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

Sea battle erupts off Sri Lanka

Thursday, November 9th 2006, 13:29

A fierce battle between the navy and Tamil rebels is taking place off the northern coast of Sri Lanka, the two sides say.
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Lanka army 'kills 45 civilians'

Wednesday, November 8th 2006, 18:15

At least 45 civilians are killed in heavy shelling by the military in eastern Sri Lanka, Tamil rebels say.
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Sri Lanka jets bomb rebel areas

Thursday, November 2nd 2006, 16:49

The Sri Lankan air force bombs Tamil Tiger targets - five people - probably civilians - die, peace monitors say.
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Rebel targets 'hit' in Sri Lanka

Wednesday, November 1st 2006, 7:58
related places: Batticaloa

Sri Lanka's air force carries out strikes against Tamil Tiger targets in the eastern town of Batticaloa, the military says.
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Soldier killed in Sri Lanka blast

Tuesday, October 31st 2006, 8:23

One solider is killed and three others are wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in northern Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka clash after talks fail

Monday, October 30th 2006, 11:47

Sri Lankan forces and Tamil rebels exchange fire in the north, a day after peace talks failed.
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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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Cricket: S Africa beat Sri Lanka

Tuesday, October 24th 2006, 16:30

South Africa kept their Champions Trophy hopes alive with a 78-run victory over Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad.
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Cricket: Sri Lanka beat NZ

Friday, October 20th 2006, 15:54
related countries: New Zealand

Muttiah Muralitharan takes 4-23 to help Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket Champions Trophy win over New Zealand.
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S Lankan navy 'sinks rebel boats'

Friday, October 20th 2006, 15:35

Sri Lanka's navy says it has destroyed two Tamil Tiger boats and killed 20 rebels in a sea battle.
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Sri Lanka tourist city on alert

Thursday, October 19th 2006, 8:02
related places: Galle

Soldiers are on alert in the Sri Lankan city of Galle, a day after an attack on a naval base by Tiger rebels.
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Sri Lanka tourist city port attacked

Wednesday, October 18th 2006, 12:11
related places: Galle

Tamil rebels carry out a suicide attack on a naval base in the Sri Lankan tourist city of Galle, the military says.
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Cricket: Pakistan shine in victory

Tuesday, October 17th 2006, 16:46
related countries: Pakistan

Abdul Razzaq takes four wickets and hits 38 off 24 balls to help Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy.
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Sri Lanka raids 'hit rebel radio'

Tuesday, October 17th 2006, 15:53

Sri Lankan jets destroy a rebel radio tower, a day after the country's bloodiest suicide attack, rebels say.
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Envoy in Sri Lanka after bombing

Tuesday, October 17th 2006, 5:49
related countries: Norway

The Norwegian peace envoy for Sri Lanka arrives for talks, a day after a suicide bombing killed almost 100 people.
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Blast sparks Sri Lanka air raids

Monday, October 16th 2006, 21:51

Sri Lanka's air force hits Tamil Tiger positions after at least 99 people are killed in an attack on an army convoy.
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Sri Lanka attack causes carnage

Monday, October 16th 2006, 18:16

At least 99 people are reported killed in a suicide attack on a navy bus convoy in northern Sri Lanka.
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Aid team's bodies to be exhumed

Saturday, October 14th 2006, 16:53

The bodies of 15 aid workers killed in Sri Lanka in August are to be exhumed to find out who killed them.
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Cricket: S Lanka thrash Windies

Saturday, October 14th 2006, 12:49

Farveez Maharoof takes 6-14 as Sri Lanka thrash West Indies by nine wickets in the Champions Trophy.
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Sri Lanka clashes kill 129 troops

Thursday, October 12th 2006, 15:59
related places: Jaffna

At least 129 Sri Lankan army soldiers were killed in fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels near Jaffna, it emerges.
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Many killed in Sri Lanka clashes

Thursday, October 12th 2006, 5:03

The Sri Lankan army now says it has lost more than 40 troops in continued fighting in the Jaffna peninsula.
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Sri Lanka hammer hapless Zimbabwe

Tuesday, October 10th 2006, 16:27
related countries: Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka all but qualify for the main Champions Trophy stage after beating Zimbabwe by 144 runs.
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Sri Lanka too good for Bangladesh

Saturday, October 7th 2006, 16:59
related countries: Bangladesh

Upul Tharanga's century helps Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 37 runs in their Champions Trophy qualifier.
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Fighting mars Lanka peace moves

Friday, October 6th 2006, 16:41

Sri Lanka's military and Tamil Tigers engage in fresh fighting the day after the Tigers agreed to peace talks.
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Sri Lanka agrees to peace talks

Wednesday, October 4th 2006, 23:01

Sri Lanka agrees to talks with Tamil Tiger rebels after months of violence and fears of a return to all-out war.
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Fears grow over Tamil abductions

Tuesday, September 26th 2006, 19:45
related places: Colombo

Minority Tamils in Sri Lankan capital Colombo appeal to government for protection after a spate of abductions.
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Sri Lanka sea battle 'kills 70'

Monday, September 25th 2006, 12:18

Sri Lanka says it has killed dozens of Tamil Tiger separatists in a sea battle off the eastern coast.
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Sri Lankan civilians found dead

Monday, September 18th 2006, 13:58

Eleven Muslim civilians are buried after being found murdered in a remote area in eastern Sri Lanka.
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Asian migrants arrive at Tenerife

Friday, September 15th 2006, 16:19
related countries: Pakistan

Almost 200 migrants believed to be from Pakistan and Sri Lanka reach the Canary Islands by boat.
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Sri Lanka denies rebel talks deal

Wednesday, September 13th 2006, 12:29

The Sri Lankan government denies reports that it has agreed to hold talks soon with Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Sri Lankan army 'in rebel area'

Monday, September 11th 2006, 6:44

The Sri Lankan army says it has moved into Tamil Tiger-held areas in the north, after fighting kills 33 soldiers.
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Sri Lanka clashes kill 28 troops

Sunday, September 10th 2006, 7:33

Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels has left 28 soldiers dead and 100 hurt, the army says.
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UN fear over Sri Lanka displaced

Thursday, September 7th 2006, 15:39

The UN in Sri Lanka is concerned for the safety of displaced people returning home in the north-east.
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Army 'consolidates' Sampur gains

Tuesday, September 5th 2006, 9:17
related places: Sampur

The Sri Lankan army says it is consolidating positions in the recently captured north-eastern town of Sampur.
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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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Sea battle erupts off Sri Lanka

Saturday, September 2nd 2006, 14:43

A sea battle breaks out between government patrol boats and Tamil Tiger rebels off northern Sri Lanka.
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UN 'may suspend' Sri Lankan aid

Thursday, August 31st 2006, 12:06

The UN warns it may suspend aid operations in Sri Lanka after the military are accused of killing 17 aid workers.
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Military 'killed Sri Lankan aid staff'

Wednesday, August 30th 2006, 16:16

International truce monitors say they are "convinced" Sri Lanka's military killed 17 aid workers earlier this month.
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Tamil reporter freed in Colombo

Wednesday, August 30th 2006, 8:10
related places: Colombo

A Tamil journalist kidnapped near Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, is freed unharmed, police say.
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