Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA: Voters strongly endorse war against LTTE
The government won a ringing endorsement for its campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil...
Sri LankaSRI LANKA: Assault is casus belli for next generation
Troops pressed their assault against the last remaining Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)...
Sri LankaSRI LANKA: Civilians flee as deadline expires
Sri Lankan troops thrust into the small rebel-held area on the northern coast today, after a...
Sri LankaSRI 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 LankaSRI LANKA: Ceasefire will not save civilians
President Mahinda Rajapakse ordered a 48-hour ceasefire yesterday for April 13-14.
Sri LankaSRI LANKA: Army rejects shelling accusation
The Sri Lanka Army killed 129 civilians and wounded 282 in heavy shelling yesterday, according to...
Sri LankaGULF STATES/SOUTH ASIA: Remittance falls hurt region
Remittances to developing nations could fall by a greater-than-expected 8% this year as the...
Gulf StatesINDIA: Ethnicity complicates regional relations
A 60-year old man committed self-immolation yesterday in the Sivakasi area of Tamil Nadu. This...
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