Sri Lanka steps up security
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka stepped up security in the capital Colombo on Saturday as police launched an investigation into the slaying of a judge and his bodyguard, officials said.
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A Sri Lankan rebel leader said Wednesday his group would use all means necessary &amp;#151; including suicide bombers &amp;#151; if full-scale war erupts on the island nation.
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Sri Lanka announces tough anti-terror laws amid worsening violence between troops and Tamil rebels.
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Authorities have stepped up security for the Christmas celebrations, deploying thousands of troops and police outside churches and other public places across the Muslim-majority archipelago.
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Sri Lanka's president promises new laws to tackle a wave of pyramid schemes earning millions from the island state's population.
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Truce monitors in Sri Lanka from European Union member states Denmark, Finland and Sweden must leave the country by September 1, a top Tamil Tiger rebel leader told AFP.
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Sri Lanka braced for more violence as suspected Tamil rebels set off bomb attacks in the capital on the eve of celebrations to mark independence day, officials said Sunday.
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Players will be assigned armed guards and fans will be screened at this week's Wismilak International tennis tournament as part of added security measures following the Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta.
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Israel steps up security on the Lebanese border and in embassies after the killing of Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh.
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Pakistan stepped up security at all of its major airports Sunday after receiving reports about possible terror attacks, a day before the nation's exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was to return home, officials said.
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Security was stepped up across the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday ahead of a major peace meeting seen as the interim government's best hope of strengthening its legitimacy in the Horn of Africa nation.
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Minority Tamils in Sri Lankan capital Colombo appeal to government for protection after a spate of abductions.
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The Police Security Service (PST) and the Armed Forces responded yesterday to the new threat scenario by heightening security at Norwegian train stations and bases abroad.
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Belgian authorities plan to step up security measures following a terrorist threat, officials said on Friday.
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Sri Lanka stepped up security in the capital and announced a special security unit for the judiciary following the slaying of a judge and his bodyguard, officials said.
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The United States is boosting security at airports across the country in light of threats in Britain in the past two days, officials said.
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Police in the Pakistani capital stepped up security on Wednesday as the death toll from a suicide attack outside a court where the country's suspended chief justice was due to speak rose to 16.