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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/11907.htmlenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/2LP7pwx5NUE/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/2LP7pwx5NUE/index.htmlMuttiah Muralitharan made history with his final ball in Test cricket by becoming the first bowler to reach 800 wickets as Sri Lanka thrashed bitter rivals India.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-e7b2a961989f98b9502aece7ed3f9b6fcnnenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia/2010/07/201071013536206313.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia/2010/07/201071013536206313.htmlThe European Union and senior diplomats from nine countries have warned Sri Lanka that its international reputation could be harmed by an ongoing protest against a United Nations inquiry into alleged war crimes. A Sri Lankan government minister, Wimal Weerawansa, has led protests outside the UN....Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-91d37569bbe7df743039a186bd6e6d1faljazeera-enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/07/2010781724916736.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/07/2010781724916736.htmlUNDP regional centre in Colombo shut following days of angry protests over war-crimes probe.Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-990418a390e3ea46eb2abeeadaf7b318aljazeera-enenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6673CZ20100708?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6673CZ20100708?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon retaliated on Thursday for protests led by a Sri Lankan minister outside U.N. premises in Colombo by closing the office and recalling the top U.N. official in the Asian country.Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-8e8b3b449fbc017bf3c49ad52203772areutersenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/m_Saci-n_rY/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/m_Saci-n_rY/index.htmlThe United Nations office in Sri Lanka remained closed Wednesday after a three-hour siege of its staff by a government minister and his supporters led to scuffles a day earlier.Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-0cfa28c2c44889a14653fb2ad388ea6acnnenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE665094.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE665094.htm* Group demands end to U.N. war crimes panel * Rally led by firebrand cabinet minister * Symbolic exorcism planned to force end to panel By Ranga Sirilal and C. Bryson Hull COLOMBO, July 6 (Reuters) - A Sri Lankan cabinet minister on Tuesday led protesters on a march on the U.N.Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-aa98c7e813ca62b2f00e07cd81194607alertnetenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/04a8a320-8399-11df-b6d5-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04a8a320-8399-11df-b6d5-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/04a8a320-8399-11df-b6d5-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04a8a320-8399-11df-b6d5-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=By Miles Johnson in London and Roman Olearchyk in Kiev Published: June 30 2010 06:18 | Last updated: June 30 2010 06:18 Ukraine began talks to suspend ’s gas licences more than five months before the company updated the market about the issue, the country’s environment minister said on Tuesday.Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200ft-4898ab6a01fa1102b9365351dadb2e8cftenhttp://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32065http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32065Top entrepreneurs of the Ceylonese Tamil diaspora in Malaysia gathered Saturday to raise funds for Selvaraja Pathmanathan’s (KP) ‘development’ of the North and East of Sri Lanka, media circles in Colombo said, citing Sri Lankan High Commission sources in Malaysia.Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200tamilnet-a03a3baef615008edd8260a4ab259096tamilnetenhttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/23/worldupdates/2010-06-22T233554Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-495435-1&sec=Worldupdateshttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/23/worldupdates/2010-06-22T233554Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-495435-1&sec=WorldupdatesThe Sri Lankan government had urged Ban not to appoint the advisory panel, saying it has its own commission to investigate possible rights violations at the end of its war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam separatists in May 2009. The panel will be chaired by Indonesia's former Attorney General Marzuki Darusman, U.Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200austrianews-6c862b372e6f34c9f7ff0598a51b1627austrianewsenhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/srilanka/Sri-Lanka-slams-UN-panel-to-probe-war-crimes/Article1-561968.aspxhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/srilanka/Sri-Lanka-slams-UN-panel-to-probe-war-crimes/Article1-561968.aspxSri Lanka today criticised the appointment of a panel by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to investigate allegations of human rights violations during the last months of the government's war against separatist Tamil rebels.Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200HindustanTimes-71c60a39f8afb5e67c5dbe82ab1c999fHindustanTimesenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/10346869.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/10346869.stmA panel to advise on human rights issues after the civil war in Sri Lanka could be in place within days, the UN says.Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-b732955f7a6ac7cc6fc79ede80549ee8bbcenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE65F0EG.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE65F0EG.htm16 Jun 2010 10:37:22 GMT Source: Reuters By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, June 16 (Reuters) - Japan on Wednesday urged the world not to dictate to Sri Lanka amid post-war reconciliation efforts and renewed calls from the West for a probe into ...Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-bbbe3ec238600482813d33fae75f2043alertnetenhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/06/15/stories/2010061564680100.htmhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/06/15/stories/2010061564680100.htmNEW DELHI: Seventy-seven Indian students and a professor, who were trapped in Kyrgyzstan's southern Osh city hit by ethnic violence, have been safely evacuated, sources in the External Affairs Ministry said. — PTI Printer friendly Copyright � 2010, The Hindu.Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200Hindu-f5dd19613fcc85f87f0334cf51764c1eHinduenhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/tamilnadu/Pro-LTTE-group-blasts-tracks-in-Tamil-Nadu/Article1-556850.aspxhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/tamilnadu/Pro-LTTE-group-blasts-tracks-in-Tamil-Nadu/Article1-556850.aspxSuspected pro-LTTE activists blasted the railway tracks at Perani station in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district early on Saturday, minutes before a passenger train was to enter the station.Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200HindustanTimes-f13ededb3ede550849687eb33e0e3283HindustanTimesenhttp://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31954http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31954Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang Saturday morning called on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President's House. China and Sri Lanka Friday signed six agreements at the office of the Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne at latter’s presence.Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200tamilnet-9751b6268b9ff345bb2fb61eac01c009tamilnetenhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/president-changing-law-to-extend-rule-1998337.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/president-changing-law-to-extend-rule-1998337.htmlPlans to amend legislation, which limits the country's leader to serving only two terms, have been approved by the government.Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200independent-d3fa696b3ec109995ab4074d4e4e662bindependentenhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010/06/11/story_11-6-2010_pg20_5http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010/06/11/story_11-6-2010_pg20_5COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have rounded up hundreds of young lovers for kissing in public following complaints that the overt displays of affection caused embarrassment to others, an official said on Thursday. Nearly 200 couples have been briefly detained in the districts of Matara and Kurunegala....Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200dailytimesPK-03a471d5b4f2a298474e91bbcdfbdaf6dailytimesPKenhttp://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31942http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31942India is compelling Sri Lanka to sign the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) for the favour of supplying weapons in the war against the Liberation Tigers, Dr. Wickremabahu Karunaratne, the leader of the New Left Front (NLF), said in a press meet held in Colombo Wednesday morning.Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200tamilnet-473bdc876b74ae2e4329d326ac8b5774tamilnetenhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/06/10/stories/2010061054661200.htmhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/06/10/stories/2010061054661200.htmNEW DELHI: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has proposed discussions on establishing a joint information mechanism on the possibility of oil and gas fields straddling the India-Sri Lanka maritime boundary. In a joint declaration, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured Mr.Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200Hindu-14dd47fb092d7fada801dda6354cd497Hinduenhttp://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/sri-lankan-defense-minister-says-war-hero-could-be-executed-for-treason/?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/sri-lankan-defense-minister-says-war-hero-could-be-executed-for-treason/?partner=rss&emc=rssSri Lanka's defense minister said that the former head of the country's military, Gen. Sarath Fonseka, who was lauded last year for defeating a Tamil separatist insurgency, could be hung for reportedly claiming that the government ordered the military to execute prisoners.Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200IHT-069135f9215d812af42af93f1f619f1aIHTenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8724263.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8724263.stmDinesh Chandimal hits 111 as Sri Lanka beat India by six wickets to eliminate them from the triangular series in Zimbabwe.Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-39da39b7d025d018a0aed76aa2c1686bbbcenhttp://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/protesthit-bollywood-awards-get-under-way-in-sri-lanka-20100606-xm7g.htmlhttp://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/protesthit-bollywood-awards-get-under-way-in-sri-lanka-20100606-xm7g.htmlIndia's version of Hollywood's Oscars ceremony got under way in Sri Lanka's capital Saturday without some of the megastars who faced pressure from Tamil groups to stay away from Colombo.Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200smh-a8aeaa47d43ffdd14c031dbef2cafef5smhenhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/how-beijing-won-sri-lankas-civil-war-1980492.