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- UN Envoy: No Plans to Replace Norway as Peace Broker in Sri Lanka (Sep 7, 2005)
A top U.N. official has wrapped up a four-day visit to Sri Lanka, saying the world body has no plans to replace Norway as a peace broker between the Colombo government and Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Sri Lanka to Hold Presidential Election by Year's End (Aug 26, 2005 New Delhi)
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ruled that presidential elections must be held this year, putting an end to President Chandrika Kumaratunga's hopes of remaining in power for another year.
- Sri Lankan Marxists Urge Government to be Tough with Tamil Rebels (Aug 23, 2005)
More than 2,500 Sri Lankan Marxists have marched in Colombo to press the government to cancel planned peace talks with Tamil rebels and to punish them instead for a rash of killings blamed on the rebels.
- Sri Lanka's President Appoints New Foreign Minister (Aug 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka's President Chandrika Kumaratunga has appointed her brother as the country's new foreign minister, to replace Lakshman Kadirgamar, who was assassinated earlier this month by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Norwegian Mediators say Sri Lanka's Rebels Agree to Talks (Aug 19, 2005)
Norwegian mediators say Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have agreed to meet government officials for talks on preserving a truce threatened by the killing of the country's foreign minister.
- Sri Lanka's President Seeks Urgent Talks with Tamil Tigers (Aug 18, 2005)
Sri Lanka's President Chandrika Kumaratunga has asked peace broker Norway to arrange urgent talks with Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Sri Lanka Extends Emergency Rule, Following Foreign Minister's Assassination (Aug 18, 2005)
Sri Lanka's parliament has voted to extend by one month a state of emergency imposed after last week's assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar.
- Norwegian Peace Brokers Meet Top Tamil Rebel Negotiator (Aug 17, 2005)
Norwegian peace brokers have held talks in London with the chief Tamil Tiger peace negotiator in an effort to save Sri Lanka's fragile peace process.
- Sri Lanka Cremates Slain Foreign Minister Amid Peace Plan Fears (Aug 15, 2005 Colombo)
Sri Lanka's slain foreign minister was given a state funeral with full honors in the capital Colombo Monday.
- Sri Lanka Prepares to Bury Foreign Minister, Suspects Arrested (Aug 14, 2005 Colombo)
Sri Lankans are preparing to bury Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, who was assassinated Friday.
- Tamil Tiger Guerrillas Deny Involvement in Assassination (Aug 13, 2005 Colombo)
Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tiger group has denied any involvement in the assassination late Friday of the foreign minister.
- Sri Lanka Imposes State of Emergency After Assassination of Foreign Minister (Aug 13, 2005 New Delhi)
In Sri Lanka, a state of emergency has been imposed following the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar by unidentified gunmen.
- Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Assassinated (Aug 12, 2005 New Delhi)
Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister has been shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in the capital, Colombo.
- Sri Lanka's Top Donors Warn Peace Process Could Be in Danger (Jul 19, 2005)
Sri Lanka's top international donors are warning that the island's peace process could be in danger.
- Sri Lankan Supreme Court Blocks Plan to Share Control of Tsunami Aid With Tamil Rebels (Jul 15, 2005 New Delhi)
Sri Lanka's supreme court has struck down as illegal a negotiated deal between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels to share some of the billions of dollars in aid money for survivors of December's tsunami.
- Renewed Violence Threatens Fragile Sri Lankan Truce (Jul 14, 2005)
Sri Lankan officials say navy personnel have shot and killed a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel during a gunfight - amid a series of clashes that have threatened a fragile three-year truce.
- Tamil Tiger Rebels Warn They Could Resume War (Jul 12, 2005 New Delhi)
In Sri Lanka, Tamil Tiger rebels say recent violence in the east of the country poses a threat to the country's fragile truce.
- Sri Lankan Muslim Party Withdraws Ultimatum to Government (Jun 28, 2005)
A key Muslim party in Sri Lanka's ruling coalition has withdrawn an ultimatum to the government to scrap a tsunami aid-sharing deal with Tamil rebels.
