At least 36 Tamil Tiger rebels and five soldiers were killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka as troops further expanded their area of control, military officials said...

At least 122 Sri Lankan soldiers attached to a training base in the Eastern Amparai district were hospitalized Thursday morning immediately after their breakfast due to food poisoning, military sources here...

India won a limited-overs cricket series in Sri Lanka for the first time by clinching the five-match rubber 3-1 as they beat hosts by 46 runs in the fourth match here at the Premadasa Stadium...

Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas became the fourth bowler to claim 400 wickets in One-day Internationals during the fourth ODI against India here Wednesday at the R. Premadasa...

Following is the scorecard of the fourth one-day international here Wednesday in which India beat Sri...

After the middle order batsmen had put India in a strong position, the tourists failed to accelerate in the death overs and were bowled out for 258 with two balls to spare against Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international at the R. Premadasa Stadium here...

Colombo - More than 250 trainee soldiers came down Thursday with food poisoning in eastern Sri Lanka after eating bread and fish, a medical officer in the area said. Some of the trainees fainted and...

Government forces advancing deeper into territory held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam killed the 37 rebels and wounded another 18 in clashes Wednesday, the ministry said in a statement. It...

“You have to know what a bullet will do when it hits the body, or a fragmentation mine or a landmine and you classify cases based on the [extent] of the injuries,” Morven Murchison, ICRC Health...

Mumbai, August 28: The Cricket Board's Technical and Coaches Review Committees will meet at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai over the weekend, ahead of next month's AGM."The Technical Committee would...

Colombo - At least five soldiers and 36 rebels were killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka as troops further expanded their area of control, military officials said Thursday. The fighting was...

Colombo: Fierce fighting between government troops and separatist Tamil Tigers across Sri Lanka's embattled north killed 36 rebels and five soldiers, the military said on Thursday. The latest...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Fierce fighting between government troops and separatist Tamil Tigers across Sri Lanka’s embattled north killed 36 rebels and five soldiers, the military said...

COLOMBO, AFP: India survived Sanath Jayasuriya's explosive half-century to clinch the series against Sri Lanka with a 46-run victory in the fourth One-Day International on Wednesday.India restricted...

Scoreboard at the end of the fourth one-day international between Sri Lanka and India at R. Premadasa Stadium:India InningsVirat Kohli b Thushara 54Gautam Gambhir c Dilshan b Kulasekara 17Yuvraj...

Colombo, 28 August, (Asiantribune.com): Sri Lanka Housemaid Rizana Nafeek’s case is coming up again on the 30th of this month at the High Court of...

A St. Paul businessman who emigrated from Sri Lanka decades ago is developing a $125 million health care facility in his home country with the help of several Twin Cities professionals. Tariq Rauf,...

After 25 years of fighting and 70,000 casualties, Sri Lanka's military has won a hard-fought upper hand against separatist Tamil Tigers – and now vows to break their northern stronghold by year's...

By Quintus Perera – Asian Tribune Colombo, 28 August, (Asiantribune.com): DHL, world's leading Express and Logistics Company celebrated 'DHL Volunteer Day' in the Asia Pacific region, encouraging...

+ ] JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Russia-based defender Matthew Booth has won a recall to the South Africa squad for the first time in three years, being named for a World Cup qualifier against Nigeria...

COLOMBO — Four Sri Lanka naval personnel were seriously wounded and six others hurt when Tamil Tiger rebels launched a night air attack Tuesday on a major naval base in the eastern harbor town...

COLOMBO, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - The rising cost of food and the urgent humanitarian needs of newly displaced people in Sri Lanka's war-torn districts have forced the UN and other aid organisations...

LTTE Sri Lankan military has confirmed that 10 navy personnel were injured in last night's air attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the eastern port city of Trincomalee. A light...

Back to top Umpires: B R Doctrove, M G Silva Sri Lanka: Warnapura, Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Kapugedera, Dilshan, Vaas, Kulasekara, Thushara, Mendis, Muralitharan India: Gambhir,...

+ ] COLOMBO (Reuters) - India won the toss and chose to bat first in the fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. India fielded the same team that won the third one-dayer on...

