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Blast kills 12 Sri Lanka police personnel

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 16 (UPI) -- A suicide bomb attack Monday on a police station in northern Sri Lanka's Vavuniya region killed 12 police personnel, including three women, the military said.

Sri Lanka trade deficit soars

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 16 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's trade deficit, largely because of higher food and fuel imports in April, soared to $659 million from $393.8 million in the year-ago period.

Sri Lanka destroys Tamil command post

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 15 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan armed forces bombed and destroyed a key Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam command center Sunday, military officials said.

Journalist killed in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 28 (UPI) -- A journalist and a friend were found hacked to death in Sri Lanka Wednesday, a media group said.

LTTE blast kills minister, marathoner

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 6 (UPI) -- A suicide attack in Sri Lanka Sunday killed a highway minister and 12 marathon runners and injured 90 others north of Colombo, government officials said

2 police killed by landmine in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 26 (UPI) -- A landmine detonated in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, killing two police officers and injuring four others, the military said.

Sri Lankan military clashes with rebels

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 23 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan troops killed 48 rebel fighters in its separatist territory, a report said Sunday.

Sri Lankans vote in rare local elections

BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka, March 10 (UPI) -- Election observers predicted a huge voter turnout Monday amid high security in the first municipal elections in the Sri Lankan city of Batticaloa in 14 years.

Sri Lanka military claims 17 rebels killed

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 8 (UPI) -- Seventeen Tamil Tiger rebels died and four soldiers were injured in fighting with government troops in northern Sri Lanka, government officials said Saturday.

Report: Violence in Sri Lanka kills 42

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 7 (UPI) -- Thirty-eight Tamil Tiger rebels and four Sri Lankan government soldiers were killed during fighting in the country's northern region, a report said.
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