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.

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Sri Lanka: news

Troops 'capture' Tamil rebel base

Wednesday, March 28th 2007, 11:12

Sri Lankan troops drive Tamil Tiger rebels from a major base in the east of the island, the army says.
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'Suicide attack' on S Lanka army

Tuesday, March 27th 2007, 11:26

Sri Lanka's military says eight die in a suicide attack, a day after the Tamil Tiger rebels' first air raid.
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Sri Lankan rebels launch air raid

Monday, March 26th 2007, 15:06
related places: Colombo

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers carry out their first aerial attack, bombing a military base by the main international airport.
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'Gun battle' at Colombo airport

Sunday, March 25th 2007, 20:06
related places: Colombo

The international airport in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo is under attack by Tamil Tiger rebels, reports say.
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Cricket: Sri Lanka trounce India

Friday, March 23rd 2007, 21:32
related countries: India, Trinidad and Tobago

India are facing elimination from the World Cup after losing by 69 runs to Sri Lanka in Trinidad.
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India v Sri Lanka as it happened

Friday, March 23rd 2007, 17:23
related countries: India, Trinidad and Tobago

India are facing the prospect of going out of the World Cup after being thrashed by Sri Lanka in Trinidad.
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Major battle in north-west Lanka

Friday, March 23rd 2007, 17:10

Hundreds of troops move into Tamil Tiger-controlled territory in north-west Sri Lanka, the rebels say.
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Cricket: Sri Lanka through

Wednesday, March 21st 2007, 21:11
related countries: Bangladesh

Sri Lanka trounce Bangladesh by 198 runs under the D/L method in Group B in Trinidad.
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Cricket World Cup Live - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka

Wednesday, March 21st 2007, 13:10
related countries: Bangladesh, Trinidad and Tobago

Sanath Jayasuriya gives Sri Lanka an excellent start in the key Group B game against Bangladesh.
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Heavy fighting in east Sri Lanka

Wednesday, March 21st 2007, 10:49

At least 12 people are killed in fighting between troops and rebels in eastern Sri Lanka, the military says.
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UN warns of Sri Lanka food crisis

Tuesday, March 20th 2007, 16:49

The UN's World Food Programme warns that it is running out of money to feed displaced people in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka sinks 'Tigers vessels'

Sunday, March 18th 2007, 11:21

Sri Lanka's navy says it has sunk two cargo vessels believed to be carrying weapons for the Tamil Tigers.
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Sri Lankans to be sent to Nauru

Thursday, March 15th 2007, 9:46
related countries: Nauru

Australia is to send a group of 83 Sri Lankan asylum seekers to the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru.
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Fighting closes Sri Lanka schools

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 16:31

Fighting in Sri Lanka's east closes more than 100 schools, with some now housing displaced people, officials say.
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New clashes in eastern Sri Lanka

Sunday, March 11th 2007, 18:50

Sri Lanka's defence ministry says soldiers have recovered the bodies of 14 Tamil Tigers after a battle in the east.
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Thousands flee Sri Lanka clashes

Sunday, March 11th 2007, 7:57

Thousands are fleeing villages in eastern Sri Lanka amid fighting between Tamil Tigers and government forces.
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Civilians flee Sri Lanka fighting

Saturday, March 10th 2007, 6:17

Thousands abandon their homes as fighting between Tamil Tigers and the army worsens in eastern Sri Lanka.
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Tamil Tiger bases 'are captured'

Friday, March 9th 2007, 9:52

Sri Lanka's military says it has overrun four Tamil Tiger bases in the north-east after three days of fighting.
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Thousands flee Sri Lanka fighting

Thursday, March 8th 2007, 18:01

Thousands of civilians flee heavy fighting between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in eastern Sri Lanka.
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Police held over S Lanka kidnaps

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 14:42

A top Sri Lankan policeman says police and troops have been arrested over civilian abductions.
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Cricket: Sri Lanka beat Scotland

Monday, March 5th 2007, 21:08
related countries: Barbados, United Kingdom

Scotland battle hard but suffer defeat by a wide margin in their World Cup warm-up match against Sri Lanka in Barbados.
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Sea clashes off Sri Lanka coast

Wednesday, February 28th 2007, 11:34

Sri Lanka's navy says it has sunk a vessel smuggling arms and killed at least 15 rebels in a separate sea battle.
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Diplomats hurt in S Lanka attack

Tuesday, February 27th 2007, 14:35
related countries: Italy, United States

The ambassadors of Italy and the US are slightly injured as they are caught up in a mortar attack in Sri Lanka.
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Australia reassures Sri Lankans

Tuesday, February 27th 2007, 6:22

Australia says a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers will not be repatriated if they face persecution back home.
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Tamil Nadu CM in Tiger warning

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 19:50
related countries: India

The chief minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu warns people not to have links with Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Sri Lankan navy raid 'kills nine'

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 18:26

Sri Lanka's navy says it has sunk two Tamil Tiger boats killing nine rebels off the north-west coast.
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'Three dead' in Sri Lanka blast

Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 13:27

Three people are killed and 16 injured in a mine explosion in eastern Sri Lanka, officials say.
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Two die in Sri Lanka air strikes

Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 7:20

The Sri Lankan air force bombs a Tamil Tiger rebel training camp in the north, says defence ministry.
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Cricket: India win series

Saturday, February 17th 2007, 11:27
related countries: India

Yuvraj Singh hits 95 and Sourav Ganguly 58 as India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets to win the one-day series 2-1.
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Navy 'recovers mine parts'

Friday, February 16th 2007, 13:04

Sri Lanka's navy says it has recovered claymore mine parts after sinking two Tamil Tiger boats.
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Eight 'rebels' die in sea attack

Monday, February 12th 2007, 5:50

Sri Lanka's navy says it has killed at least eight suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in a sea attack.
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