Two top Tamil Tiger leaders today surrendered before the rapidly advancing Sri Lankan forces, signalling an imminent collapse of the LTTE as troops closed in on Vellamullivakkal, the possible hiding place of rebel chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran....

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has caused “untold suffering” as it fights Tamil Tiger rebels in what is believed to be the endgame of Asia’s longest-running war, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on...

As the fighting in Sri Lanka’s northeast continues on Wednesday, after Tamil separatist fighters rejected a deadline to surrender, Somini Sengupta and Mark McDonald report for The Times: The Sri Lankan military said Wednesday its soldiers were...

Sri Lanka army troops yesterday continued their humanitarian operation to rescue the civilians trapped inside the Safe Zone. This is the largest hostage rescue in the world’s history in Sri Lanka. LTTE media spokesman Daya Master has just...

SRI LANKA-An LTTE suicide bomber has attacked thousands of Tamil civilians who are now trying to seek refuge with Sri Lankan Army, this morning (April 20). According to the latest information, about 10,000 civilians are now being rescued by troops from...

SRI LANKA-Sri Lankan soldiers have been able to rescue several thousands of civilians held hostage by the LTTE terrorists in the government declared No Fire Zone this morning (Apr 20). According to the defence sources, troops have been able to open...

First visit by a head of state: Visits soldiers’ barracks and supervises facilities: SRI LANKA-President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday made a historic visit to Kilinochchi, considered to be the first ever done by a Head of State. Kilinochchi, the...

SRI LANKA-One of the members of “Tamil Diaspora for Dialogue” Mrs Rajeswari Balasubramaniam yesterday (Apr 6) appealed to LTTE leader Prabhakaran for the release of innocent civilians trapped in the “No Fire Zone” She was one...

For those mislead youth who suffered death to save the lives of cowards SRI LANKA-They were brutal. They were trained from their childhood to hate, murder and to believe whatever said by their leader as the ultimate truth. They had started...

SRI LANKA-Over 250 terrorists were reported killed including senior LTTE rank holders Theepan( LTTE’s former ‘Northern region’ chief), Ruben, Nagesh, Gadaphi (former body guard of Prabakaran), Vidusha (’Malathi’ female...