Sri Lankan Government Finds Support From Buddhist Monks
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In a country plagued by nasty ethnic conflict, an ever more assertive government has found a sturdy ally in hard-line Buddhist monks.
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The Sri Lankan government and Tamil rebels agree to hold talks after weeks of fighting, international donors say.
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Buddhist monks gave out rice and curry  to grieving tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka and aircraft dropped  food to isolated Indonesian towns on Wednesday as Asia's  disaster relief operation struggled to kick in.
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The Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers say that fighting on Thursday has left more than 30 dead.
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By David Brunnstrom and Simon GardnerBRUSSELS/COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels have told Norwegian mediators they are willing to return to peace talks without conditions, Japan's peace ...
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More than 500 Buddhist monks marched in the Sri Lankan capital Monday expressing outrage and demanding a ban on an upcoming Hollywood movie, threatening to fast &#151; even to death &#151; if their objections were not heeded.
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Sri Lanka increases security for members of parliament a day after a minister is assassinated.
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A party that backs former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that it had enough allies in parliament to form a government.
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HIKKADUWA, Sri Lanka  - Dancing to traditional drums behind an elephant draped in purple, Sri Lankan cinnamon growers are offering part of their crop to pagan gods in thanks at a steady recovery from the 2004 tsunami.
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On the hard-hit eastern coast of Sri Lanka, small groups have found shelter in schools and temples, kept alive by small donations.
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Norwegian diplomats were trying Saturday to get the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to form a body to ensure tsunami aid is fairly distributed, aiming to resolve guerrillas' accusations the government is blocking supplies to their areas.
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Nepal's leading party announced its support Wednesday for declaring the country a republic, moving the government a step closer to abolishing the monarchy that has ruled this Himalayan nation for centuries.
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One extraordinary facet of the response to the disaster has been cooperation between the two sides in Sri Lanka's brutal civil war.
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The protests by Buddhist monks are part of a decades-long battle for democracy
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The foreign ministry has tightened up its advice to travellers in north and east Sri Lanka after at least six people were killed in the troubled area.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Buddhists in Thailand have implored Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to end violence targeting them on an almost daily basis in the south of the country.
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COLOMBO - Deadly tsunamis have unexpectedly shored up Sri Lankaâs peace process, where the government has been under pressure to open talks with Tiger rebels or risk war.