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Anjana Pasricha New Delhi, 25 Jul 2004, 12:40 UTC - In Sri Lanka, eight people believed to be supporters of a breakaway rebel faction have been killed. Meanwhile, Norwegian mediators launched a fresh bid to salvage a peace process threatened…

Violence between rival factions of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels has claimed another life when a man was gunned down in the east of the country. The victim is believed to be a supporter of breakaway Tamil Tiger leader, V.…

Planned Project Summary Information Project number: A-030861-001 Branch: Asia Country: Sri Lanka CIDA's ODA Priorities: 25% Civil Society's Policy Role; 25% Protection And Promotion Of Human Rights; 50% Gender Equality Is The Principal Objective/Result CIDA's Sectors: 25% Human Rights; 25% Legal And…

COLOMBO, Jul 22, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Sri Lanka's main opposition said Thursday that the ongoing Norwegian-backed ceasefire with the Tamil Tiger rebels is in serious jeopardy. G.L. Peiris, the spokesman for the United National Party (UNP), said the…

For the first time in several months a top Sri Lankan government official has met with his rebel Tamil Tiger counterpart. The meeting between Jayantha Dhanapala, the head of the government's peace secretariat, and Puleedevan has been described as a…

The Tamil Tigers say they will not re-start fighting with Sri Lanka's government, but will retaliate if Colombo imposes war on them. Rebel political leader S.P. Tamilselvan made the comment Wednesday in northern Sri Lanka to Tamil Tiger leaders. It came…

COLOMBO, Jul 20, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Sri Lankan government said on Tuesday that it has decided to pay compensation to 937 victims of the ethnic violence that sparked the country's long running ethnic war more than…

COLOMBO, Jul 19, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Monday urged the World Bank to extend financial assistance to the war-ravaged north and east pending kick starting the stalled peace bid. Leader of the political…

In the last 19 years, civil war in Sri Lanka has resulted in the death of over 64,000 children, women and men. The fighting between the warring parties - the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government…

By Lindsay Beck COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers will not resume peace talks with the government to end the island's 21-year civil war until a destabilising split within their ranks is resolved, officials and a pro-rebel lawmaker said…