Lankan govt hopes to bridge political divide
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Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga said the cost of reconstruction may rise to over 100 billion Sri Lankan rupees. She also expressed hopes for the establishment of a donor&#39;s conference to aid in reconstruction.
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COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government on Sunday asked the Tamil Tigers to work for a negotiated political settlement to the ethnic conflict, a day after LTTE supremo V. Prabhakaran threatened to go back to war.
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Northern Ireland's election on Wednesday could be crucial for restoring a government shared between Protestants and Catholics in an effort to reach a lasting settlement to decades of sectarian conflict.
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Schwarzenegger and Bloomberg are pushing efforts to bridge the political divide.
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Hopes for peace rose in Sri Lanka as the elusive Tamil Tigers chief planned to meet Norwegian peace brokers next week amid tension between the government and the rebels over tsunami aid.
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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 whose views reflect those of the Tamil Tigers, a separatist insurgent group.
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Norwegian team hopes to end a standoff between Sri Lanka government and Tamil rebels.
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International Development Minister Erik Solheim is on Monday hosting a meeting of Sri Lanka Co-Chairs in Oslo, to assess the current situation in the Sri Lankan peace process. via The Norway Post
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Sri Lanka's peacebroker Norway and the country's main financial backer Japan are due to step up diplomatic efforts to salvage a faltering peace process, officials and diplomats said.
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Sri Lanka will introduce tough emergency regulations to outlaw terrorist activities but will not impose an outright ban on the Tamil Tiger rebels, the island's government said on Wednesday.
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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 will introduce tough emergency regulations to curb terrorist activities but will not impose a ban on Tamil Tiger rebels, the island's government said on Wednesday.
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka could slip back to a protracted war within months unless the government agrees to revive peace talks based on a controversial rebel blueprint for self-rule, analysts said on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka's government has invoked tough anti-terror laws targeting Tamil Tiger rebels but stopped short of banning them to deal with spiralling violence, a top official source said.
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Representatives of Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tigers rebels, mortal enemies, are working together to help tsunami victims.
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Government and opposition agree on elections that could potentially open the way for a post-Mugabe era
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The Sri Lankan government said on   Wednesday it was committed to holding peace talks with Tamil   Tiger rebels, provided the rebels agreed to "a comprehensive   and verifiable cessation of hostilities."