Web site, doctor report Sri Lanka shelling in war zone despite pledge to cease such attacksCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Government forces fired barrages of artillery into the northern war zone, killing at least 11 civilians, a day after it pledged to stop such attacks because of the risk to innocent lives, a rebel-linked Web site and a local doctor said. Sri Lankan military says it captured rebel fortifications, killed 7 rebels in new fightingCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan military pressed ahead Tuesday with its offensive against the beleaguered Tamil Tigers, breaking through a defensive fortification and killing at least seven rebels, the military said. Sweden’s foreign minister denied entry to Sri Lanka as part of European cease-fire delegationSTOCKHOLM — Sweden recalled its top diplomat in Sri Lanka on Tuesday after Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was blocked from joining a European delegation pressing for a cease-fire between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels. Sri Lanka to stop airstrikes, artillery attacks on rebels amid pressure to protect civiliansCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka agreed to stop firing heavy weapons into the northern war zone to safeguard thousands of civilians trapped there, but resisted growing pressure for a cease-fire in its war with the Tamil Tiger rebels. Sri Lanka says it will stop using heavy weapons in war zone to prevent civilian deaths.COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Under intense international pressure to prevent further civilian deaths, the Sri Lankan government said Monday it would immediately stop airstrikes and artillery attacks in its war against the Tamil Tiger rebels. Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebels announce unilateral cease-fire amid growing civilian casualtiesCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Facing imminent battlefield defeat, Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels have declared a unilateral cease-fire and called on the government to halt its offensive to spare the tens of thousands of civilians trapped by the fighting. UN to press Sri Lanka for pause in fighting, access to war zoneCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The United Nations’ top humanitarian official begins a three-day mission in Sri Lanka on Sunday, seeking access to some 50,000 civilians trapped and reportedly starving in the country’s sealed-off war zone. Sri Lanka rejects latest cease-fire demand as UN says nearly 6,500 civilians killed in warPUTTUMATTALAN, Sri Lanka — Hundreds who fled intense fighting in Sri Lanka’s war zone were awaiting evacuation from this tiny coastal village as the U.N. reported that nearly 6,500 ethnic Tamil civilians were killed in the last three months. Russia moves troops, tanks closer to Georgia’s capital during protests against SaakashviliAKHMAJI, Georgia — At a military checkpoint between Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia, the word “Russia” is hand-painted in pink on a concrete security barrier. Sri Lankan health official says 28 civilians killed in civil war crossfireCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — At least 28 civilians have been killed in two days of fighting as Sri Lankan troops try to push into a small “no-fire zone” where Tamil Tiger rebels have bunkered down for their final stand, a health official said. |
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