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 Sri Lanka, January 2010
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| Jan.7 |
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Video of executions appears authentic U.N. investigator: A video purportedly showing Sri Lankan soldiers executing bound, blindfolded and naked Tamils appears to be authentic
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| Jan.25 |
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 Presidential polls open  Map of Jaffna Sri Lanka Early voters have been seen queuing up near the capital. A few hours ago, people in the Tamil city of Jaffna reported hearing four blasts
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| Jan.26 |
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President takes early lead in election  | Early results in first election since Tamil Tiger rebels were defeated after 25 years of civil war put the president in the lead | |
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| Feb.8 |
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Election loser Sarath Fonseka arrested Map of Colombo Sri Lanka| The defeated candidate in presidential election, Gen. Sarath Fonseka, has been arrested at his office in Colombo on charges of plotting to overthrow | |
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| Feb.9 |
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President Rajapaksa dissolves parliament| Recently re-elected Mahinda Rajapaksa is dissolving parliament, clearing the way for early elections | |
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| Feb.18 |
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Murdered journalist honored as 'hero' Lasantha Wickrematunge, who was shot last year has been recognized by the International Press Institute as a hero for freedom of the press
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| Mar.6 |
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Rajapaksa dismisses human rights panel President Mahinda Rajapaksa has denounced plans by UN chief to ask a panel of experts to look into human rights issues on the island
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| Mar.15 |
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General Fonseka set to face military trial| Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate and ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka is set to face a court martial | |
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| Apr.7 |
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Sri Lanka elects new parliament Sri Lankans are voting for a new parliament - two months after President Rajapaksa was re-elected to power with a clear margin
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| Jul.6 |
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Protesters lay siege to U.N. compound Map of Colombo Sri Lanka| Protesters led by a cabinet minister are demanding that the world body drop a probe into alleged human rights abuses in the separatist war | |
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| Aug.7 |
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Laxman leads India to victory India tied the three-Test series with Sri Lanka after V.V.S. Laxman scores an unbeaten century to seal a five-wicket victory
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| Nov.11 |
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36,000 homeless in floods The heaviest rain in 18 years is leaving about 36,000 families homeless, marooning traffic and submerging the Parliament in four feet of water
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| Dec.27 |
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Heavy rains trigger flooding in Sri Lanka More than 200,000 people have been affected by flooding. Large tanks in the region, set up to irrigate rice paddy fields, overflowed
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