VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka, May 23 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Sri Lanka must try to heal the wounds of its just-ended civil war by reaching out to minority ethnic Tamils.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 22 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon landed Friday in Sri Lanka to get an in-person look at what needs to be done after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 22 (UPI) -- More than 6,200 Sri Lankan security personnel were killed fighting the Tamil Tigers in the past three years, a government official said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 24 (UPI) -- A Sri Lankan official said Friday his government has agreed in principle to allow U.N. staff inspectors to visit the country's "no-fire zone" in the northeast.
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, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, condemning the recent spate of violence in Sri Lanka, has asked the various stakeholders to return to the peace process.
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned an attack in Sri Lanka which injured senior aid officials, including one from the United Nations.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 1 (UPI) -- Gunmen shot and killed an election candidate Monday in Sri Lanka, the civil-war torn island nation preparing for general elections next month.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- In a move toward peace talks, Sri Lanka's prime minister indicated Tuesday that his government was favorably disposed toward lifting the ban on the Tamil Tiger
