Fonseka's court martial to begin on March 16

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed a three-member court martial panel to try detained ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka on treason charges and the proceedings against him would be launched......

Landmine blast kills 64 in Sri Lanka

At least64 passengers of a bus were killed and 39 others, including several children, injured when their vehicle hit a claymore mine planted by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam guerrillas in north......

Artillery duels in Jaffna

Sri Lankan security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels exchanged artillery fire today along a de facto frontline in the northern peninsula of Jaffna. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)......

12 workers shot in Lanka

Twelve Sinhalese construction workers were reportedly shot dead by suspected Tamil Tigers in eastern Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said today, even as the European Union put the rebel outfit on......