- Sri Lanka Signs Tsunami Aid Pact With Tamil Rebels (Jun 24, 2005 New Delhi)
The Sri Lankan government has signed a deal to share three billion dollars in tsunami aid with Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Sri Lanka Signs Tsunami Aid Pact With Tamil Rebels (Jun 24, 2005)
Officials in Sri Lanka say the government has signed a controversial deal to share the distribution of billions of dollars in tsunami aid with the Tamil rebels.
- Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, Norway's Peace Envoy Discuss Relief Deal (Jun 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels say their meeting with Norway's peace envoy has failed to reach a deal on a controversial government proposal to share the distribution of tsunami aid with them.
- Sri Lankan Government Allies Quit Governing Coalition over Sharing of Tsunami Aid (Jun 16, 2005 New Delhi)
In Sri Lanka, the coalition government's main ally has quit due to differences over plans to share tsunami aid with the country's ethnic Tamil rebels.
- Marxists Quit Sri Lankan Coalition Over Aid Deal with Tamil Rebels (Jun 15, 2005)
The main Marxist ally of Sri Lanka's ruling coalition government has quit in protest over a plan to share the distribution of tsunami aid with the Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Sri Lanka Plans to Work with Tamil Tigers Thwarted by Politics (May 16, 2005 New Delhi)
International donors are meeting in Sri Lanka to assess reconstruction efforts since December's deadly tsunami.
- Sri Lanka's President Urges Aid Deal with Tamil Rebels (May 4, 2005 New Delhi)
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has vowed to reach a deal with Tamil rebels on distribution of tsunami aid, despite stiff opposition from her coalition partners.
- Sri Lanka Government To Launch Investigation Into Murder of Journalist (Apr 29, 2005)
Sri Lanka's government has ordered a full-scale investigation into the murder of a prominent Tamil journalist who was abducted outside a restaurant Thursday night.
- Tamil Journalist Murdered in Sri Lanka (Apr 29, 2005)
Sri Lankan authorities say a prominent Tamil journalist was found shot dead Friday in Colombo, hours after he was abducted by several attackers as he left a restaurant.
- Sri Lanka Faces Crisis Over Tsunami Deal with Rebels (Apr 20, 2005)
A key partner in Sri Lanka's ruling coalition has threatened to quit if Colombo joins with Tamil Tiger rebels in distributing aid to tsunami survivors in rebel-held areas.
- Tamil Rebels Say Captured Sri Lankan Soldier Trespassed into Their Area (Apr 9, 2005)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels say they have captured a government soldier who they say trespassed into an insurgent-controlled area.
- European Peace Monitors Say Tamil Tigers Breached Truce (Apr 8, 2005 New Delhi)
In Sri Lanka, European truce monitors say Tamil Tiger rebels violated the country's fragile truce earlier this week by firing at a navy boat carrying a truce monitor.
- Sri Lanka Rebels Accused of Firing at Ship Carrying European Cease-Fire Monitor (Apr 5, 2005 New Delhi)
The Sri Lankan military has accused Tamil rebels of breaching the country's cease-fire by firing on a navy ship that was carrying a European truce monitor.
- Sri Lankan Minister: Tsunami Delays Prospects for Renewed Peace Talks (Feb 26, 2005 New Delhi)
A senior Sri Lankan Cabinet member says peace talks with Tamil separatists cannot resume until the country recovers from December's Indian Ocean tsunami.
- Rights Group Seeks Probe of Sri Lanka Rebel Leader's Death (Feb 11, 2005 New Delhi)
A human rights group is asking Sri Lanka's government to investigate the killing of a senior Tamil Tiger rebel earlier this week.
- Tamil Rebels Free Child Soldiers Recruited after Tsunami (Feb 4, 2005 New Delhi)
In Sri Lanka, Tamil Tiger rebels have freed 23 child soldiers recruited in the aftermath of December's tsunami disaster.
