Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapakse
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hand with President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapakse during a welcoming ceremony for Rajapakse in Tehran, Iran on November 26, 2007. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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MELBOURNE, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Australian Attorney General Robert McClelland has ruled out a war crimes case against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, saying he has diplomatic immunity.
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, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Government troops gained control of the strategic Elephant Pass in Sri Lanka from rebel forces on Friday, President Mahinda Rajapakse said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 28 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse expressed no interest Saturday in easing off his military's offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels.
BEIJING, April 11 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has expressed confidence about his nation's ability to hold a successful Summer Olympics Games in Beijing this summer.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Britain has exhorted the Sri Lankan government to push for peace, as violence threatened to worsen in the government's campaign against terror.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A report from the International Crisis Group says that lasting peace in Sri Lanka will require understanding of Sinhala nationalism and its grievances.
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, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A U.N. official said Sri Lanka government forces are recruiting children to fight against rebels.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 9 (UPI) -- Eleven people died in fighting between guerilla factions in Sri Lanka Monday, while a Japanese peace mediator met President Mahinda Rajapakse in Colombo.
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