LTTE Chief Velupillai Prabhakaran is safe and alive, insist loyal fans

NEW DELHI - A week after he became history, his diehard followers still believe that Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran is very much alive.

Sri Lanka’s 26-year war ends as LTTE leader Prabhakaran killed

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s 26-year-long insurgency ended with a blaze of bullets as Velupillai Prabhakaran, the dreaded chief of the Tamil Tigers that was responsible for assassinating Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and several leaders of the island nation, was killed Monday while trying to flee the battle zone.

Time to address root causes of Sri Lankan conflict: India

NEW DELHI - Now that the ‘conventional conflict’ in Sri Lanka has ended with the killing of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, India Monday said it was time to address root causes of the strife and called for ‘political steps towards the effective devolution of power’ to all communities.

Sri Lanka declares end of war against LTTE after killing Prabhakaran

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka on Monday formally announced the end of war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after chief V Prabhakaran was shot dead while trying to flee in an ambulance from the war zone in northern Sri Lanka.

India to provide relief to those affected in Sri Lankan conflict

NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday called up Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and assured him of providing relief to those affected by the tragic conflict between the Lankan Army and the Tamil Tigers.

Sri Lankan military takes last stretch of LTTE-held coast

COLOMBO - Sri Lankan military Saturday took the final strip of coast held by Tamil Tigers during their offensive to defeat the guerrillas and end the more than 25-year conflict, military officials said.

Sri Lanka captures last stretch of rebel-held coast

COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan security forces Saturday took the final strip of coast held by Tamil Tigers during the final phase of their offensive to defeat the guerrillas, a military official said.

With reporters barred from war zone, Internet becomes key source of news on Sri Lanka conflict

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — With mainstream journalists barred from Sri Lanka’s war zone, Tamil expatriates desperate for news of loved ones have turned to small Web sites for reports and video from across the front lines.

Rajapaksa rules out truce with Tamil Tigers

COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday ruled out halting the fight-to-finish military campaign against the Tamil Tigers and said the time was running out for the rebels to surrender.

Indian officials to leave for Sri Lanka today

NEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan will leave for Colombo today to review the situation in the island nation.

Prabhakaran has spurned last chance of pardon: Rajapaksa

COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday warned that Tamil Tiger chief Velupillai Prabhakaran will now have to ‘face consequences for his acts’ against the state during the past three decades, as he has snubbed a pardon by not surrendering during the last and final ultimatum that ended Tuesday noon.

2 Sri Lankan rebel officials surrender to troops as thousands of civilians flee fighting

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two Tamil Tiger officials surrendered to the Sri Lankan army on Wednesday, and refugees joined a stream of more than 80,000 people the government says have fled a war zone that appeared to shrink by the hour.

Malaysia on alert as report says Prabhakaran fled Sri Lanka

KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian police have sounded a high alert following a media report that said Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran may have fled to Southeast Asia. The police were working closely with India, Sri Lanka and the Interpol.