Ambassadors hurt in east Sri Lanka by rebel shells
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The Italian and U.S. ambassadors to Sri Lanka were slightly hurt on Tuesday when Tamil Tiger rebels shelled a delegation of diplomats led by the island's human rights minister to the restive east, officials said.
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The ambassadors of Italy and the US are slightly injured as they are caught up in a  mortar attack in eastern Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka's military carried out air attacks inside rebel-held territory as the United Nations and Norwegian truce monitors voiced grave concern for 35,000 civilians trapped by the fighting.
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Sinhalas and Tamils clash again in eastern Sri Lanka after a grenade attack on a bus leaves one person dead.
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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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At least two people died and more were wounded in an exchange of artillery fire between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil rebels in the island&#39;s northwest, guerrillas and the defence ministry said on Saturday.
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The U.S. and Italian ambassadors to Sri Lanka were "slightly injured" when their helicopters were targeted by mortars fired by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in the east on Tuesday, officials said.
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Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels has left 28 soldiers dead and 100 hurt, the army says.
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At least four visitors were injured after a suspected hand grenade exploded in Sri Lanka's main zoo on Sunday, one day ahead of celebrations to mark 60 years of independence for the island nation.
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Tamil Tiger rebels pounded military bases in northeastern Sri Lanka with heavy artillery and mortar bombs, sparking a battle with government troops in which at least 20 civilians were wounded, officials said.
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At least 52 people have been killed in Sri Lanka as heavy sea and land battles erupted while Tamil Tiger rebels warned that the island would plunge in a &amp;quot;fatal war&amp;quot; if the military kept up air strikes.
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A bomb blast in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday slightly injured President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother, who is also the country's defense secretary, in what witnesses said appeared to be a rebel suicide bombing.
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Sri Lankan warplanes pounded Tamil Tiger targets in the east on Tuesday and three soldiers were killed in a suspected rebel ambush, the military said.
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The Italian and U.S. Ambassadors to Sri Lanka were slightly injured on Tuesday when Tamil Tiger rebels shelled a delegation of diplomats led by the island's human rights minister, officials said.
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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka  - Politics got in the way  of tsunami relief efforts on Saturday with Sri Lanka stopping  U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan from visiting disaster areas  controlled by its rebel foes.
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About 30 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in overnight clashes in the east of Sri Lanka, the army says.
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Sri Lanka's military fought mortar and artillery duels with Tamil Tigers in the island's north and east on Friday as the rebels warned of low expectations at peace talks due later this month.