UN fears for Sri Lanka civilians
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The UN says it is "deeply concerned" that civilian areas are being shelled by both sides in Sri Lanka's conflict.
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COLOMBO, Dec. 29 (XInhuanet) -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called on Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga last night to express condolences and pledge assistance, the president office said on Wednesday.
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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 Lanka&#39;s feared Tamil Tiger rebels has threatened to resume a two-decade war for self-rule that has killed more than 64,000 people if the government does not agree to discuss their demands soon.
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People here seem bewildered by the enormity of what has happened to their country. Sri Lankan military officials say more than 12,000 people died on the island nation.
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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.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s army has closed off entry points to areas controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels for the first day since a 2002 ceasefire after Red Cross officials said they feared for their safety amid sporadic violence.
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Sri Lanka's feared Tamil Tiger rebels threatened on Saturday to resume a two-decade war for self-rule that killed more than 64,000 people if the government does not agree to discuss their demands soon.
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The United Nations World Food Program says malnutrition was spreading at an alarming rate in Sri Lanka's Tamil rebel-held regions with nearly one in five children suffering stunted growth.
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United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has voiced 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 began a visit to the war-battered island.
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Sri Lanka's government said on Wednesday it suspects some state security service personnel have been involved in abductions and murders that have mushroomed amid renewed civil war.
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BANGKOK - The United Nations has warned its staff in Thailand to be careful following threats by a separatist group to stage attacks in Bangkok in revenge for the deaths of 85 Muslim protesters in the south last week.
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Sri Lanka&#039;s candidate for the UN secretary general post, Jayantha Dhanapala, is seeking the support of developing nations at this week&#039;s meeting of the 114-nation Non-Aligned Movement.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United Nations said  on Friday it had received reports Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers were  recruiting children displaced by Asia's tsunami and had told  the rebels to leave under-age survivors alone.
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Human rights group Amnesty International warns of a dramatic rise in threats to journalists in Sri Lanka.
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Sept 29, Colombo: The Norwegian government has expressed serious concern over the political killings in Sri Lanka. Norwegian Ambassador in Colombo Hans Brattskar made this statement when he met SP Tamilselvan
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The Asian Human Rights Commission asked the United Nations Tuesday to intervene to end extra-judicial killings in Sri Lanka, where it said at least 50 people were killed in the last month alone.