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 12 (UPI) -- A United Nations official should be disciplined for accusing Sri Lanka of causing a civilian "bloodbath" in its war with militants, Sri Lankan diplomats said.
WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- The United States called on government and rebel forces in Sri Lanka Thursday to stop fighting until more than 140,000 civilians in the war zone are evacuated.
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, March 10 (UPI) -- Thousands on the island nation of Sri Lanka are fleeing fighting between government forces and Tamil-Tiger rebels, the BBC reported Saturday. Reports said that more than 13,000 people left rebel-controlled territories on Friday and that more than 30,000 h
WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush and Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met at the White House Wednesday and discussed ongoing efforts to end the violent sep
