Sri Lanka relents over UN war crimes experts
Sri Lanka has softened its stance and agreed to welcome a panel of experts appointed by UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to probe alleged war crimes, a minister said Saturday.
Maldivians burn Israeli flags in protest against medics
Protesters in the Maldives burned Israeli flags over the weekend during protests against a visiting medical team from the Jewish state, police said on Tuesday.
Lankan minister protests against Tamil rally in London
A Sri Lankan minister and his supporters demonstrated on Friday outside the British high commission in Colombo against a London protest rally which led to the cancellation of a public appearance by Pr
Zardari visits Sri Lankan Parliament
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari visited Sri Lankan Parliament on Monday, on the third day of his four day official visit to the country.
Paper calls breach of protocol Krishna's talks with Prez first
Visiting external affairs minister S M Krishna's meeting with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa prior to his talks with his counterpart G L Peiris is
Rajapaksa meets representatives of Tamil parties
Amid India's call for a political settlement to the Tamil issue in Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has met representatives of the minority community's political parties, barring pro-LTTE Tamil
Zardari set to visit Sri Lanka
Bilateral defence and economic cooperation is expected to figure prominently in talks between Sri Lankan leaders and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who is set to arrive here on his maiden visit
Punish 26/11 perpetrators quickly, Krishna urges Pak
Underlining its commitment to resolving all bilateral issues through dialogue, India on Friday asked Pakistan to dismantle the terror machinery and bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to speedy justice.
India asks Pakistan to dismantle terror machines
India on Friday asked Pakistan to dismantle the terror machine operating on its soil and bring perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to speedy justice as the country marked the second anniversary of the
Devolution package for Tamils not out of radar: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka on Friday assured India that a devolution package for the minority Tamil community in the country was not out of its radar as the two neighbours discussed the key issue of resettlement of in