COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 17 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan Army has begun its final mopping up of Tamil Tiger fighters trapped in the northeastern part of the country, the Ministry of Defense said Sunday.
SRI JAYAWARDENAPURA-KOTTE, Sri Lanka, April 30 (UPI) -- Former Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka accused ex-comrades of war crimes, alleging they killed more than 200 Tamil civilians trying to escape a "no-fire zone."
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 20 (UPI) -- More than 35,000 civilians fled from a no-fire zone in northern Sri Lanka where cornered Tamil Tiger rebels were given 24 hours to surrender, officials said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 12 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's president Sunday ordered his troops to withhold fire against Tamil Tiger rebels during a two-day celebration of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa says his country's military won't harass the civilian population while conducting anti-terrorism operations.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka says it will allow Indian medics to administer aid to ethnic Tamils in the island nation's war-torn northern sector.
TOKYO, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa is calling on the country's citizens to join the island's battle against terrorism.
VATICAN CITY, April 20 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI in his meeting Friday with Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse urged the resumption of talks with separatist Tamil Tiger rebels.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- An Italian official promises aid to Sri Lanka and called for peace talks between the government and rebels in the violence-torn nation.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The brother of Sri Lanka's president has survived a suicide bomber's attack that left 14 people injured in Colombo Friday, police said.
