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We have started to collect the most important news related to Sri Lanka in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
A senior UN envoy says the plight of Tamils displaced by the recent war is putting Sri Lankan reconciliation at risk.
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A top United Nations envoy is touring camps holding hundreds of thousands of displaced Tamils in northern Sri Lanka.
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A senior UN envoy is in Sri Lanka for talks on Tamils still living in government-run camps four months after the war ended.
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A court in Sri Lanka grants bail to two former Tamil Tiger officials in government custody for more than four months.
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The UN says it cannot continue funding the main refugee camp in Sri Lanka where the government is keeping nearly 300,000 people.
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A charity worker warns that 250,000 refugees living in camps in north Sri Lanka may be vulnerable to the monsoon.
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The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, criticises Sri Lanka for its decision to expel a UN children's agency spokesman.
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Sri Lanka orders out a senior UN official, accusing him of issuing "propaganda" during the war with the Tamil Tigers.
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New ZealandNew Zealand beat Sri Lanka by three runs in the first Twenty20 international in Colombo.
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A senior United Nations official calls for an investigation into whether Sri Lankan soldiers executed unarmed Tamils.
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A Sri Lankan Tamil journalist sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday gets an international award for ethical journalism.
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A court in Sri Lanka sentences a prominent Tamil journalist to 20 years in prison for "causing communal disharmony".
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New ZealandSri Lanka complete a 96-run victory over New Zealand to secure the two-match series 2-0.
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Sri Lanka faces new calls for a human rights inquiry after video emerges of apparent extra-judicial killings by troops.
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Four doctors detained for allegedly exaggerating civilian casualty figures in Sri Lanka's combat zone are bailed.
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United KingdomDetainees and pilgrims in former Sri Lanka war zone
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Muttiah Muralitharan takes three wickets as Sri Lanka beat New Zealnd by 202 runs in the first Test in Galle.
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PakistanSri Lanka's army says it will offer training in counter-insurgency to members of the Pakistani military.
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Sri Lanka's new army chief calls for a rapid resettlement of the 250,000 displaced people currently in government camps.
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United KingdomA UK parliamentary report expresses unease about arms exports to Sri Lanka during the final years of a civil war.
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United StatesA US diplomat says Sri Lanka's failure to share power with the minority Tamils could lead to renewed violence.
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Heavy rain in northern Sri Lanka has flooded the government-run camps where Tamil war refugees are being held, reports say.
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Two of Sri Lanka's most senior Roman Catholic clergy speak out against the detention of nearly 300,000 Tamil war refugees.
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United StatesA senior US diplomat warns that Sri Lanka's failure to share power with minority Tamils could lead to renewed violence.
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Amnesty International urges Sri Lanka to free hundreds of thousands of Tamil war refugees held in camps.
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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels call for an investigation into the overseas arrest and repatriation of their leader.
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Sri Lanka's governing coalition wins in Jaffna but suffers a surprise defeat in Vavuniya in the country's first post-war elections.
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Press restrictions imposed by the Sri Lankan government ahead of elections in the northern towns of Jaffna and Vavuniya are strongly criticised.
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The new head of the Tamil Tiger rebels, Selvarasa Pathmanathan, has been arrested, military and rebel sources say.
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Sri Lanka's defence secretary tells the BBC his country needs far more aid to help resettle almost 300,000 displaced people.
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Sri Lanka bans school students from using mobile phones at school following the suicide of a teenager, officials say.
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