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Tamil Tigers announce cease-fire Tamil Tigers: a new round of peace talks on ending the civil war is impossible as long as the government presses ahead with a military offen...
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50 people detained after deadly bombings
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| May.26 |
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Bomb rocks busy train
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Scores killed as troops and rebels clash
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| Apr.5 |
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Blast kills highways minister
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S Lanka anniversary amid tensions
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Third undersea Internet cable cut
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Blast hits bus, kills 23
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Government pulls out of cease-fire
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Deadly bomb blast strikes Colombo
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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Senior Tamil Tiger leader killed
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Tamil Tigers announce cease-fire| Tamil Tigers: a new round of peace talks on ending the civil war is impossible as long as the government presses ahead with a military offensive | |
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 50 people detained after deadly bombings  2 bus bombings which killed at least 22 people. One explosion on a crowded bus in Moratuwa, a southern suburb of Colombo, killed 21 commuter...
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Bomb rocks busy train At least 8 people have been killed and 67 injured in a bombing during rush hour on a packed Colombo-Panadura commuter train
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Many dead in bus blast
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| Apr.23 |
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Scores killed as troops and rebels clash Map of Jaffna Sri Lanka Tamil rebels and government troops waged a fierce battle in northern Sri Lanka, killing 52 guerrillas and 38 soldiers
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Court sentences key militant
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Blast kills highways minister At least 12 people, including minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, have been killed in a suicide bombing near the capital Colombo
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Military: 30 rebels die in clashes
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| Mar.18 |
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Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90
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| Mar.5 |
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Government rapped over 'disappeared'
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| Feb.7 |
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Amnesty warning over Sri Lanka
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S Lanka anniversary amid tensions  A large military parade is under way amid tight security in the capital, Colombo, to mark the 60th anniversary of national independence
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Female bomber kills 8 in Colombo
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Deadly blast hits bus
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Third undersea Internet cable cut
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Blast hits bus, kills 23 Map of Buttala Sri Lanka More than 50 were wounded in a pair of attacks in southern Sri Lanka. Police believe the attacks were engineered by Tamil Tiger rebels
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| Jan.13 |
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S Lankan spent 50 years on remand
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Opposition sweep to victory
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| Jan.2 |
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Government pulls out of cease-fire The government decided to withdraw from an internationally brokered cease-fire that had largely collapsed since the resurgence of fighting
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Deadly bomb blast strikes Colombo A bomb targeting a military bus in the capital has killed at least four people and injured another 20
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Airstrike 'destroys Tamil base' |
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Dec.26 |
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Sea clash 'kills 40 Tamil rebels |
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Murali smashes Test wicket record |
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| Nov.28 |
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Deadly bomb attacks |
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| Nov.7 |
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Troops kill 30 Tamil Tigers |
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| Nov.2 |
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Senior Tamil Tiger leader killed SP Thamilselvan has been killed in a government air raid. He was the head of the rebels' political wing
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28 killed in sea battle |
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| May.23 |
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Tamil Tigers launch naval attack |
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Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed
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Rebels die in navy raid |
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Tamil Tigers attack fuel installations The rebel group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of 2 installations that prompted heavy security, a 2-hour blackout in Colombo
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Australia won 4th Cup over Sri Lanka. Barbados
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Explosions reported in Colombo
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Murali spins Sri Lanka into final |
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Tamil Tigers 'launch air strike'
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Seven die in bus attack |
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Tamil Tigers 'never backed truce' |
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Attack on Colombo air force base Tamil Tigers bombed an air force base next to international airport north of Colombo from light aircraft before dawn
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Tear gas used on lawyers
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10 detained over bus bomb |
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Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing
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Tigers 'abduct' 24 schoolchildren |
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Sri Lanka invokes anti-terror law |
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| Nov.13 |
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S Lanka 'recruits child fighters' |
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| Nov.8 |
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Dozens killed in attack |
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| Oct.17 |
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Naval port 'attacked'
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Sri Lanka will talk despite attack |
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Blast sparks air raids |
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Blast 'kills 90' sailors | An explosives-laden truck rammed into Naval convoy at Habarana, 150 miles from Colombo in the central section | | |
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'U.S. threatened to bomb us'
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Sri Lanka clashes kill 28 troops
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Attacks leave 50 dead, mostly girls
