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A popular annual festival at a revered Roman Catholic church near the front lines of Sri Lanka’s civil war has been canceled because the government and Tamil rebels have failed to recognize the area as a peace zone, officials said Thursday.
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Kilinochchi:
In this undated photo provided by Sri Lankan Tamil Rebel group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Balasingham Nadesan, the head of the rebels’ political wing, is seen in Kilinochchi, about 275 kilometers, (170 miles) northeast of Colombo, Sri...