COLOMBO, Aug. 27 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A Japanese parliamentary delegation led by a former defense chief has expressed confidence at a meeting with Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa that his...

By Shenali Waduge Let us be frank & forthright – what are the discriminations faced by the Tamils, what are their grievances? Let all be aware of what these “grievances” are & let...

(AFP)--At least 27 Tamil rebels and two soldiers were killed across Sri Lanka's embattled north, the defense ministry said Wednesday, a day after the rebels staged a daring air...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Separatist Tamil rebels wounded at least 10 sailors in a brazen airstrike on a key harbor controlled by the navy in eastern Sri Lanka, while clashes in the north killed 27...

Colombo - At least four sailors were killed and 13 were injured in an airstrike by Tamil rebels on a north-east naval base adjoining a harbour, military officials said Wednesday. Three civilians were...

Colombo, Aug 26 : A light aircraft of the Liberation Tamil Tiger rebels carried out an air raid Tuesday night targeting a key naval base in Sri Lanka's eastern port city of Trincomalee and dropping...

The SriLankan Airlines Group's financial performance for the year 2007/08 was severely affected by the steep rise in the price of aviation fuel, resulting in an operational loss of...

Sri Lanka's eastern port town of Trincomalee was attacked by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday night, defense officials and local media said. Officials from the Ministry of Defense said explosions...

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has scoffed rumors that he would call a snap parliamentary election in the country, his office said here Tuesday. Addressing a gathering, the president said his...

Heavy persistent drizzle saw the fourth one-day international between Sri Lanka and India abandoned without a ball being bowled on Tuesday. Light rain began to fall 90 minutes before the scheduled...

Colombo - At least four sailors Tuesday night were injured when a Tamil rebel aircraft dropped two bombs on a harbour cum naval base in north-eastern Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said. Sri Lankan...

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have carried out an air raid on a major naval base at Trincomalee on the east of the island, military officials said. One plane dropped two bombs on the dockyard,...

Colombo, 27 Colombo, (Asiantribune.com): Terrorism is a common problem for Spain and Sri Lanka and the Spanish position on the imperative need to protect Sri Lanka’s sovereignty is valued, stated...

By Shenali Waduge Let us be frank & forthright – what are the discriminations faced by the Tamils, what are their grievances? Let all be aware of what these “grievances” are & let...

Colombo, August 26: The fourth cricket one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka has been called off due to rain. The match will be played on Wednesday now.Earlier, Intermittent drizzle on Tuesday...

The fourth one-day international between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo has been postponed without a ball being bowled due to poor weather. Light rain began to fall 90 minutes before the scheduled...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A series of gunbattles between government forces and the Tamil Tigers killed 15 rebels and seven soldiers in war-torn northern Sri Lanka, the military said Tuesday. ...

Colombo, Aug 26 : At least 15 Tamil rebels and seven soldiers were killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka during a military offensive on rebel strongholds, military officials said...

The ordeal of a Canadian Tamil who says he survived torture at the hands of the Tamil Tigers will be among the shocking stories delved into this weekend, when artists and activists hope to expose the...

Daya Gamage – US National Correspondent Asian Tribune Washington, D.C. 26 August (Asiantribune.com): After years of writing letters and pleading to have their voices heard Sri Lankan expatriates...

By Tisaranee Gunasekara “We must seize the minds of the people and we can only do it by a mass movement, peaceful, orderly and principled”. - JR Jayewardene (quoted in J J.R Jayewardene of Sri...

Sri Lanka is taking a number of steps to attract the growing number of travellers from the Middle East, reported Gulf News. Marketing strategies have included promoting Sri Lanka on Al Jazeera...

— Photo: M. Vedhan National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan presenting a bouquet to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at the Secretariat on...

Sri Lanka A 576 (Tharanga 176, Gunawardene 90, Kandamby 71, Mbane 3-73) and 229 for 5 dec (Mathews 101*) drew with South African Challenge XI 212 (Baxter 46, Udana 3-32) and 145 for 4 (Baxter 75*,...

Dubai: With the number of outbound Arab travellers on the rise, a direct outcome of the region experiencing unprecedented economic prosperity, Sri Lankan tourism is diverting increased attention to...