Sri Lanka killings worry U.N.'s Ban, Japan envoy on way
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United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has voiced deep concern about the safety of aid workers in Sri Lanka after the murder of two Red Cross volunteers, his office said, as Japan's peace envoy flew to the war-battered island.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Stricken countries on the  Indian Ocean worked swiftly on Wednesday to bury thousands of  bodies as experts warned disease could kill as many people as  the 63,000 already dead from the violent crush of Sunday's  tsunami.
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Japan will decide whether to suspend humanitarian aid to Myanmar after investigating the killing of a Japanese photographer during anti-government protests, the chief cabinet secretary said on Friday.
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Sri Lanka's main foreign donors voiced concern on Saturday at the island's escalating civil war, calling on the government and Tamil Tiger rebels to respect human rights as the death toll steadily climbs.
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More than 50 people were killed in  civil war-racked Sri Lanka in August and dozens more  disappeared, a rights group said on Tuesday, urging the United  Nations to intervene.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s main foreign donors warn some members of the country&#39;s ruling coalition are undermining the shaky peace process aimed at ending the decades-long civil war.
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Nations on the Indian Ocean from  Indonesia to Sri Lanka struggled on Tuesday to find and bury  their dead and help the survivors of a tsunami as fears grew  the final toll would far exceed the 27,700 people reported  killed.
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Norwegian diplomats were trying Saturday to get the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to form a body to ensure tsunami aid is fairly distributed, aiming to resolve guerrillas' accusations the government is blocking supplies to their areas.
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Sri Lanka will introduce tough emergency regulations to outlaw terrorist activities but will not impose an outright ban on the Tamil Tiger rebels, the island's government said on Wednesday.
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The United Nations threatened overnight  to suspend aid operations in Sri Lanka after international  truce monitors accused government troops of executing aid  workers.
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The United Nations threatened overnight   to suspend aid operations in Sri Lanka after truce monitors   accused the security forces of executing aid workers.
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The latest attempt by Norway to kick start the stalled peace process in Sri Lanka has ended without any sign of progress. Norwegian envoy, Erik Solheim, failed to make a breakthrough in meetings with the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Indian Ocean nations from Indonesia to  Sri Lanka struggled on Tuesday to find and bury their dead and  help the survivors of a tsunami as fears grew the final toll  would far exceed the 26,000 people reported killed.
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The killing of a top Tamil Tiger rebel political leader raises fears that Sri Lanka could return to civil war.
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Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has said that the government can no longer ignore the spate of killings by the Tamil Tiger rebels, a presidential statement available here on Thursday.
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A Sri Lankan probe into rights abuses blamed on security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels looks set to end in failure, international experts warned on Friday, as Amnesty International demanded an outside monitoring operation.
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The UN warns it may suspend aid operations in Sri Lanka after the military are accused of killing 17 aid workers.