanka fighting

Monday, September 1st 2008, 4:50

Forty two Tamil Tiger rebels die in fresh fighting with security forces in Sri Lanka, the military says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

S Lanka army accused of killings

Sunday, August 31st 2008, 9:37

Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka accuse the army of killing five civilians in an attack near one of their bases.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Dozens injured in Sri Lanka blast

Saturday, August 30th 2008, 7:45
related places: Colombo

A large explosion has struck Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, with the military saying that dozens have been injured.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Lanka military leaflets civilians

Friday, August 29th 2008, 8:49

Sri Lanka's air force begins dropping leaflets urging civilians to leave northern areas controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

India beat Sri Lanka & win series

Wednesday, August 27th 2008, 16:41
related countries: India India

Sri Lanka lose a second consecutive home one-day series for the first time in their history as India beat them by 46 runs.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sri Lanka rebels stage air strike

Tuesday, August 26th 2008, 19:32

Tamil Tiger rebels carry out an air raid on a major naval base in eastern Sri Lanka, military officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

India win squares one-day series

Wednesday, August 20th 2008, 11:14
related countries: India India
related places: Dambulla

India level their one-day series in Sri Lanka with a hard fought three-wicket success in Dambulla.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

S Lankan army 'takes rebel base'

Sunday, August 17th 2008, 13:25

Sri Lanka's military report capturing a training complex of the Tamil Tiger rebels complete with 100 underground bunkers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Thousands flee homes in S Lanka

Thursday, August 14th 2008, 6:36

The UN says as many as 75,000 people have fled their homes in northern Sri Lanka in the last two and a half months.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mendis sets record as India slump

Sunday, August 10th 2008, 12:48
related countries: India India

Spin sensation Ajantha Mendis broke a 62-year-old record to help Sri Lanka close in on a series win over India.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Pakistan to probe embassy bombing

Saturday, August 2nd 2008, 15:03
related places: Colombo

Pakistan offers to investigate the bombing of India's Kabul embassy after claims its spy agency was involved, India says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'Kashmir talks' held in Colombo

Thursday, July 31st 2008, 17:24
related countries: India India, Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Colombo, Kashmir

The Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers meet in Sri Lanka for talks thought to have focused on the Kashmir dispute.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

page 13/32

This content is from the BBC News website. Date and time information is related to GMT.


Maplandia.com is not sponsored by or affiliated with Google.


Copyright © 2005 maplandia.com. All rights reserved. | news | faq | contact us | RSS | XHTML & CSS