Sri Lanka government offered elusive majority
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A small Sri Lankan party offered its support to the island's coalition government on Friday, which would give the ruling alliance a working majority in parliament, but it stopped short of joining the government.
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka&#39;s parliamentary opposition boycotted Monday President Chandrika Kumaratunga&#39;s latest initiative on the island&#39;s faltering peace process, dimming prospects for national consensus.
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Sri Lanka may take action against Marvan Atapattu for opting out of their series against Bangladesh.
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The Tamil Tigers declared on Monday they now saw no other option than to push for independence in what analysts said was notice to Sri Lanka's government they are resuming their struggle and renewed civil war will deepen.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s government has rejected demands from Tamil Tiger rebels to unconditionally resume peace talks. The rebels threatened at the weekend to return to military action unless discussions based on their blueprint for self-rule began again.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s president offered to open peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels on Friday even as security forces were locked in combat with the guerrillas.
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Sri Lanka's President  Mahinda Rajapakse tells the BBC  the door is still open for peace talks with the Tamil Tigers.
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East Timor appeared to be headed for a coalition government Wednesday with most votes in last week&#39;s parliamentary polls counted but no one party set to win a majority needed to govern alone.
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Rangoon residents claim pro-democracy leader is holding surprise talks with government.
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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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A rout in parliamentary elections leaves the President defiant but vulnerable -- if his  political foes can unite
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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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The latest attempt by Norway to kick start the stalled peace process in Sri Lanka has ended without any sign of progress. Norwegian envoy, Erik Solheim, failed to make a breakthrough in meetings with the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.
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The government has hailed the vote as a democratic breakthrough, but opposition candidates are not allowed to run. Security is tight after an unprecedented year of anti-government protests
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Tamil Tiger rebels say they are willing to abide by a truce which Sri Lanka's government is abandoning.
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Norwegian diplomats were trying Saturday to get the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to form a body to ensure tsunami aid is fairly distributed, aiming to resolve guerrillas' accusations the government is blocking supplies to their areas.
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VAKARAI, Sri Lanka  - Surveying a newly captured eastern rebel stronghold, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Saturday vowed to tame the Tamil Tiger rebels and liberate civilians, but said the door remained open to resume peace talks.