Sri Lanka

  • Apr 27, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Voters strongly endorse war against LTTE

The government won a ringing endorsement for its campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil...

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 23, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Assault is casus belli for next generation

Troops pressed their assault against the last remaining Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)...

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 21, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Civilians flee as deadline expires

Sri Lankan troops thrust into the small rebel-held area on the northern coast today, after a...

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 15, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Civilians fail to flee fighting

Troops and Tamil Tiger rebels engaged in a fresh round of heavy fighting today, after a two-day...

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 13, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Ceasefire will not save civilians

President Mahinda Rajapakse ordered a 48-hour ceasefire yesterday for April 13-14.

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 9, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Army rejects shelling accusation

The Sri Lanka Army killed 129 civilians and wounded 282 in heavy shelling yesterday, according to...

Sri Lanka
  • Mar 31, 2009
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GULF STATES/SOUTH ASIA: Remittance falls hurt region

Remittances to developing nations could fall by a greater-than-expected 8% this year as the...

Gulf States
  • Mar 24, 2009
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INDIA: Ethnicity complicates regional relations

A 60-year old man committed self-immolation yesterday in the Sivakasi area of Tamil Nadu. This...

India