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

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• 'Car bomb' hits Sri Lanka capital – 'Safe zone' for Sri Lanka conflict
• 'Scores dead' in S Lanka fighting – Amnesty in urgent Sri Lanka plea
• Anger over Lanka civilian deaths – BBC suspends Sri Lanka FM reports
• Bishop decries Sri Lanka attack – Civilian misery
• Civilian trauma – Cricket: Australia take control
• Cricket: Crucial win for India – Cricket: Pakistan clinch win
• Cricket: Pakistan get series win – Cricket: Sri Lanka through
• Cricket: Sri Lanka trounce India – Dilshan ton gives Sri Lanka hope
• Diplomats hurt in S Lanka attack – Fifth day Third Test as it happened
• Fighting closes Sri Lanka schools – Hawk named as Sri Lanka premier
• Heavy fighting in east Sri Lanka – India to send food aid to S Lanka
• India triumph despite Murali feat – Lanka army 'kills 45 civilians'
• Lanka military leaflets civilians – Mine attack hits Sri Lankan bus
• Mobile ban in Sri Lanka schools – Norwegian envoy in rebel talks
• Ntini doubtful for series opener – Rain hits opening day in Colombo
• Rampant Australia crush Sri Lanka – S Lanka army accused of killings
• S Lanka army head leaves abruptly – S Lankan army 'takes rebel base'
• S Lankan navy 'sinks rebel boats' – Sri Lanka 'sinks last Tiger boat'
• Sri Lanka 'suicide bomb kills 14' – Sri Lanka bars foreign aid staff
• Sri Lanka blast 'kills civilians' – Sri Lanka cruise to opening win
• Sri Lanka deaths stun aid agency – Sri Lanka in new peace talks bid
• Sri Lanka in new truce rejection – Sri Lanka probes 'bomber offer'
• Sri Lanka puts cap on rice prices – Sri Lanka set new one-day record
• Sri Lanka set NZ mammoth target – Sri Lanka troops killed in south
• Sri Lanka truce 'needs reviewing' – Sri Lankan editor row escalates
• Sri Lankan forces 'target church' – Suicide bomb in Sri Lanka capital
• Sweden FM denied Sri Lanka entry – Tamil Tiger rebels in jailbreak
• Tamil Tiger sea base 'captured' – Tamil war zone hospital hit again
• Tamils end asylum ship stand-off – Tigers want peace talks postponed
• Tight security for Sri Lankan MPs – UN call for S Lanka video probe
• UN call for Sri Lanka war probe – Under threat
• Upset in Sri Lanka post-war polls – Yousuf gives Pakistan initiative

Sri Lanka: news

Sri Lankan forces 'target church'

Sunday, June 18th 2006, 1:08
related places: Mannar

Government forces are accused of targeting a church in Mannar district in an attack which killed one woman.
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Sri Lankan journalist assaulted

Monday, June 1st 2009, 22:51

A Sri Lankan journalist who campaigns for media freedom is abducted and beaten by unidentified attackers.
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Sri Lankan journalists detained

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 23:49

The arrest of five Sri Lankan journalists by anti-terrorist police alarms media rights campaigners.
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Sri Lankan kidnapped in Philippines

Friday, February 13th 2009, 4:01
related countries: Philippines

A Sri Lankan peace advocate is the latest victim of a wave of kidnapping in the southern Philippines.
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Sri Lankan landmine attack

Sunday, May 28th 2006, 14:33

Seven die when a jeep carrying Sri Lankan tourists is blown up by a landmine in the Wilpattu national park.
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Sri Lankan leader in peace offer

Friday, February 9th 2007, 13:20

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse tells the BBC the door is still open for peace talks with the Tamil Tigers.
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Sri Lankan minister dies in blast

Tuesday, January 8th 2008, 15:29
related places: Colombo

A Sri Lankan minister is killed in a powerful roadside bomb blast near the capital, Colombo, doctors say.
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Sri Lankan MP killed in Colombo

Friday, November 10th 2006, 16:48
related places: Colombo

A pro-Tamil Tiger politician dies in hospital after being shot by unidentified gunmen in the Sri Lankan capital.
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Sri Lankan navy in 'Tiger clash'

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 18:56

The Sri Lankan navy attacks rebel Tamil Tiger boats off the island's northern coast, sinking five, officials say.
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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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Sri Lankan rebel leader 'is dead'

Monday, May 18th 2009, 9:22

The Tamil Tiger rebels' leader Velupillai Prabhakaran has been killed after being surrounded, Sri Lankan state TV says.
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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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Sri Lankan rights advisers quit

Monday, October 15th 2007, 11:45

Four members of a Sri Lankan government panel resign in protest at the military's human rights record.
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Sri Lankan soldiers die in blast

