Sri Lankan President Moves To Reinstate The Death Penalty
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&#39;Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga has seized on the murder of a high court judge last Friday as the pretext to reactivate the death penalty for the crimes of murder, rape and drug dealing.
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COLOMBO - The leader of Sri Lanka&#39;s Tamil Tigers on Saturday hinted at a return to war if the government does not agree to an immediate revival of peace talks on the basis of the rebels&#39; proposals for an interim self-governing authority for the claimed
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Sri Lankaâs botched tsunami reconstruction efforts are aggravating political violence.
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Sri Lanka's president insisted Monday his government was winning the war against Tamil Tiger rebels as the island marked its 60th anniversary of independence after a bloody weekend of violence.
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President Musharraf says he wants reconciliation after his bitterest rival is allowed to return to Pakistan.
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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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Sri Lanka's cabinet meets to discuss reactivating anti-terror laws amid worsening ties with Tamil rebels.
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Sri Lanka reschedule their Test series against New Zealand for April.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s Tamil Tiger insurgency is threatening to resume armed struggles unless the government accepts the rebels&#39; blueprint for self-rule.
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The Tamil Tigers declared on Monday they now saw no other option than to push for independence in what analysts said was notice to Sri Lanka's government they are resuming their struggle and renewed civil war will deepen.
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Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga wants to adopt a Tamil child orphaned in the tsunami, officials say.
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KALMUNAI, Sri Lanka Abdul Hamid Ansar woke up before dawn, whispered prayers, gulped down a cup of steaming tea and resumed his surreal new existence: overseer of Sri Lanka&#39;s coast of death.
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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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World News &gt; Colombo, Oct 4 : Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga today invited Tamil Tigers to return to the negotiating table to discuss the setting up of a federal state even as the main opposition parties boycotted her latest peace initiative
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President reiterates vow to crush rebel Tamil Tigers as he marks island's 60th anniversary of independence
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Â· Government ordered to give reason for crackdownÂ· President awaits key court ruling on re-election bid
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday he would take charge of efforts to end violence in the largely Muslim south, where nearly 360 people have been killed since violence erupted in January.