A Sri Lankan navy craft was destroyed in a sea mine blast off the island's north-eastern coast Saturday, leaving at least 11 sailors missing, a military source said.
Arthur C. Clarke, the prolific British-born science fiction author, best known for his "2001: A Space Odyssey," died at his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday. He was 90 years old.
A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber detonated his explosives, killing himself and wounding seven others, on Friday as police closed in on him at a house in the Sri Lankan capital, officials said.
A suicide attack by a suspected Tamil Tiger killed 3 people in eastern Sri Lanka. Security forces threw a blanket of security over the capital to prevent new attacks, officials said.
Two communities are locked in a tragic conflict that has spanned 30 years and cost at least 70,000 lives. (Report: C.Henry, C.Simon, S.Daguerressar). WARNING: some images are distressing.
As the Tamil Tigers’ fight for independence heats up again in the island nation of Sri Lanka, in Paris, Tamils who fled the fighting find they can never fully escape. (Report: N.Vij/ G.Martin)
