Sri Lanka captures last stretch of rebel-held coast (Lead)
rounak Colombo, May 16 (Inditop) The Sri Lankan security forces Saturday took the final strip of coast held by Tamil Tigers…
Read MoreSri Lankan troops take last stretch of LTTE-held coast
Colombo, May 16 (Inditop) Sri Lanka’s military have taken the final strip of coast held by Tamil Tigers, the defence…
Read MorePakistani villagers rejoice at Taliban retreat
Ghurghushte (Pakistan), May 16 (Inditop) Some 2,000 residents of Ghurghushte, a hamlet in the embattled Buner district in north-western Pakistan,…
Read MoreUN official warns of ‘killing field’ in Sri Lanka
Geneva, May 16 (Inditop) A UN official Friday described the coastal strip housing thousands of civilians in northern Sri Lanka…
Read More55 Taliban killed in Swat offensive: Pakistani Army
Islamabad, May 15 Inditop) The Pakistani Army said Friday it had killed 55 Taliban militants while three soldiers died in…
Read MoreCivilians in war zone will be rescued: Rajapaksa (Lead)
Colombo, May 15 (Inditop) President Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared that all civilians caught in fighting in a shrinking strip of…
Read MoreNo justification for Sri Lankan Tamils’ plight: Kamalesh Sharma
London, May 15 (Inditop) Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma Friday reiterated his deep concern at the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sri…
Read MoreTo combat terrorism, US seeks to expand ‘strategic partnership’ with India (Lead)
Washington, May 15 (Inditop) As the US pushes Pakistan to shift its focus from India to dismantling Al Qaeda safe…
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