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Allegations of fraud, voter intimidation and sporadic violence marred elections in Sri Lanka’s east Saturday despite the government’s claims they would be a celebration of democracy for the region recently liberated from the Tamil Tiger rebels.The vote...
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Eastern Sri Lanka voted Saturday in their first major election, less than a year after the separatist rebels lost control of the region. The poll was hailed as a...
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A bomb blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels ripped through a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka Friday, killing 11 people and casting a cloud over pivotal provincial elections scheduled...
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Aid agencies in the Batticaloa region of eastern Sri Lanka have warned of a major humanitarian emergency. Severe shortage of food supplies loom large over the numerous...
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Piliyan, leader of Tamil rebel break-away faction TamilEela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), speaks to the Associated Press in Batticaloa, about 180 kilometers (113 miles) northeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday May 9, 2008. The government has hailed...
