Tag: Sri Lanka
Govt condemns latest Sri Lankan bombing
The Federal Government has condemned the suicide bombing in Sri Lanka which killed 26 people and injured more than 65.[MORE]
Sri Lanka suicide blast kills 26
A Sri Lankan suicide bomber has killed 26 people in the north-central town of Anuradhapura.[MORE]
Sri Lankan Govt eases aid restrictions
Two weeks ago the Sri Lankan Government ordered aid workers out of the strife-torn north of the country.[MORE]
60 Tamil Tigers killed in fierce battles: military
The Sri Lankan military says 60 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in fighting, which has left three Government soldiers dead. [MORE]
Sri Lankan Govt wants to grow its own marijuana
Facing a lack of the fresh weed for use in traditional medical preparations, the Sri Lankan Government wants to grow its own marijuana.[MORE]
Aid workers pull out of Nth Sri Lanka
International aid workers have evacuated Sri Lanka's north, where government forces are pursuing a major offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels.[MORE]
Sri Lankan protesters block UN withdrawal
The United Nations in Sri Lanka says hundreds of protesters are continuing to block UN offices inside rebel-held territory in the north, preventing its workers from leaving the area.[MORE]
Chanderpaul tops list of ICC award winners
West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul was named the 2008 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year at an awards ceremony in Dubai, while no Australian players picked up an accolade.[MORE]
Ban Ki-moon alarmed over escalation of Sri Lankan conflict
UN leader Ban Ki-moon has expressed alarm over escalating strife between Government troops and rebels in northern Sri Lanka and reminded the parties of their obligations to ensure the safety of civilians. Earlier, the United Nations announced it was withdrawing its aid workers from Sri Lanka's north ahead of a major military onslaught.[MORE]
Tamil Tigers deny plane shot down
Tamil Tiger rebels have denied Sri Lankan Government claims that a guerrilla plane was shot down, and said the aircraft which bombed a military base in the island's north had "safely returned home".[MORE]
Tigers plane 'shot down in air raid'
Sri Lankan jets shot down a rebel Tamil Tiger airplane after it staged a bombing raid on a military base near the northern frontline before dawn today, the country's military said.[MORE]
34 killed in Sri Lanka violence
Sri Lankan troops have killed at least 34 separatist Tamil Tiger guerrillas in the latest phase of an advance into rebel-held turf that has produced some of the bloodiest fighting in a decade, the military said. [MORE]
Would-be illegal immigrants arrested: PNG
Papua New Guinea authorities are questioning 12 Sri Lankan men who were allegedly planning to smuggle themselves into Australia.[MORE]
Sri Lanka fighting kills 84
Sri Lankan jets and helicopters have blasted Tamil Tiger rebel positions after three days of combat killed at least 84 people, part of a military offensive towards the separatists' de facto capital.[MORE]
Explosion rocks Colombo, wounds 44
At least 44 people were wounded when a blast hit a busy commercial area in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, officials said.[MORE]
Kulasekara, Mendis fire Sri Lanka to consolation win
Nuwan Kulasekara wrecked India's top order with a career-best haul of 4 for 40 to bowl Sri Lanka to a consolation 112-run victory in the fifth and final one-day international overnight.[MORE]
Dhoni's India clinches one-day series
India survived Sanath Jayasuriya's explosive half-century to clinch the series against Sri Lanka with a 46-run victory in the fourth one-day international in Colombo overnight.[MORE]
Rain washes out fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and India
Heavy persistent drizzle saw the fourth one-day international between Sri Lanka and India abandoned without a ball being bowled on Tuesday.[MORE]
Indian seamers fashion win over Sri Lanka
India's seamers destroyed the Sri Lankan batting to fashion out a 33-run victory in the third one-day international in Colombo overnight.[MORE]
India levels series with tense victory
MS Dhoni has capped Zaheer Khan's devastating spell with a crucial 39 as India posted a tense three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international in Dambulla.[MORE]
Sri Lanka cruises to eight-wicket ODI win
Sri Lanka has cruised to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over India in the first one-day international in Dambulla.[MORE]
Openers Jayasuriya, Sehwag set for explosive duel
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene are looking forward to an explosive start to their one-day international series starting in Sri Lanka later today.[MORE]
Sri Lanka fighting kills 56, rebel base captured
Almost 50 Tamil Tiger fighters and seven soldiers have been killed and an important rebel training base has been captured in fighting in Sri Lanka's north over the past two days, the military said.[MORE]
22 rebels killed in Sri Lanka: military
Twenty-two Tamil rebels have died in fresh ground battles in war-torn northern Sri Lanka as soldiers move closer to the insurgents' political stronghold, the military said.[MORE]
Sri Lanka crush India to clinch series
Sri Lanka survived early blows to clinch the series against an injury-ridden India with a comfortable eight-wicket victory on the penultimate day of the third and final Test in Colombo on Monday.[MORE]
