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

Sri Lanka holiday truce under way

Monday, April 13th 2009, 12:48

A 48-hour truce called by the Sri Lankan government to allow civilians to leave the north-east war zone seems to be holding.
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Sri Lanka military declares truce

Sunday, April 12th 2009, 11:09

The Sri Lanka government says it will halt fighting for 48 hours to enable civilians to leave the war zone in the north-east safely.
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Thousands on Tamil protest march

Saturday, April 11th 2009, 19:01
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A hundred thousand protesters have marched through central London against Sri Lanka's offensive on the Tamil Tigers, according to police estimates.
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Sri Lanka denies safe-zone shelling

Friday, April 10th 2009, 12:39

Sri Lanka's government strongly denies the army is shelling a designated civilian safe-zone in the north-east.
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'Civilians die' in Sri Lanka zone

Thursday, April 9th 2009, 7:57

At least 60 civilians have been killed by shelling in a no-fire zone in Sri Lanka in the past 24 hours, a senior health official says.
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UN issues new Sri Lanka warning

Wednesday, April 8th 2009, 11:30

The UN issues a fresh appeal for a humanitarian pause in the fighting in Sri Lanka to avoid a 'bloodbath' on the beaches.
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Six arrests at Tamil London demo

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 20:18
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Six people are arrested outside Parliament during angry clashes between the police and Tamil protesters.
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Sri Lankan troops 'not in hurry'

Monday, April 6th 2009, 6:21

Sri Lankan troops are in no hurry to storm a "safe zone" to pursue Tamil rebels in the north-east, the defence secretary says.
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Army 'routs Tigers in north-east'

Sunday, April 5th 2009, 9:59

Sri Lanka's army says it has taken all rebel-held territory in the north-east and pushed remaining fighters into a 'safe zone'.
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'Scores die' in Sri Lanka clashes

Saturday, April 4th 2009, 17:19

More than 100 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in two separate battles, the Sri Lankan military says.
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'Tigers killed in naval battle'

Saturday, April 4th 2009, 12:31

At least 11 Tamil Tiger rebels are killed and four boats destroyed in a sea battle off north-east Sri Lanka, the navy says.
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Fierce clashes rage in Sri Lanka

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 14:34

Intense clashes between Sri Lankan security forces and Tamil Tigers are reported from the country's north-east.
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Sri Lanka 'could halt fighting'

Monday, March 30th 2009, 18:56

Sri Lanka's government says it is considering pausing the offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels to allow trapped civilians out.
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Fierce clashes in north Sri Lanka

Monday, March 30th 2009, 9:19

Sri Lankan troops have killed more than 50 Tamil Tiger rebels in land and sea battles in the north-east, the military says.
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Sri Lanka army 'kills 15 rebels'

Sunday, March 29th 2009, 11:04

The Sri Lankan army says it has killed at least 15 Tamil Tiger rebels in intense battles in the north.
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UN in call for Sri Lanka 'pause'

Friday, March 27th 2009, 15:25

The UN urges the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to observe a 'humanitarian pause' in fighting.
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Sri Lanka army 'repulses Tigers'

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 6:07

The Sri Lankan military says it has repulsed an attack by Tamil Tiger rebels in the north and killed at least a dozen rebels.
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Lahore attack 'to change cricket'

Wednesday, March 25th 2009, 12:42
related countries: Pakistan

Sri Lanka's new captain says the attack in Pakistan has changed his players' approach to taking part in future tournaments.
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Sri Lanka fury at 'aid coalition'

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 11:38

The Sri Lankan government condemns what it calls a "vicious coalition" of aid and rights agencies over the civil war.
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Sri Lanka clinic gets vital drugs

Sunday, March 22nd 2009, 16:16

Vital drugs arrive at the last remaining major health facility in rebel-held Sri Lanka after fears it would shut due to shortages.
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Civilian misery

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 19:36

Defenceless victims of Sri Lanka's bloody conflict
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Sri Lanka children 'being killed'

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 11:58

The conflict in Sri Lanka is killing hundreds of children, United Nations' children's agency, Unicef, says.
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Heavy fighting in north Sri Lanka

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 7:34

Fierce fighting is going on between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in north-eastern Sri Lanka.
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Vital Tamil clinic 'could close'

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 21:37

The last major clinic in Sri Lanka's war-torn Tamil-held territory may close due to a medicine shortage, an official warns.
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Sri Lanka troops 'kill 18 rebels'

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 12:36

At least 18 Tamil Tiger rebels die in fresh clashes with Sri Lankan troops in the north-east, the defence ministry says.
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UN fears Sri Lanka 'war crimes'

Friday, March 13th 2009, 20:54

Actions by the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers may amount to war crimes, the UN says.
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S Lanka medical base 'captured'

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 10:08

Sri Lanka's army says it has captured a makeshift hospital in rebel-held territory amid reports of civilian casualties.
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Heavy fighting in north Sri Lanka

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 17:11

Sri Lankan troops and Tamil rebels fight fierce battles in the north, amid unconfirmed reports that a senior rebel is killed.
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Lahore attack fails to stump brave Afghan cricketers

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 15:55
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: Lahore

While cricketers shun Pakistan following the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, the Afghan side arrives in the country.
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Sri Lanka 'suicide bomb kills 14'

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 17:33
related places: Akuressa

At least 14 people are killed and 35 injured in a suicide bomb attack in the town of Akuressa in southern Sri Lanka, police say.
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'Civilians die' in S Lanka battle

Sunday, March 8th 2009, 15:24

At least 15 civilians have died in the last two days of fighting between Sri Lankan soldiers and Tamil Tiger rebels, a health official says.
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Deadly surge in Sri Lanka fighting

Sunday, March 8th 2009, 11:44

Both Sri Lanka's military and rebel forces say there has been a surge in fighting in recent days, with scores killed.
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Many dead in Sri Lanka, says UN

Friday, March 6th 2009, 16:42

The UN says that thousands of civilians have been killed and wounded in the north-east of Sri Lanka.
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IPL tournament 'will go ahead'

Friday, March 6th 2009, 10:09
related countries: Pakistan

The Indian Premier League will go ahead as planned - despite the attack on Sri Lanka's team in Pakistan, says IPL commissioner.
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Colombo offers 'safe route' plan

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 17:08

The Sri Lankan government says it is to open two safe routes for thousands of civilians trapped in the war zone in the north-east.
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Lahore suspect sketches released

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 13:49
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Pakistani police release sketches of four men suspected of involvement in the ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.
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Sri Lankans recover after attacks

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 9:39
related countries: Pakistan

Sri Lankan cricketers are recovering after surgery on injuries suffered during the attacks in Pakistan.
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Pakistan criticised for 'lapses'

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 7:33
related countries: Pakistan

Criticism mounts over apparent security lapses leading to Tuesday's attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Pakistan.
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CCTV 'shows Lahore gunmen escape'

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 18:19
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Pakistani TV broadcasts video showing what it says are gunmen from the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team escaping the scene.
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