Sri Lanka rebels seek Europe help
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Tamil Tiger rebels start a tour of Europe to put pressure on Sri Lanka's government to resume peace talks.
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The European Union&#039;s &amp;quot;shocking&amp;quot; move towards blacklisting Sri Lanka&#039;s Tamil Tigers will push the peace process to a critical stage, the head of the rebels&#039; political wing has said.
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Sri Lanka expressed concern over truce violations by Tiger rebels as a top Norwegian envoy prepared to return home empty-handed after failing to end the island's talks deadlock, officials said.
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Rebels in Sri Lanka warn they may return to war if the government fails to resume peace talks on their terms.
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The Finnish presidency of the European Union has called on the warring parties in Sri Lanka to return to the negotiating table after another day of bloody fighting on the island.
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Sri Lanka has ruled out a military crackdown against Tamil Tiger rebels following their proscription as a terrorist organisation by the European Union.
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Norway is set to make a fresh bid to salvage Sri Lanka's peace process two years after kicking off internationally-backed negotiations with hopes of ending three decades of ethnic bloodshed.
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KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka  - Tamil Tiger rebels held  their first talks with Norwegian peace envoys since the tsunami  on Saturday saying the disaster opened up new possibilities for  a solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have not abandoned their right to secede despite agreeing to explore a federal solution, the rebels said amid fresh diplomatic moves to salvage a faltering peace bid.
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A Sri Lankan rebel leader said Wednesday his group would use all means necessary &amp;#151; including suicide bombers &amp;#151; if full-scale war erupts on the island nation.
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Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga urges the Tamil Tiger rebels to restart peace talks.
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Sri Lankans in Wales launch an appeal to help those affected by the tsunami which has killed thousands in Asia.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s Tamil Tiger guerrillas have declared they will renew their armed struggle unless the government immediately agrees to revive peace talks based on a controversial rebel blueprint for self-rule.
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KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka  - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger  rebels said on Saturday they had put politics aside to clear up  after the Asian tsunami, but added that swifter, fairer  government aid distribution could boost peace prospects.
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The Sri Lankan Tamil rebel group, the LTTE, has said that despite the nationwide tsunami tragedy, it will not give up its fight for the rights of the minority Tamils.
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Sri Lanka's government has proposed holding new peace talks with Tamil Tigers in the next few weeks and is awaiting a response from the rebels, a top government official told AFP.
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Sri Lanka on Tuesday welcomed a  European Union ban against the island&#039;s Tamil Tiger rebels that  diplomats said would freeze the their assets, saying it hoped  it would convince the rebels to resume peace talks.