Tsunami Aid May Help Broker Sri Lankan Peace
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The aftermath of a tsunami that destroyed vast swathes of Sri Lanka&#39;s coastline raised hopes on Thursday of a new era of peace between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government.
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History suggests that South Asia's tsunami tragedy could engender regional political fallout.
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A Sri Lankan film producer calls on Hollywood to support his country as it recovers from the tsunami disaster.
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KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, Dec 30  - Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday left the door open for cooperation with their warring partner, the Sri Lankan government, on tsunami relief operations.
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Sri Lanka signalled Friday it wanted to end Norway's position as the island's main peace broker as international concern mounted over Colombo's decision to end a truce with Tamil Tiger guerrillas.
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Norway is set to make a fresh bid to salvage Sri Lanka's peace process two years after kicking off internationally-backed negotiations with hopes of ending three decades of ethnic bloodshed.
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Sri Lanka's squabbling leaders displayed rare unity at an emotional candle-light vigil for the victims of the tsunami which has killed close to 30,000 people on the island while heavy rains slowed relief operations.
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COLOMBO - Sri Lankaâs president Chandrika Kumaratunga offered to revive stalled peace talks with the Tamil Tigers in a message conveyed to rebels by Norwayâs foreign minister Jan Petersen, her office said on Thursday.
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Norway's effort to end Sri Lanka's civil war is not dead, despite increased violence and a lack of progress in bringing the government and Tamil Tiger rebels to the negotiating table, the nation's foreign minister said Thursday.
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KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka  - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger  rebels said on Saturday they had put politics aside to clear up  after the Asian tsunami, but added that swifter, fairer  government aid distribution could boost peace prospects.
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Japan's special peace envoy Yasushi Akashi has opened talks with Sri Lankan leaders at the start of his latest mission to help revive the island's stalled peace process.
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The American Red Cross is sending a Mill Valley logistics expert to Sri Lanka Tuesday to help victims of Southern Asia&#39;s recent tsunamis, which killed more than 20,000 people over the weekend.
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Scientists say the death toll in Asia caused by a massive tsunami might have been reduced if India and Sri Lanka had been part of an international system designed to warn coastal communities about potentially deadly waves.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s president offered to open peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels on Friday even as security forces were locked in combat with the guerrillas.
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Karachi - Cricket officials in Pakistan on Wednesday proposed to Sri Lanka and India that a flood-relief one-day fundraising match be organised to help the victims of the tsunami.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s foreign minister on Wednesday urged Japan to unlock the safe to its $1 billion (110 billion yen) in promised aid, saying the ``drive is on&#39;&#39; to restart long-stalled peace talks with separatist Tamil forces.
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Sri Lanka's peacebroker Norway and the country's main financial backer Japan are due to step up diplomatic efforts to salvage a faltering peace process, officials and diplomats said.