Sri Lanka killings worry U.N.&#39;s Ban, Japan envoy visits
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United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has  voiced concern about the safety of aid workers in Sri Lanka  after the murder of two Red Cross volunteers, his office said,  as Japan&#39;s peace envoy began a visit to the war-battered  island.
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A top Norwegian peace envoy met with Sri Lanka&#39;s Prime Minister on Thursday, a day after failing to break a deadlock in peace talks between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels.
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The UN says it is "deeply concerned" that civilian areas are being shelled by both sides in Sri Lanka's conflict.
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The U.N. Security Council expressed great concern at targeted assassinations in Lebanon and elsewhere on Thursday, the anniversary of the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister and the day of the funeral of an assassinated Hezbollah leader.
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Japan grappled Wednesday with the fallout from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to a Tokyo war shrine, as diplomats reportedly worked to mend frayed ties with China and South Korea.
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The UN warns it may suspend aid operations in Sri Lanka after the military are accused of killing 17 aid workers.
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Sri Lankan rebels warned of a "bloodbath" if international mediators are unable to restrain government forces, after holding talks on Monday with Norway's ambassador in the strife-torn northern part of the country.
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Will Japanese PM stir controversy with his New Year's day visit to a shrine honoring war criminals?
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Sri Lanka's main foreign donors voiced concern on Saturday at the island's escalating civil war, calling on the government and Tamil Tiger rebels to respect human rights as the death toll steadily climbs.
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Sri Lanka may outlaw the Tamil Tigers if the rebels continue to mount large scale attacks, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Monday, a move that would put any hope of renewed peace talks even further out of reach.
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A wave of pitched battles, bombings and an airstrike killed at least 34 people across northern Sri Lanka, the military said Monday, as a Japanese envoy met with officials to try to stop the raging civil war.
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Colombo: Sri Lanka&#39;s president and top aides were Monday studying the latest Tamil Tiger threat to return to their protracted war amid mounting tension in embattled regions, officials said.
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A deadly new chapter in Sri Lanka's   two-decade civil war is putting the lives of thousands of   civilians at risk and derailing efforts to rebuild areas   devastated by the 2004 tsunami, a senior UN envoy said.
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The Sri Lankan government said a wave of killings blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels was undermining confidence in the peace process which has been stalled since April 2003.
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Foreign ministers from Japan and from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Laos Saturday to discuss terrorism, Kyodo reported.
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Kofi Annan tours tsunami-hit Sri Lanka but a visit to rebel-held areas is vetoed by the government.
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The UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog raised concerns on Monday about material and equipment from Saddam Hussein&#39;s regime, which could be used to make a nuclear weapon and have since vanished in Iraq.