TSUNAMI IMPACT: Tamil Tiger Killings Jeopardise Relief Aid

The murder of a high ranking Tamil Tiger political leader in eastern Sri Lanka two days ago is likely to heighten tensions between the rebels and government of President Chandrika Kumaratunga; it is also feared that this could cast a shadow over the country's post- tsunami reconstruction efforts.

TSUNAMI IMPACT: Tamil Tiger Killings Jeopardise Relief Aid

The murder of a high ranking Tamil Tiger political leader in eastern Sri Lanka two days ago is likely to heighten tensions between the rebels and government of President Chandrika Kumaratunga. It is also feared that this could cast a shadow over the country's post- tsunami reconstruction efforts.

TSUNAMI IMPACT: Back to Zero for Sri Lanka’s War Survivors

The stress is beginning to show on Kasumathi Thangamani's face. She hardly smiles while rummaging through the remains of what was once her house in this small coastal hamlet, 60 kilometers north of the main eastern town of Batticaloa.

TSUNAMI IMPACT: Politics of Aid Affects Tamils

Political cleavage around the question of aid is threatening to erode the peace dividend that emerged between the rebel Tamil Tigers and the government of President Chandrika Kumaratunga in the immediate wake of the tsunami tragedy.

TSUNAMI IMPACT: For Sri Lankans, Return to Coastal Homes Is Hard

Some two weeks after the devastating tsunami that hit countries around the Indian Ocean, the Kalmunai beach in eastern Sri Lanka looks like it has been at the centre of a nuclear explosion; and shocked survivors have begun to return to what was left of their homes.

TSUNAMI IMPACT: For Sri Lankans, Return to Coastal Homes Is Hard

Some two weeks after the devastating tsunami that hit countries around the Indian Ocean, the Kalmunai beach in eastern Sri Lanka looks like it has been at the centre of a nuclear explosion. Almost all the structures on the beach are destroyed, in some places as far as 400 metres inland from the coast.

SRI LANKA: Tsunami Battered Island Licks Its Wounds

One of the loudest weekends of the year was transformed into the quietest in Sri Lanka, a week after a deadly Indian Ocean tsunami killed at least 30,000 people in the country.

SRI LANKA: Tsunami Battered Island Licks Its Wounds

One of the loudest weekends of the year was transformed into the quietest in Sri Lanka, a week after a deadly Indian Ocean tsunami killed at least 30,000 people in the country.

SRI LANKA: Tsunami Tragedy Bridges Divide Among Ethnic Groups

The tsunami that caused more than 23,800 deaths so far in Sri Lanka is creating temporary rapprochement between ethnic groups that stayed away from each other despite a three-year ceasefire between the government and Tamil separatist rebels.

SRI LANKA: Tsunami Tragedy Bridges Divide Among Ethnic Groups

The tsunami that caused more than 23,800 deaths so far in Sri Lanka is creating temporary rapprochement between ethnic groups that stayed away from each other despite a three-year ceasefire between the government and Tamil separatist rebels.

SRI LANKA: Peace Takes a Back Seat as Talks Deadlocked

There are slim hopes that the Sri Lankan government and rebel Tamil Tigers would restart peace talks soon after four people including a top renegade Tiger fighter were shot dead in growing factional fighting in the country.

SRI LANKA: Tamil Tigers’ Split Jeopardises Peace Process

The recent split within the Tamil Tigers and the ensuing violence in the capital Colombo and in the eastern town of Batticaloa are seriously undermining the two- year ceasefire between the Sri Lankan government and the militants.

SRI LANKA: Tamil Tigers’ Split Jeopardises Peace Process

The recent split within the Tamil Tigers and the ensuing violence in the capital Colombo and in the eastern town of Batticaloa are seriously undermining the two- year ceasefire between the Sri Lankan government and the militants.

SRI LANKA: Tigers Get Edgy as Peace Process Falters

It is difficult to imagine Kumudini Ramalingam as a female Tamil Tiger cadre fighting the Sri Lankan army if one observes her working at the Vocational Training Institute for Women in northern Sri Lanka.

RIGHTS-U.S.: Bush Push for Patriot Act Provokes Unease

Muslim rights groups in the state of California are watching nervously as President George W Bush increasingly talks of renewing the Patriot Act, a mainstay of his "war on terrorism", as he campaigns for the November presidential election.

U.S.: Hub of 1960s Protests Turns Quiet

Walking through the famous Sproul Plaza at the University of California in Berkeley, it is hard to imagine it as the place where thousands gathered in the late 1960s to protest against the Vietnam War.

POLITICS: Sri Lanka, Israel Must Share Power with Minorities – Professor

Bloody conflicts in Israel and Sri Lanka could be brought to an end if the countries adopted new, federal constitutions allowing extensive and genuine power sharing, according to a prominent Israeli academic here.

SRI LANKA: U.S. Court Ruling Seen as Aiding Tamil Rebels

A U.S. court ruling could ease efforts to raise funds for the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka, where the rebels are bolstering civil projects amid a cease-fire with government forces.

POLITICS-SRI LANKA: U.S. Court Ruling Seen as Aiding Tamil Rebels

A U.S. court ruling could ease efforts to raise funds for the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka, where the rebels are bolstering civil projects amid a cease-fire with government forces.

SRI LANKA: Big U.S. Role in Peace Process Unlikely – Analysts

The United States has been appearing more often in the political radar screen of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe, but experts both in and out of the South Asian island nation do not see Washington taking up a major role in efforts to reach a settlement in its ethnic conflict.

SRI LANKA: Absence of War Has Yet to Improve Quality of Life

The 20-month-old ceasefire between Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the government, the longest in Sri Lanka's history, has delivered a mixed bag of blessings to people, especially those who live in conflict-affected areas.