Wednesday, July 19th 2006, 10:34

Two Sri Lankan army personnel are killed in a landmine attack by suspected rebels, the army says.
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Sri Lankan talks end in failure

Sunday, October 29th 2006, 17:32

Negotiations between Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels end without even a date for new talks.
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Sri Lankan team is stranded in UK

Tuesday, May 1st 2007, 11:57
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Sri Lanka's World Cup team is stranded in London after airline suspends flights in wake of Tamil Tiger air raids.
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Sri Lankan temple attack denied

Tuesday, June 20th 2006, 15:59

A head monk contradicts a Sri Lankan government report that the Tamil Tigers attacked his temple.
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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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Sri Lankan troops battle rebels

Sunday, December 21st 2008, 12:02
related places: Kilinochchi

Fresh fighting breaks out in Sri Lanka as government troops try to capture the town of Kilinochchi from Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Sri Lankan troops killed in blast

Monday, April 10th 2006, 10:16
related places: Jaffna

At least four Sri Lankan soldiers are killed and two wounded in a mine blast near Jaffna, the army says.
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Sri Lankan troops seize rebel HQ

Friday, January 2nd 2009, 13:58
related places: Kilinochchi

Sri Lanka's government claims a major victory after troops take control of the Tamil Tiger rebels' de facto capital, Kilinochchi.
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Sri Lankan troops take key town

Monday, September 4th 2006, 14:35

Sri Lankan troops seize a crucial town in the north-east that had been held for years by Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Sri Lankan was 50 years on remand

Sunday, January 13th 2008, 15:39

A man is released from prison in Sri Lanka after being held on remand for 50 years without conviction.
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Sri Lankans arrest UK news team

Saturday, May 9th 2009, 19:15
related countries: United Kingdom

A team of UK journalists are arrested in Sri Lanka after reporting allegations of abuse in camps for displaced Tamils.
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Sri Lankans in human rights award

Friday, May 4th 2007, 10:48

Two Sri Lankan teachers win international awards for their work in highlighting human rights abuses.
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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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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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Stalemate in Sri Lanka Oslo talks

Thursday, June 8th 2006, 21:20

Norway says it has been unable to bring the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels together for talks.
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Still expanding

Monday, June 29th 2009, 0:09

Sri Lankan army gets bigger yet the war has been won
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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.
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Suicide bomb in Sri Lanka capital

Friday, May 16th 2008, 14:27
related places: Colombo

At least 10 people are killed in a suicide attack in the heart of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, the army says.
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'Car bomb' hits Sri Lanka capital – 'Safe zone' for Sri Lanka conflict'Scores dead' in S Lanka fighting – Amnesty in urgent Sri Lanka pleaAnger over Lanka civilian deaths – BBC suspends Sri Lanka FM reportsBishop decries Sri Lanka attack – Civilian miseryCivilian trauma – Cricket: Australia take controlCricket: Crucial win for India – Cricket: Pakistan clinch winCricket: Pakistan get series win – Cricket: Sri Lanka throughCricket: Sri Lanka trounce India – Dilshan ton gives Sri Lanka hopeDiplomats hurt in S Lanka attack – Fifth day Third Test as it happenedFighting closes Sri Lanka schools – Hawk named as Sri Lanka premierHeavy fighting in east Sri Lanka – India to send food aid to S LankaIndia triumph despite Murali feat – Lanka army 'kills 45 civilians'Lanka military leaflets civilians – Mine attack hits Sri Lankan busMobile ban in Sri Lanka schools – Norwegian envoy in rebel talksNtini doubtful for series opener – Rain hits opening day in ColomboRampant Australia crush Sri Lanka – S Lanka army accused of killingsS Lanka army head leaves abruptly – S Lankan army 'takes rebel base'S Lankan navy 'sinks rebel boats' – Sri Lanka 'sinks last Tiger boat'Sri Lanka 'suicide bomb kills 14' – Sri Lanka bars foreign aid staffSri Lanka blast 'kills civilians' – Sri Lanka cruise to opening winSri Lanka deaths stun aid agency – Sri Lanka in new peace talks bidSri Lanka in new truce rejection – Sri Lanka probes 'bomber offer'Sri Lanka puts cap on rice prices – Sri Lanka set new one-day recordSri Lanka set NZ mammoth target – Sri Lanka troops killed in southSri Lanka truce 'needs reviewing' – Sri Lankan editor row escalatesSri Lankan forces 'target church' – Suicide bomb in Sri Lanka capitalSweden FM denied Sri Lanka entry – Tamil Tiger rebels in jailbreakTamil Tiger sea base 'captured' – Tamil war zone hospital hit againTamils end asylum ship stand-off – Tigers want peace talks postponedTight security for Sri Lankan MPs – UN call for S Lanka video probeUN call for Sri Lanka war probe – Under threatUpset in Sri Lanka post-war polls – Yousuf gives Pakistan initiative