Rajapaksa, Manmohan to meet for talks
September 20th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bhopal, Sep 20 (IANS) India Thursday will press Sri Lanka to speed up an inclusive solution to the decades-long ethnic issue when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets President Mahinda ... Read more...
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Punish the war guilty, US tells Sri Lanka
September 14th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 14 (IANS) A top American official Friday asked Sri Lanka to carry out a credible investigation of "outstanding and serious allegations of human rights violations" and punish the ... Read more...
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US to remain engaged with Sri Lanka, says envoy
July 4th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 4 (IANS) The US will remain engaged with Sri Lanka despite some differences of opinion on the political front, the US ambassador to Sri Lanka said here Wednesday.In ... Read more...
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NSA to go to Colombo, voice India’s concerns
June 25th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) India is set to voice its concerns over the slow pace of devolution process and seek an update on the rehabilitation of Tamils displaced ... Read more...
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150 fighting families reconciled in Russia
May 14th, 2012 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 14 (IANS) Over 150 families in Russia's Muslim-dominated Ingushetia region have given up their fights, after a "special reconciliation commission" resolved their issues, RIA Novosti reported.The commission prevented ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka keen to implement war commission report
April 4th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 4 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has told parliament that it has no objection in implementing recommendations of a war commission appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.The government stand ... Read more...
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India should stop the West: Sri Lankan daily
March 24th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 24 (IANS) A leading Sri Lankan daily Saturday urged India to stop the West from enforcing its "hidden agenda", after a US resolution on rights abuses in the ... Read more...
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Will India’s vote drive Sri Lanka closer to China?
March 23rd, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) India has made it clear to Sri Lanka that its vote on the US-backed resolution was aimed at speeding up the reconciliation process in the ... Read more...
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Geneva vote ’strong message for justice’
March 22nd, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, March 22 (IANS) The Human Rights Council vote asking Colombo to probe rights abuses "is an important first step" to probing violations by both sides in the armed conflict, ... Read more...
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Address accountability, US tells Lanka
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Sri Lanka Thursday to take steps to address "accountability" vis-a-vis the human rights abuses in the war against the ... Read more...
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After vote, India says it stands by Sri Lanka
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) After voting Thursday in favour of a US resolution in Geneva urging Colombo to probe alleged human rights abuses, India declared it will remain engaged ... Read more...
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Probe ‘atrocities’, CPI-M tells Sri Lanka
March 19th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday urged Sri Lanka to conduct "a credible and independent investigation" into charges of atrocities against civilians during the ... Read more...
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Activists urge India to vote against Sri Lanka
March 19th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A group of Indian activists has urged the government to vote in Geneva in favour of a US-backed resolution attacking Sri Lanka over "war crimes"."While ... Read more...
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‘India hoping for forward-looking outcome on Sri Lanka resolution’
March 13th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the Indian government is trying to achieve a forward-looking outcome and reconciliation rather than deepening confrontation and mistrust ... Read more...
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Probe Sri Lanka killings, CPI-M says
March 13th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday called for "a credible investigation" into widespread allegations of extra-judicial killings in Sri Lanka."The Indian government should take ... Read more...
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No progress on justice in Sri Lanka: Human Rights Watch
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 23 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has failed to advance justice and accountability for victims of the country's 25-year-old armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said Monday.While Sri ... Read more...
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Krishna to push for political settlement of Tamil issue (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will urge Sri Lanka to seek an early political settlement of the Tamil issue during his four-day visit, a ... Read more...
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Krishna heads to Sri Lanka, devolution tops agenda
January 15th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna heads to Sri Lanka Monday on a three-day visit that will focus on pushing the reconciliation and devolution process in ... Read more...
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Reconciliation ministry mooted in Sri Lanka (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) An advisor to the Sri Lankan president has suggested setting up a temporary ministry to fast-track the reconciliation process following the end of the dragging ... Read more...
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China ‘understands’ Sri Lanka-India ties: Wijesinha
January 11th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) China understands the primacy of Sri Lanka's relations with India, an advisor to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Wednesday.Speaking at an event organised by ... Read more...
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Human Rights Watch slams Sri Lanka report
December 18th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 18 (IANS) A Sri Lankan government report disregards the "worst abuses" by government forces towards the end of the war that killed the Tamil Tigers in 2009, ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka war report presented to parliament
December 16th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 16 (IANS) A report on the three-decade-long ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka was Friday presented to parliament, making it a public document, an official said.Leader of the House ... Read more...
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Key report on war crimes presented in Sri Lanka
November 21st, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 20 (IANS) A key accountability report that deals with alleged war crimes during the last phase of Sri Lanka's three-decade conflict was handed over to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, ... Read more...
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Report on Sri Lanka ‘war crimes’ to be released
October 18th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 18 (IANS) A report commissioned by the Sri Lankan government to probe allegations of war crimes will be released in mid-November, an official said Tuesday.The deadline for the ... Read more...
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US ramps up pressure on Lanka to probe Tamil killings
March 5th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 5 (ANI): The United States has increased pressure on Sri Lanka to go for an international probe into reported war crimes arising out of the civil war between government troops ... Read more...
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Tamil diaspora marks Sri Lanka independence day as black day
February 5th, 2011 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 5 (IANS) The Tamil diaspora in Canada marked Sri Lanka's independence day Friday as a "black day" by wearing black badges."We join the Tamils back home in marking this day ... Read more...
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Prabhakaran to blame for LTTE’s demise, says Karuna
December 14th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 14 (IANS) Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was "solely responsible" for the crushing defeat of his group, a former aide who is now a Sri Lankan minister has said.Vinayamurthy Muralitharan ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka grants BBC access to cover war commission proceedings
November 15th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Nov 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka has reportedly granted permission to the BBC to cover the proceedings of a government-appointed war commission.On Wednesday, Sri Lankan Defence Ministry had denied access to the ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka blocks BBC from travelling to war commission in north
November 11th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Nov.11 (ANI): The Government of Sri Lanka government has again blocked BBC News from travelling to the north to attend public hearings of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, which is ... Read more...
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Human rights groups snub ‘flawed’ Sri Lankan war crime panel
October 15th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Oct 15 (ANI): Three international human rights organisations have reportedly declined to appear before a Sri Lankan inquiry into the end of the country's civil war, saying the procedure is flawed ... Read more...
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Two prominent LTTE leaders missing after arrest in 2009, wives tell war panel
October 11th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Oct 11 (ANI): The wives of two prominent Tamil Tiger leaders in Sri Lanka have claimed that their husbands went missing right after they were arrested by the army last year. ... Read more...
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Over 500 testify final days of Sri Lankan offensive
September 20th, 2010 - 5:41 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 20 (DPA) Civilians who survived the final days of last year's fighting between Sri Lankan troops and the vanquished Tamil rebels testified Sunday about conditions in their shrinking patch of ... Read more...
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Bickering Afghans failing to lure Taliban defectors due to lack of money, leadership
September 7th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sept.7 (ANI): With Afghans bickering over who should run a 250 million dollar program to lure low-level Taliban fighters away from the insurgency, international donors have decided to go slow ... Read more...
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Confusion over LTTE and civilian casualties: Lanka Defence Secretary tells probe body
August 18th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Aug.18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has said confusion prevails in the minds of many over how many casualties in the Eelam War IV that was waged from August ... Read more...
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Afghan President Karzai orders review of militants being held
June 6th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday ordered a review of cases of people being held for links with the armed opposition, such as suspected Taliban militants.A decree signed ... Read more...
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