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/how-beijing-won-sri-lankas-civil-war-1980492.htmlA year ago, one of the world's most brutal and pitiless terrorist groups, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), was hunted down and exterminated on a strip of beach in the far north-east of Sri Lanka.Sun, 23 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200independent-f59c1f17d2a1a673729549cb9f904621independentenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8694864.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8694864.stmFormer Sri Lankan armed forces chief Sarath Fonseka rejects allegations that the army committed war crimes in the final phase of the war.Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-ae4b79816afdeb022d9bbca807d7cbe5bbcenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE64G0GV.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE64G0GV.htmBy C. Bryson Hull COLOMBO, May 17 (Reuters) - Rights groups on Monday urged the United Nations to investigate potential war crimes at the end of Sri Lanka's 25-year war, repeating charges that tens of thousands died in the final months. On May 19 last year, the Sri Lankan government declared total....Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-ba54d813d393889be77d92a5b78e34daalertnetenhttp://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=44http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=44THIMPHU, (Bhutan), April 29 (APP) - The 16th SAARC Summit concluded here Thursday with adoption of the joint declaration and ‘Thimphu Statement’ on climate change for development in the region.It also include improving inter-connectivity, promoting people-to-people contacts and to evolve joint....Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200Infopak-en-bb14c531be17a7b7bbb9880a9e11774bInfopak-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/PxFmu9Kpi-g/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/PxFmu9Kpi-g/index.htmlThe leaders of bitter rivals India and Pakistan met Thursday in an effort to resume a peace process that was derailed by the 2008 attack on Mumbai by alleged Pakistan-based militants.Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-ae0477d4469d07d751e38016249d2c14cnnenhttp://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-gilani-singh-bhutan-qs-07http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-gilani-singh-bhutan-qs-07“It has been agreed…that prime ministers of India and Pakistan will hold a bilateral meeting at Thimphu on Thursday.”Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200dawn-a7b91b84645a1fd9987a534607b7be3fdawnenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100426/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistanhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100426/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistanAP - Suspected U.S. missiles killed at least four alleged Taliban insurgents Monday in northwest Pakistan, officials said.Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-97c5804515530934f0c137e45cf9fa2anews-yahooenhttp://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31603http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31603Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse is to leave for Thimpu, capital of Bhutan Monday to attend the sixteenth South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit. The SL delegation includes the new Foreign Minister G.L.Peiris and Foreign Secretary Romesh Jayasinghe, according to political sources in Colombo.Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200tamilnet-9e968e357b3b0658afc2d40aff1a0bddtamilnetenhttp://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20100424-212239.htmlhttp://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20100424-212239.htmlCOLOMBO, SRI LANKA - Sri Lanka's president will expand his new cabinet by five ministers but the government will still have far fewer members than the previous one, an official source said Saturday. President Mahinda Rajapakse, whose ruling United People's Freedom Alliance took victory in this....Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200AsiaOne-0f937a72e93ec340af13e202015d4e79AsiaOneenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8635867.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8635867.stmSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed one of his party's elder statesmen as prime minister. DM Jayaratne, a former teacher in his 70s, was sworn in on Wednesday. MPs will choose a new Speaker on Thursday. Mr Rajapaksa is working out who will be in his new cabinet after final official....Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200arabpolitical-bbaaaab64ce18361094a58ae5789b34aarabpoliticalenhttp://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Sri-Lanka-Holds-Partial-Parliament-Re-Vote-91619359.htmlhttp://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Sri-Lanka-Holds-Partial-Parliament-Re-Vote-91619359.htmlResults show Mahinda Rajapaksa's United People's Freedom Alliance winning 144 seats in 225-member parliamentWed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200voanews-75b3ff1f151636c07da2cb60b19daeb7voanewsenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=234532http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=234532COLOMBO: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Sri Lanka to respect human rights and heal its communal divisions as the island emerges fromFri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200NewsJang-en-7130dadca4c33e0ba636319cad8ef830NewsJang-enenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/world/asia/09lanka.