Sri Lanka News

Scores killed as fighting rages in Sri Lanka

At least 47 Tamil Tigers and six soldiers were killed while seven soldiers were reported missing as heavy fighting raged Tuesday in Sri Lanka's north, the authorities said Wednesday.6:32 PM on September 03

44 wounded in Colombo explosion

An explosion in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital Saturday morning wounded at least 44 people, including four women and two children, police and hospital sources said.2:30 PM on August 30

Sri Lanks set 228-run target for India

Some big hitting by unbeaten Thilan Tushara (56) and Jehan Mubarak (47) in the late overs helped Sri Lanka put a respectable 227 for six wickets in 50 overs against India in the inconsequential fifth and final one-day match at the R. Premedasa Stadium here Friday.8:00 PM on August 29

LTTE aircraft attack Lankan naval base, four sailors injured

At least four Sri Lankan naval sailors were wounded Tuesday night when Tamil Tiger rebels bombed a naval base in the country's eastern port city of Trincomalee, defence sources said.9:32 AM on August 27

Scoreboard of India's innings against Sri Lanka

Following is the scoreboard of India's innings against Sri Lanka in their third one-day cricket international of the five-match series played at the R. Premedasa Stadium here Sunday.7:30 PM on August 24

University student shot dead in Sri Lanka's east

A final year undergraduate student attached to a university in Sri Lanka's east was shot dead outside the hostel by unknown gunmen, military sources here said Friday.4:01 PM on August 22

Troops inching towards Tiger strongholds: Military

Amid fierce fighting, Sri Lankan troops backed by aerial and artillery attacks Friday captured two villages from the Tamil Tigers in the rebel-held Kilinochchi district in the north, the defence authorities said Friday.4:01 PM on August 22

Student shot dead at university in eastern Sri Lanka

A student belonging to the majority Sinhala community was shot dead at an university in predominantly Tamil minority eastern Sri Lanka by unidentified persons, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.10:31 AM on August 22

Dhoni praises Badrinath and Zaheer

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Thursday lavished praise on debutant Subramaniam Badrinath and medium-pacer Zaheer Khan for shaping India's three-wicket series-levelling win over hosts Sri Lanka at Dambulla.9:30 PM on August 21

Pre-poll violence mars election campaigns in Sri Lanka

Campaigning for elections for two of Sri Lanka's nine provincial councils has ended, with independent monitors accusing the ruling and opposition parties of resorting to violence.4:32 PM on August 21

Sri Lanka for international pressure on Tamil Tigers

The Sri Lankan government Wednesday urged the international community to put pressure on the Tamil Tigers to allow civilians to leave the conflict zones to safety.1:00 PM on August 20

Sri Lankan teachers to learn English in Hyderabad

The Indian government has offered scholarships to 41 Sri Lankan government schoolteachers to undergo a special English training course at the reputed English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) in Hyderabad.5:30 PM on August 19

War will continue until last Tiger is killed: Rajapaksa

Riding on public support for the ongoing war against the Tamil Tigers, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared that the military campaign will continue 'until the last rebel is killed or every inch of land is captured', a media report said Tuesday.2:01 PM on August 19

68 combatants killed in Sri Lanka's weekend clashes

At least 51 Tamil Tigers and 17 soldiers were killed and over 120 wounded in weekend clashes in Sri Lanka's northeast, military authorities said Monday.3:31 PM on August 18

India bat in first ODI, Sehwag ruled out

The Indians were batting first in the opening one-day international (ODI) cricket match with Sri Lanka here Monday. India's ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat, though hard-hitting opener Virender Sehwag was ruled out due to an injury.11:00 AM on August 18