Sri Lanka

Lanka to continue probe of alleged rights abuses: Minister

Sri LankaColombo, April 22 : Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said on Tuesday

Air force bombs rebel boats and mortar positions in Sri Lanka

Sri LankaColombo - Air force fighter jets and helicopters bombed three boats carrying rebels a

French relief organization pulls out of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, ColomboColombo - A French relief organization that operated in conflict areas i

Sri Lanka fixes maximum prices for rice amid shortages

Colombo  - The Sri Lankan government on Thursday for the first time fixed maximum prices on rice in the wake of shortages caused by floods last month, officials said.

Air force bombs rebel camps and bunkers in northern Sri Lanka

Sri LankaColombo - Air force planes bombed Tamil rebel camps and bunkers in northern Sri Lanka

15 killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka

Colombo  - Government troops and Tamil rebels clashed in northern Sri Lanka leaving behind at least 13 rebels and two soldiers dead and more than 15 injured, a military spokesman said Tuesday.

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