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Germany offers help for Sri Lankan probe of war atrocities

By Bharatha Mallawarachi | September 22, 2015 - 5:00pm

Germany is ready to help Sri Lanka investigate alleged atrocities during its civil war, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said yesterday.

World

In shift, US backs Sri Lanka's own war crimes probe

By Krishan Francis | August 26, 2015 - 1:23pm

The United States said yesterday that it wants to sponsor a resolution at next month's UN human rights session that is supportive of Sri Lanka's government, which wants to conduct its own investigation into alleged...

World

Myanmar, Sri Lanka Buddhist hard-liners join hands

By Krishan Francis | September 30, 2014 - 4:21am

A hard-line Buddhist monk from Myanmar known for his anti-Muslim stance said his movement would join hands with a like-minded Sri Lankan group to "protect" Buddhists, whom he called an endangered world minority...

World

Sri Lanka won't allow UN war crimes panel to visit

August 20, 2014 - 5:47am

Sri Lanka's president said yesterday he will not allow a UN panel investigating allegations of war crimes to enter the country.

World

US: Patience with Sri Lanka could 'wear thin'

By Matthew Pennington | December 6, 2013 - 6:40am

International patience could wear thin with Sri Lanka unless it takes action to address allegations of atrocities during the...

World

Sri Lanka chief justice faces impeachment hearing

November 24, 2012 - 9:23am

Sri Lanka's chief justice on Friday attended the first day of a parliamentary hearing investigating an impeachment motion that accuses her of misusing power and having unexplained wealth.

World

Sri Lanka to shut down some embassies in Europe

March 27, 2012 - 1:49pm

The Sri Lankan government has decided to shut down some of its embassies in Europe, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday.  

Sri Lanka war hero gets 3 year sentence

November 18, 2011 - 4:36pm

Sri Lanka's former army chief was sentenced Friday to three more years in prison for reportedly implicating the defense secretary in war crimes at the end of the country's civil war.

Sri Lanka blocks 5 news websites over 'insults'

November 8, 2011 - 6:19am

Sri Lanka has blocked five news websites because they committed character assassination and insulted people including key political leaders, officials said yesterday.

Sri Lanka to release 136,000 Tamil war refugees

November 22, 2009 - 2:00am

Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official...