Sri Lankan rebels say 1,000 civilians killed in government raid on their territory

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebels said Tuesday that 1,000 civilians died in a government raid on their territory that the military says freed thousands of noncombatants from the war zone. The military denied the accusation.

Sri Lanka: Exodus of civilians from war zone reaches 50,000 as thousands more rush out

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands more civilians streamed out of the war zone Tuesday, the military said, bringing the exodus of the past two days to nearly 50,000 as a government deadline passed for separatist Tamil rebels to surrender.

Sri Lanka: Exodus rises to 50,000 as thousands more civilians flee war zone

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands more civilians fled Sri Lanka’s northern war zone Tuesday, bringing the exodus of the past two days to nearly 50,000 as a government deadline passed for separatist Tamil rebels to surrender.

Insurgent attacks in south Afghanistan kill 3 Afghan police; roadside bombs kill 3 civilians

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Insurgents attacked Afghan policemen in three separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, killing three officers and wounding eight, while roadside bombs killed three civilians, officials said Monday.

Karzai calls on NATO general to explain Afghan civilian deaths; 5 police killed in attack

KABUL — The top U.S. general in Afghanistan said Sunday there wasn’t enough money in the world to replace the loss of an Afghan civilian, in comments that followed repeated calls by President Hamid Karzai for explanations of civilian deaths.

Sri Lankan health official says 28 civilians killed in civil war crossfire

COLOMBO, 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.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan

LONDON — Britain’s defense ministry says a soldier has been killed while on patrol in southern Afghanistan.