Tuesday, January 8, 2008

News in Brief

Explosion Rocks Sri Lankan Capital, Hours After Minister's ...
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News A bomb went off in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo Tuesday, just hours after a minister and his bodyguard were killed by a roadside bomb. ...


Only compromise can resolve Sri Lanka's deadly nightmare
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
This geographic displacement followed effective Tamil exclusion from many aspects of Sri Lankan public life, notably through the use of Sinhalese language ...



Sri Lanka withdraws from cease-fire agreement
Party for Socialism and Liberation - USA
... the principal Tamil national liberation force in the armed struggle against the Sinhalese-dominated government. Norway will terminate its Sri Lankan ...


Sri Lankan soldiers seize rebel area
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... the rebels began fighting in 1983 for an independent state for Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil minority, claiming discrimination by the Sinhalese majority. ...



Children's doctor lends expertise to Sri Lankan hospital project

Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Since Sri Lanka is affected by Tamil-Sinhalese civil conflict, the project enlists professionals from both groups and aims to promote cooperation for the ...



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