'War victory party' in Sri Lanka
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The Sri Lankan government plans victory celebrations after troops seized the last Tamil Tiger base in the east.
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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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KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka  - Sri Lankan troops drove Tamil Tiger fighters from their last stronghold in the island's east on Wednesday, the military said, but the rebels vowed to carry on with a guerrilla-style war.
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Sri Lanka says it has killed dozens of Tamil Tiger separatists in a sea battle off the eastern coast.
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The Sri Lankan government of President Rajapaksa survives a budget vote that could have triggered an early election.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin wades into Sri Lanka's murky domestic politics Monday when he meets with parliamentarians affiliated with the Tamil Tigers, a separatist insurgent group.
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COLOMBO: Sri Lankaâs ruling coalition on Friday won crucial support from an opposition party to gain a simple majority for the first time since April elections and clear the way for reviving peace talks with Tamil rebels.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- A former rebel leader appeared headed to easy victory yesterday in the first elections in Aceh Province since the government and the separatists signed a peace deal in the tsunami-ravaged region last year.
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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's government launched a new  all-party forum on Monday to discuss how best to turn a  two-year truce with Tamil Tiger rebels into permanent peace --  but a clutch of opposition parties stayed away in a boycott.
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With a parade of tanks, military brass bands and the roar of fighter jets overhead, Sri Lanka's government on Thursday feted the capture of the Tamil Tigers' last bastion in the east.
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The Tamil Tigers must decide between war and peace, Sri Lanka&#39;s president said as the government marked the capture of the rebels&#39; final bastion.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s cricket team has pulled off a four-wicket victory over South Africa in the third of five one-day international matches in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
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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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Government troops killed up to 44 separatist rebels in clashes in northern and eastern Sri Lanka while destroying three small camps in the insurgents' last eastern stronghold, the military said Wednesday. The guerrillas disputed the death toll figures.
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Sri Lanka have virtually secured their place in the final of the Paktel Cup against Pakistan after easing to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe on Saturday.
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Allies of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Sunday's elections, setting the stage for the billionaire's political comeback more than a year after his ouster in a coup.