Life is gradually resuming its rights in places of worship in Sri Lanka. The services are celebrated again, for the…
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Sri Lanka: opposition calls for the release of the loser of the presidential election
In Sri Lanka, these demonstrators fear for the life of the former army chief. In the capital Colombo, thousands of…
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Colombo shouts victory
This morning, the Sri Lankan president formalized the victory of the regular army over the Tamil separatists. In a nationally…
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Colombo exhibits the remains of the Tamil chief
The Sri Lankan army confirms the death of the leader of the Tamil separatists. Public television continuously broadcasts the video…
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Sri Lanka: Tamil provincial election after years of civil war
The northern part of Sri Lanka, where the ballot is taking place, was the scene for years of a civil…
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Ramadan under high tension in Sri Lanka
Still shaken by the attacks of April 21, the Sri Lankan authorities are on the alert. As Ramadan begins, hundreds…
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Sri Lanka: the A9, highway of reconciliation
For over a decade, Kilinochchi served as the capital for the Liberation Tigers movement from Tamil Islam. But in November…
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Sri Lanka: new explosion during a demining operation
Three bombs were discovered in a Sri Lanka: new explosion during a demining operation The vehicle was parked near the…
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Government continues to bomb civilians, say Tamil separatists
A Sri Lankan army fighter plane bombarding an area where civilians are refugees … They want to show that the…
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The stake of the poll in Sri Lanka: turning the page Rajapakse
It is the potential return of Mahinda Rajapakse on the political scene which is the real stake and unknown of…
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The legislative elections in Sri Lanka promised to the president’s party
Sri Lanka voted today in parliamentary elections that should unsurprisingly end with the victory of President Rajapakse’s party. The head…
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An expected and dreaded “bloodbath”
Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing the combat zones, as the Sri Lankan National Army launched its final assault…
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Tamil Tigers announce truce rejected by Sri Lankan authorities
The rebels proclaimed a unilateral ceasefire but in Colombo the capital, the defense secretary immediately rejected this initiative, saying that…
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Presidential election in Sri Lanka
After more than 35 years of civil war, the Sri Lankans elect their president in peace. Nearly 15 million voters…
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The debacle of the Tamil Tigers
In Sri Lanka, the Tamils, mostly located in the north of the country, represent 30% of the population compared to…
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Sri Lanka: Tamil rebels accuse army of killing 2,000 civilians
The Tamil Tigers today accused the army of killing more than 2,000 civilians in bombings in the “last 24 hours”.…
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London calls on Sri Lanka to shed light on war crimes charges
In 2009, the Tamil rebellion was crushed in a bloodbath. This Saturday, during the Commonwealth summit, British Prime Minister David…
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A dozen dead in a bombing in Sri Lanka
The attack blamed on the Tamil rebels killed several police officers and injured more than 85 in Colombo, the country’s…
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Sri Lanka bans full face veil
Sri Lanka is now banning veils that hide the face, and therefore, without naming them, the niqab or the burqa,…
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Inter-religious clashes in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, inter-community violence left three dead and several dozen injured. It happened overnight from Sunday to Monday in…
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