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Military 'in new front'
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Aid workers 'executed' 15 local aid staff working on post-tsunami rebuilding have been found executed after heavy fighting
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Muslims flee fighting Fighting between the army and Tamil Tiger rebels in the north-eastern district of Trincomalee has spread
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650 dead as quake triggers tsunami
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 Bomber kills general A suicide bomber targeted Maj. Gen. Parami Kulatunga, killing the general and three others
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Heavy clashes erupt
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58 killed in bus blast At least 58 people have been killed after their bus,travelling to a market, struck a mine in Anuradhapura district
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Sri Lanka, Tamil rebels hold meeting |
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Islamists claim Mogadishu victory
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| May.29 |
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Rebels 'shoot dead 12'
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| May.12 |
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Tamil rebels warn truce monitors
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| May.11 |
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Crisis talks after raid
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Dozens dead in clashes At least 45 sailors and Tamil Tiger rebels are feared dead after a sea battle after rebels sank 2 navy gunboats
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Race to save ceasefire |
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Thousands flee strikes |
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Military strikes on Tamil bases
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Bomb targets army chief| At least 8 people have been killed in a suicide bomb. The head of the army has been seriously injured | |
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King agreed to reinstate parliament
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Hajj stampede kills at least 345
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President Rajapakse swears in |
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Rajapakse 'wins' poll
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Deadly blast mars vote |
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| Aug.12 |
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State of emergency declared |
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Foreign Minister killed| Lakshman Kadirgamar has been assassinated in a gun attack in Colombo. The murder was blamed on the Tamil Tigers | |
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King Fahd dead
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| Apr.26 |
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Rail crash kills 37 people |
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| Feb.2 |
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Tsunami baby ruling sparks chaos |
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| Jan.19 |
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 Tsunami deaths soar past 212,000 Indonesia: The December 26 earthquake and tsunami killed 166,320 people in Indonesia. 6,245 people were still missing
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Politics limits Annan's trip
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| Dec.28 |
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Asia earthquake toll rising to 60,000. Indonesia
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Quake prompts massive aid effort |
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Tsunami toll rises above 33,000 |
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| Dec.27 |
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Survivors face disease threat |
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Asia quake death toll tops 23,000 |
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| Dec.26 |
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Asia quake death toll tops 4,700
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 9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead Map of http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/75/Neic_slav_fig72.gif/306px-Neic_slav_fig72.gif  Aceh: People across Asia are flocking to morgues seeking lost loved ones after tsunamis swept across the Indian Ocean
| A great undersea earthquake occurred at an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra. The earthquake triggered tsunamis along the coasts of landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing large people and inundating coastal communities. The tsunami devastated the shores of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand with waves up to 30 m and caused serious damage and deaths as far as the east coast of Africa
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Storm kills 1000
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Muralitharan breaks wickets record |
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| Apr.5 |
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Bid to forge coalition |
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| Apr.4 |
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President wins election
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| Apr.1 |
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Vote as showdown looms |
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| Feb.7 |
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President sacks parliament |
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| Nov.13 |
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Peace talks 'on hold' |
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| Nov.10 |
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Leaders 'to hold talks' |
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President calls for unity cabinet |
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| Nov.6 |
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Defiant PM returns to Sri Lanka |
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| Nov.4 |
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Emergency declared President has declared a state of emergency amid an escalating row with the prime minister
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Sri Lanka 'plunging into chaos' |
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First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success
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Twins dead after separation
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| Jun.11 |
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Rebels reject peace plan |
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First alert over SARS
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| Sep.16 |
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Talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil rebels |
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Tamil Tiger ban lifted |
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| Feb.21 |
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Permanent ceasefire |
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Opposition wins election |
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul
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| Oct.29 |
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PM survives suicide bombing
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Tamil Tigers killed 25 |
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| Jul.24 |
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Troops in control of airport |
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| Jul.23 |
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Tamil Tigers attack air force base
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Crown prince kills royal family
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Sri Lanka launches offensive |
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