India seeks 'credible answer' from Oz over attacks

Fonseka dragged out of office and arrested
Colombo Feb. 8 (AP): Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled from his office by military police today and will be court-martialled for allegedly planning to overthrow the government while serving as the head of the army.

Charges against Fonseka serious enough for arrest: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka on Tuesday, claimed that charges against defeated opposition presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka were "serious enough" to warrant his arrest, raising a question mark on his participation in the forthcoming Parliamentary elections.

Fonseka 'hell-bent' on betrayal: Sri Lanka
Defeated presidential candidate, ex-army chief under arrest.

Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Sarath Fonseka Arrested
Protests are expected to escalate as the government sends military police to detain General Sarath Fonseka

Opposition leaders: Sri Lankan general's arrest 'an abduction'
As the Sri Lankan government declared it would court-martial its most decorated former soldier on conspiracy charges, main opposition parties said they would stage nationwide protests over his arrest.

Wife fears for Sri Lanka general
The wife of arrested former presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka pleads with Sri Lanka's government to release him.

Sri Lanka: wife of Sarath Fonseka fears for his life after arrest
The wife of former Sri Lankan army chief General Fonseka said she feared for his life after his brutal arrest last night, while his allies claimed the government planned to detain up to 2000 of his supporters.

Wife fears for jailed Sri Lanka general
There are concerns for the safety of retired Sri Lankan General Sarath Fonseka after his arrest in Colombo.

Arrested Sri Lankan opposition leader being treated 'like an animal'
The wife of General Sarath Fonseka, the former Sri Lankan army chief who was arrested last night on suspicion of plotting a coup, accused the Government today of abducting her husband and treating him "like an animal".