- UNICEF Charges Sri Lanka Rebels with Recruiting Child Soldiers (Jan 26, 2005 New Delhi)
Officials with the U.N. Children's Fund in Sri Lanka say they have confirmed 40 cases of children being abducted or recruited as soldiers by the Tamil Tiger rebel group.
- Sri Lankan Government and Rebels Talk of Working Together (Jan 24, 2005 Colombo)
Four weeks after the Indian Ocean tsunami killed nearly 40,000 people and destroyed hundreds of coastal towns and villages, Sri Lanka has moved out of the crisis phase of its relief efforts.
- Sri Lanka Denies Rebel Claims It Uses Tsunami Aid to Buy Weapons (Jan 23, 2005)
Sri Lanka's government is denying claims by Tamil Tiger rebels that it is using tsunami relief money to buy weapons and obstructing aid deliveries to areas under rebel control.
- Tamil Rebels, Norwegian Foreign Minister Discuss Relief Efforts (Jan 22, 2005)
A leader of the Tamil Tiger separatists has accused the Sri Lankan government of taking advantage of last month's tsunami disaster to build up its military strength.
- Tsunami Disaster Not Easing Political Tensions in Sri Lanka (Jan 13, 2005 Colombo)
In the immediate aftermath of last month's devastating tsunami, it was hoped that the Sri Lankan government and Tamil rebels would put aside decades of hostility to work for peace and to rebuild their devastated country.
- UN Chief Calls for Sri Lanka & Rebels to Put Aside Differences After Tsunami (Jan 9, 2005 Colombo)
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is calling for the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to put aside their political differences as the country starts to rebuild following last month's devastating tsunami.
- Annan, Wolfensohn Tour Devastated Sri Lankan Regions (Jan 8, 2005 Colombo)
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and World Bank President James Wolfensohn continued their tours to parts of Asia devastated by last month's tsunami with a visit to Sri Lanka.
- UN Asks Warring Factions in Tsunami Zone to Join Forces (Jan 5, 2005 United Nations)
The United Nations is urging warring parties in Sri Lanka and Indonesia to put aside their conflicts and join forces to provide assistance to tsunami victims.
- Hopes Rise that Disaster Will Bridge Gap Between Sri Lanka Government, Rebels (Jan 4, 2005 New Delhi)
In the days before the deadly tsunami devastated Sri Lanka, there were worries that the island country may head back to war as a peace process between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government stalled.
- Sri Lankan President Asks Country to Unite ( Dec 31, 2004)
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga says the unprecedented tragedy gripping the country offers an opportunity to find a permanent solution to the ethnic conflict plaguing the island nation.
- Focus Turns to Housing Millions Left Homeless by Tsunami ( Dec 31, 2004 New Delhi)
Aid agencies estimate that more than three million people may have been left homeless by the tsunami disaster, with most of them in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
- Aftershocks Trigger Panic in Quake Zone, UN Warns of Hitches in Aid Effort ( Dec 30, 2004 Washington)
New aftershocks from the magnitude nine Asian earthquake sent tens of thousands of people fleeing inland in the hard hit countries of India, Sri Lanka and Thailand Thursday after authorities sounded warnings, false as it turned out, about another tsunami.
- Panic Sweeps India, Sri Lanka Following New Tsunami Warnings By India ( Dec 30, 2004 New Delhi)
In India and Sri Lanka, panic swept regions struck by the tsunami disaster after the Indian government warned that fresh tsunamis might strike.
- Tamil Tigers Reject Latest Peace Proposal ( Dec 24, 2004)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have rejected the government's latest proposal to resume long-stalled peace talks, saying it does not address their key demand for self-rule.
- International Donors Warn Sri Lankan Government About Disrupting Peace Efforts ( Dec 15, 2004 New Delhi)
The United States and two other international donors have criticized Sri Lanka's coalition government, after one of its partners made statements the donors say could disrupt efforts to restart peace talks with separatist rebels.
- Violence Strains Sri Lanka Truce ( Nov 30, 2004 New Delhi)
In Sri Lanka, Norwegian truce monitors are warning that the cease-fire is under strain amid rising violence.
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