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/world/asia/09lanka.html?partner=rss&emc=rssCandidates and election monitors said that turnout appeared to be unusually low in the first parliamentary elections since the insurgency was defeated in 2009.Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200IHT-3603af0788a95dcd56d9c5f1db837425IHTenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kyrgyzstan/7569664/Kyrgyzstans-new-leadership-thanks-Russia-for-helping-oust-president.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kyrgyzstan/7569664/Kyrgyzstans-new-leadership-thanks-Russia-for-helping-oust-president.htmlKyrgyzstan's self-proclaimed new leadership have said Russia helped oust President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, claims Vladimir Putin has previously denied.Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-e2fb8602818a9207ff9bf3ebe2df389etelegraphenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8610705.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8610705.stmThe party of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa takes a lead in the country's general election, early results suggest.Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-f9a110d6a09c4b59e971a53f769116cebbcenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7091602.ecehttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7091602.eceAlmost a year after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka votes today in parliamentary elections that could expand President Rajapaksa’s already vast powers, extend his rule beyond 2017, and lay the ground for a dynastic succession.Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200sundaytimes-cd501a8f54d141439854975bbc93e698sundaytimesenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100406/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankapoliticsmilitarycourthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100406/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankapoliticsmilitarycourtAFP - The court martial of Sri Lanka's former army chief resumed Tuesday, two days before parliamentary elections at which he is a candidate, a military official said.Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-941a3c5bf166bfa49651ce9b593dd235news-yahooenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8569405.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8569405.stmDefeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate and ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka is set to face a court martial.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-1b4a747c49f4cfe574c6e228f316d6cbbbcenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/14/sri-lanka-tamils-self-rulehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/14/sri-lanka-tamils-self-ruleTamil National Alliance says ahead of elections it is ready to accept self-rule in north and east provinces Sri Lanka's main ethnic Tamil party has dropped its demand for an independent state and said it is ready to accept regional self-rule, following the defeat of separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in a 25-year civil war.Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100guardian-e7b584b42ec35951db5c1db25b2ef13cguardianenhttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/other/2010/03/12/247957/S-Lankas.htmhttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/other/2010/03/12/247957/S-Lankas.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Former Sri Lankan army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka will face three charges in a military court, including “conduct unbecoming an officer,” a source said Thursday.Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100ChinaPost-0340d7318cd560d46245eb49380c50f3ChinaPostenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8562508.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8562508.stmDefeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka is to be put on military trial next week, officials say.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-e04c1c309e44abf41b163835558b93c3bbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8560544.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8560544.stmChina is to lend Sri Lanka just under $200m to build a second international airport in the south of the island.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-4845a6bc18f785725fb8fbce76589d45bbcenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=227920http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=227920COLOMBO: India’s external intelligence agency tried to undermine Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse at polls in January and wanted him defeated,Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100NewsJang-en-75feb3e3b0f3f903c7efcccaa092a940NewsJang-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8556757.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8556757.stmPolice in Cyprus say they may have found the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, three months after it was snatched from its grave. Remains thought to be those of the ex-president were found at a Nicosia cemetery after a tip-off, police said.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100phantis-34a5572e6a6f07e7c2b6ad0d44c1843aphantisenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8553095.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8553095.stmSri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa attacks plans for a UN-appointed panel to examine alleged human rights abuses.Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-0bc74a466a5cf8b26f588baff86f3e48bbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8530504.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8530504.stmThe Supreme Court in Sri Lanka refuses to order the immediate release of defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka.Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-2fc15e882f246e4850b9ad5e62d8dc8fbbcenhttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/asiapac/stories/201002/s2827162.htmhttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/asiapac/stories/201002/s2827162.htmThe wife of arrested ex-Sri Lankan army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka is rejecting claims her husband is living in luxury while in detention.Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100radioaustralia-4eaa3efcde2478969e68d81f1ced6364radioaustraliaenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/02/2010216104836361784.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/02/2010216104836361784.htmlPetition on behalf of defeated candidate wants presidential vote to be declared void.Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-1ea10584d49c70c662795a29b58666a4aljazeera-enenhttp://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=112665http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=112665Sri Lanka signs its own death warrant, Chaminda Jayanetti writes for openDemocracy.Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100ISN-ad8eb67a6ae7df15db76579e4dfaa14bISNenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61D10120100214?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61D10120100214?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29COLOMBO (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters demanding the release of defeated presidential candidate Sanath Fonseka clashed with Sri Lankan police on Sunday in a fourth day of street protests.Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100reuters-2918a11fe7bf38b31c4925245dc75a2freutersenhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/02/12/stories/2010021252901500.htmhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/02/12/stories/2010021252901500.htmCOLOMBO: Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has alleged that the defeated common opposition presidential candidate and retired Army Chief, Sarath Fonseka, is guilty of charges of treason, military coup and of being involved in the disappearance of a few journalists.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100Hindu-ac42da7befb2834b96d1b3f7c76b17c6Hinduenhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/02/11/stories/2010021155270100.htmhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/02/11/stories/2010021155270100.htmB. Muralidhar Reddy COLOMBO: Even as people across Sri Lanka staged protests on Wednesday against the detention of the former Army Chief, General Sarath Fonseka, a fundamental rights violation petition, challenging the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention was filed before the Supreme Court.Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100Hindu-a1aba7639e7b6177ac412ceaf88e293eHinduenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8505412.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8505412.stmOpposition politicians in Sri Lanka begin talks to decide what to do following the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate.Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-bdac2aeff709d2554d2d6b884860e37abbcenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE6170JT.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE6170JT.htm09 Feb 2010 15:17:52 GMT Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's newly re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolved parliament with effect from Wednesday and called legislative elections, a senior government official said ...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100alertnet-20adb4376f7fbf3d5dff91e5962b543calertnetenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8504034.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8504034.stmIndia says at least 11 soldiers have been killed after an avalanche struck a high-altitude military training camp in Kashmir.Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-d76b3ffcaac703acd6bb13ce4bbee4cfbbcenhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/02/08/sri-lanka-detention.html?ref=rsshttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/02/08/sri-lanka-detention.html?ref=rssSri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges, according to a political ally.Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100CBC-2113f4df3e3f574c12646007cd8bfe7bCBCenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=223030http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=223030COLOMBO: Sri Lanka faced criticism Saturday for extending a state of emergency giving sweeping powers to security forces to detain suspects ahead of pSun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100NewsJang-en-af1197aa65d3a9030f3eb34218ca823fNewsJang-enenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE6110HF.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE6110HF.htm* Rajapaksa to remain in power until 2016 * Army officers allied to rival candidate purged * Coup accusations against Rajapaksa rival grow (Adds details, byline) By Ranga Sirilal and C. Bryson Hull COLOMBO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's supreme court on Tuesday ruled President Mahinda Rajapaksa can....Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100alertnet-0344a11db03fa7dc76a576578c86a25dalertnetenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8491120.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8491120.stmBeneath the surface in Jaffna - the cultural capital of Sri Lanka's Tamils - there is underlying concern and anxiety following last week's presidential election. President Mahinda Rajapaksa won the election by a huge margin. But he got fewer votes than his rival, retired General Sarath Fonseka, in....Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-7b1d73eff00c580fd48a851cf31f7ce6bbcenhttp://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/19-troops-surround-hotel-of+slanka-presidential-challenger-hh-04http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/19-troops-surround-hotel-of+slanka-presidential-challenger-hh-04We know General Fonseka is inside, but our interest is in the deserters who could be armed: Military spokesman.Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100dawn-36943459293562ea5a1553b05e0463eddawnenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8487405.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8487405.stmPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa stands triumphant in Sri Lanka. A number of factors helped sweep him to re-election victory on Tuesday: his fiery rhetoric and sure popular touch; his emphasis on his role in last year's war victory; and ordinary people's sense that their streets are simply safer than....Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-10b58dd7189e7e807e3147105b393924bbcenhttp://www.irishexaminer.com/world/kfkfaugbidcw/rss2/http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/kfkfaugbidcw/rss2/SRI LANKAN President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a resounding re-election victory yesterday, beating back a challenge from his former army chief, who rejected the official results and said he feared arrest as troops surrounded his hotel.Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100examiner-e44b559a32cd67fa7fe510e9a147417cexaminerenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7004082.ecehttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7004082.eceHeavily-armed Sri Lankan troops have surrounded a five-star hotel where Sarath Fonseka, the former army chief who was the main challenger in yesterday’s presidential election, is staying with key opposition leaders.Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100thetimes-fbf499dec7430cb852f965d3dabe89a3thetimesenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/lIcIH0_F_jM/la-fg-sri-lanka-election26-2010jan26,0,275978.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/lIcIH0_F_jM/la-fg-sri-lanka-election26-2010jan26,0,275978.storyIncumbent Mohinda Rajapaksa expected an easy reelection, especially after the country's 20-year civil war ended on his watch. But former army commander Sarath Fonseka is mounting a tough challenge. Two months ago, when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa called today's early election, the contest looked like a pushover.Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100latimes-e99f7912280bc1d1170c08c3e70f79f0latimesenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8478386.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8478386.stmSecurity is tight in Sri Lanka as voters prepare to choose their next president after a bitter election campaign.Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-c84609e0f77395295c5ac8f5f9f7503ebbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8477727.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8477727.stmSri Lankan ex-leader Chandrika Kumaratunga delivers an election blow to the president by backing his main rival.Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-ed928dd1a0de878393df149d420c60b8bbcenhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/01/24/stories/2010012488881200.htmhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/01/24/stories/2010012488881200.htm- PHOTO: AP,AFP HEADING FOR SHOWDOWN: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at an election rally in Colombo. (Right) JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe (left) and opposition presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka. COLOMBO: As the curtains fell on the official campaign for the January 26 Sri Lankan....Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100Hindu-d913a525d36236233a6ab267fc6426a1Hinduenhttp://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/bomb+attack+in+sri+lanka+capital+ahead+of+votehttp://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/bomb+attack+in+sri+lanka+capital+ahead+of+voteThe blast destroyed a car and severely damaged the home of Tiran Alles, a key ally of candidate Sarath Fonseka.Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100dawn-abe2a247d7cda9a392b625e0c4edc266dawnenhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/01/20/stories/2010012053221500.htmhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/01/20/stories/2010012053221500.htmCOLOMBO: Five days before the close of official campaign to the Sri Lankan presidential election, President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his chief opponent General (retired) Sarath Fonseka vowed not to allow rise of secessionist forces in the island ...Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100Hindu-9bba1a24f41598269c8e051b4d3d40acHinduenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8465202.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8465202.stmA supporter of Sri Lanka's opposition candidate has been killed in pre-election violence, the third such death in a week.Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-59a04a775dce00c71898ee4a471fb062bbcenhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/01/14/stories/2010011455741700.htmhttp://www.thehindu.com/2010/01/14/stories/2010011455741700.htmCOLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday strongly condemned the shooting at a group of supporters of the opposition presidential candidate General (retired) Sarath Fonseka, in which one woman was killed and several others were injured. ...Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100Hindu-44330ae15f8221e70e2880f8914bd0e2Hinduen