HRW criticises UK Govt for releasing Karuna
New York (PTI): A prominent human rights watchdog has criticised the British government for allowing Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan alias Colonel Karuna Amman, a former Tamil Tigers leader, to return to Sri Lanka as a free man. 45-year-old Karuna was
Chandra Nihal Jayasinghe, the new High Commissioner of United Kingdom
(Asiantribune.com): Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala, the Chief incumbent of the London Buddhist Vihara said that he was glad that Sri Lanka has appointed a former senior Supreme Court Judge who is also versatile international jurist and a person who is
In danger
Sri Lanka reporters demand freedom to cover civil war
India bt Lanka; enters Asia Cup final
India exhibited their batting prowess to perfection with their top order firing in unison to score an easy 6-wicket victory over Sri Lanka [Images] in their must-win Asia Cup Super Four match and set up a summit clash against the same opponents on
6:10amIndia into Asia Cup final
INDIA qualified for the Asia Cup final today after overhauling a victory target of 309 with six wickets to spare against Sri Lanka in Karachi. Half centuries from Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni took India to victory and put hosts Pakistan out
Former Tamil Tiger Leader Returns To Colombo After UK Jail Term
(RTTNews) - Former Tamil Tiger renegade Col. Karuna Amman has arrived in Sri Lanka after completing a six-month prison sentence in Britain for immigration offences, said officials on Thursday. Col. Karuna was arrested in November 2007 in London for
AFP - Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina hit sparkling half-centuries to take India into the final of the Asia Cup with a six-wicket over Sri Lanka in a Super League match here Thursday.
India needs 309 to book Asia Cup final berth
Karachi, July 3: Shrugging off the disappointment of an overnight defeat to Pakistan, India fought hard to restrict Sri Lanka to 308 for eight in their crucial Super League game of the ninth Asia Cup one-day cricket tournament at National Stadium in
Renegade S Lanka leader goes home
Former Tamil Tiger renegade Col Karuna arrives in Sri Lanka after being jailed in the UK, British embassy officials say.
AFP - Sri Lankan security forces shot dead at least 26 Tamil Tiger rebels in fresh fighting in the island's embattled north, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
Occupied by the Portuguese in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century, the island was ceded to the British in 1802. As Ceylon it became independent in 1948; its name was changed in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted in violence in the mid-1980s. Tens of thousands have died in an ethnic war that continues to fester.
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