In Sri Lanka, hundreds of monks demonstrated on Thursday in front of the Bangladeshi embassy in Colombo. A peaceful mobilization…
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What path will Sri Lanka take now that the Tamil Tigers have acknowledged their defeat?
The rebels, who have been fighting since 1972 for the independence of the north and east of the island, announced…
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Sri Lankan government declares at least 48-hour ceasefire with Tamil rebels
A symbolic gesture in Sri Lanka. President Mahinda Rajapakse has declared a ceasefire of at least 48 hours with the…
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Deadly torrential rains in Sri Lanka
At least 42 people have already died in the center and east of the island and dozens more are missing.…
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Tamil rebel leader presumed dead, Sri Lankan army announces end of fighting
The founder and leader of the Tamil guerrilla was reportedly killed by the Sri Lankan army. Velupillai Prabhakaran is said…
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Sri Lanka: the Islamic State group claims the attacks
On CCTV footage, we can see the path of one of the suspected suicide bombers of the Sunday attacks in…
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One million faithful for the canonization of the first Sri Lankan saint
On the second day of his visit to Sri Lanka, Pope Francoise visited the waterfront in Colombo, the country’s capital.…
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Sri Lanka, mourning, Vesak celebration
Due to heavy rainfall and devastating floods that hit Sri Lanka, the streets of the capital Colombo are less crowded…
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Sri Lanka: victory of outgoing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in the legislative elections
Tams tams and applause fed to the proclamation of the results of the legislative elections in Sri Lanka. The United…
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Impressive procession in Sri Lanka
Thousands of people take to the streets of Kandy, Sri Lanka on Saturday evening (August 25) to witness an annual…
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Sri Lanka announces the end of the Tamils
The Tamil rebels militarily beaten in Sri Lanka, this is what the president of the country affirms this evening. To…
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Sri Lankan government does not want UN aid workers
The head of United Nations Humanitarian Affairs leaves Sri Lanka “disappointed”. John Holmes did not get a “green light” from…
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The end of the war against the Tamil guerrillas rejoices the Sri Lankans
The announcement of the surrender of the Tamil rebels was greeted with joy in Colombo. No human tide in the…
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Tamil rebels on the brink of capitulation
It’s jubilation in the capital of Sri Lanka. Part of the population is savoring the near end of 37 years…
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Presidential election in Sri Lanka: outgoing president Mahinda Rajapakse admits defeat
During the campaign he was accused of corruption and of failing to seal national reconciliation. It was his former Minister…
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Sri Lankan army seizes Tamil stronghold of Kilinochchi
A “historic victory for the nation”… These are the words of the president of Sri Lanka, whose army today seized…
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