Curfew lifted, security stpped up as Sri Lanka rebels honour war ...
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A curfew was lifted but police patrols were increased in a Sri Lankan town Saturday as the defence ministry accused Tamil rebels of trying to provoke a breach of the ceasefire.
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Sri Lanka poured thousands more security forces into the Sinhalese-dominated south on Tuesday after a string of Tamil rebel attacks left 37 civilians and three police dead, officials said.
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Security forces say they have killed at least 22 Tamil Tiger rebels in a pre-dawn ground battle in eastern Sri Lanka, hours after war planes pounded guerrilla positions in the area.Comment
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Myanmar's military junta on Saturday lifted a curfew imposed in the country's main city Yangon last month after a crackdown on mass protests.
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Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka clashed with security forces and civilians in a strategic port town today, leaving one person dead and three injured.
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VAKARAI, Sri Lanka  - Surveying a newly captured eastern rebel stronghold, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Saturday vowed to tame the Tamil Tiger rebels and liberate civilians, but said the door remained open to resume peace talks.
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Burma's military regime lifts the curfew that was imposed on Rangoon at the height of protests led by monks.
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The rebel Tamil Tigers are said to be eliminating dissent within the ranks of ethnic Tamils, the Sri Lankan minority on whose behalf they fight.
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The Bangladesh capital of Dhaka was bustling again on Saturday after authorities relaxed a curfew imposed after university student clashes with the military this week.
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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.
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Tiger rebels have stepped up attacks against rivals and government forces despite a truce, amid growing international concern for Sri Lanka's faltering peace process, officials and diplomats said.
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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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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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RANGOON, Burma - Burma's military junta lifted a curfew in the country's main city, Rangoon, yesterday in another sign that the generals are feeling strong enough to relax their grip after crushing last month's revolt.
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Sri Lanka celebrated its 60th independence anniversary Monday with parades, speeches and a security clampdown that failed to prevent suspected rebels from bombing a civilian bus, killing 12 people, the military said.
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Sri Lankan security forces defused three suspected Tamil Tiger rebel bombs on Sunday, including one in the ancient central hill capital of Kandy.
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[World News]: Colombo, Dec 31 : Sri Lanka&#39;s Tamil Tiger rebels appeared to be willing to join the government in relief work for Tsunami victims as President Chandrika Kumaratunga said a war with them was &quot;remoter&quot; now.