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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• December 28th 2009 – November 15th 2009
• November 15th 2009 – September 29th 2009
• September 25th 2009 – August 7th 2009
• August 7th 2009 – June 8th 2009
• June 7th 2009 – May 19th 2009
• May 19th 2009 – May 5th 2009
• May 4th 2009 – April 18th 2009
• April 16th 2009 – March 12th 2009
• March 11th 2009 – February 17th 2009
• February 17th 2009 – January 27th 2009
• January 26th 2009 – December 22nd 2008
• December 21st 2008 – October 17th 2008
• October 16th 2008 – August 14th 2008
• August 10th 2008 – May 16th 2008
• May 11th 2008 – March 19th 2008
• March 19th 2008 – January 24th 2008
• January 24th 2008 – December 20th 2007
• December 19th 2007 – November 5th 2007
• November 4th 2007 – August 8th 2007
• August 6th 2007 – May 14th 2007
• May 7th 2007 – April 1st 2007
• March 30th 2007 – February 20th 2007
• February 17th 2007 – December 6th 2006
• December 6th 2006 – October 16th 2006
• October 16th 2006 – August 20th 2006
• August 18th 2006 – August 3rd 2006
• August 2nd 2006 – June 19th 2006
• June 18th 2006 – May 13th 2006
• May 12th 2006 – April 10th 2006
• April 10th 2006 – January 14th 2006
• January 13th 2006 – December 14th 2005
• December 13th 2005 – November 12th 2005

Sri Lanka: news

S Lanka leader visits north-east

Thursday, April 16th 2009, 13:11
related places: Kilinochchi

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa makes a symbolic visit to the key town of Kilinochchi, captured from Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Sri Lanka Tamil rebels criticised

Thursday, April 16th 2009, 5:43
related countries: France, United Kingdom

Britain and France say they deplore the use of human shields by Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka army 'resumes fighting'

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 6:05

Sri Lankan troops have resumed operations against rebels after a two-day truce, pro-Tamil Tiger websites say.
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Sri Lanka ceasefire 'a deception'

Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 13:54

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels say a 48-hour truce is "hoodwinking" and demand an internationally supervised ceasefire.
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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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