Sri Lankans forced into labor in Iraq
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In Sri Lanka's war-torn north and east, where killings happen every day and work is nearly nonexistent, it doesn't take much to entice a man to leave.
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Government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels were locked in heavy combat in northern Sri Lanka Saturday night, as the military bombed rebel positions elsewhere, official sources said.
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Hundreds of minority Tamils evicted from the Sri Lankan capital Colombo arrive in a northern town.
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COLOMBO  - Sri Lanka mounted a massive humanitarian operation after tsunamis devastated much of the island&#39;s coastline, killing almost 11,000 people of whom 70 were foreign tourists.
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Experts travel to Sri Lanka to join the aid efforts after giant waves triggered by an earthquake hit the region.
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Women in northern Sri Lanka who survived the tsunami need help to pick up the pieces, reports the BBC's Frances Harrison.
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Intimidation and death threats  against Iraqi workers hired for U.S.-funded projects in Iraq  are stalling reconstruction in many areas as contractors  struggle to attract laborers, said a senior U.S. official.
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Representatives of Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tigers rebels, mortal enemies, are working together to help tsunami victims.
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Sri Lankaâs botched tsunami reconstruction efforts are aggravating political violence.
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Sri Lanka mobilised its entire public service and the military into an internationally-backed relief operation to stave off hunger and disease as the tsunami death toll neared 22,500.
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An appeal by the Sri Lankan community in Cardiff saw an immense response, with donors swamping volunteers.
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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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Sri Lanka's military said on Sunday it had driven Tamil Tiger fighters from jungle camps in the island's restive northeast and inflicted heavy losses.
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Efforts are continuing in Sri Lanka to bury the thousands of dead from Sunday's sea surges.
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Sri Lanka appealed for international aid after declaring a state of disaster, as tsunamis unleashed by an undersea earthquake yesterday left more than 5,000 people dead and half-a-million homeless in the Indian Ocean island.
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Sri Lankans in Wales launch an appeal to help those affected by the tsunami which has killed thousands in Asia.
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Sri Lanka staged mass funerals for bomb blast victims on Tuesday after independence day festivities were marred by a string of attacks blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels.