April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka rejected a cease-firecall by Tamil Tiger rebels as a “joke” as a Tamil group saidthe army must stop killing civilians trapped in the last rebel-held territory in the north. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ...Read More
Gen Fonseka denies any wrongdoing
The second of two courts martial set up to try Sri Lanka's ex-army chief, Sarath Fonseka, has abruptly adjourned.
The three-judges said they wanted to clarify whether they could conduct both sets of proceedings, a defence ...Read More
A second court martial for Sri Lanka's former army chief and opposition leader Sarath Fonseka has been indefinitely postponed.
Fonseka had been due to appear before a military tribunal on Wednesday over charges he awarded a lucrative arms contract to a ...Read More
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - An attorney says judges in a court martial against Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate have indefinitely postponed hearing a second charge against the ex-army chief. Nuwan Bopage says that the three army officers on the bench ...Read More
The wife of Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, has spoken about her husband's charges, calling them 'a joke'. Anoma Fonseka defended her husband at an event by his party, the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) which unveiled its election manifesto. General Fonseka ...Read More
Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka has appeared before a military court on charges of participating in politics while in uniform. The trial was adjourned until April 6 - two days before parliamentary polls. But the defeated presidential candidate is due to ...Read More
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The former Sri Lankan army chief who lost his opposition bid for the presidency objected Tuesday to his court-martial hearing, saying the panel formed to decide his fate was biased against him, an ally said. The arrest ...Read More
The retired general who ended Sri Lanka's civil war appeared before a military court Tuesday as a prisoner, a fall from grace widely seen as an effort by a freshly reelected government to marginalize its opposition. Former military chief Sarath Fonseka ...Read More
Colombo - Sri Lanka's former army commander, retired general Sarath Fonseka, appeared before a military tribunal Tuesday on charges of high treason, the defence authorities said. Military spokesperson Major General Prasad Samarasinghe said Fonseka faced seven different charges including leaking sensitive ...Read More
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The general who led the army to victory in Sri Lanka's civil war and then was roundly defeated in his bid for the presidency appeared before a court-martial Tuesday on allegations of sedition, the military said. ...Read More
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka's ex-army chief turned opposition leader appeared at a court martial Tuesday that could see him jailed for up to five years if convicted on charges he says are politically motivated. A three-member panel of generals began ...Read More
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - The Sri Lankan general who led the army to victory in the civil war and then was roundly defeated in his bid to win the presidency faced a court martial Tuesday on allegations of sedition. The military ...Read More
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka-The Sri Lankan general who led the army to victory in the civil war and then was roundly defeated in his bid to win the presidency faced a court martial Tuesday on allegations of sedition. The military proceeding against ...Read More
Sri Lanka's principal ethnic Tamil political party, formed as a proxy for militants fighting for an independent Tamil homeland, has abandoned its demand for a separate state in favour of regional autonomy.
The Tamil National Alliance, which was founded in 2001, ...Read More
Eyebrow-raising exchange Tuesday between radio host Rush Limbaugh and a called in which Limbaugh makes a racist comment about Gov. David Paterson. Leaving aside the appropriateness issue for a moment, the caller's premise that sparked Limbaugh's comment is flat-out wrong. Paterson does ...Read More
WASHINGTON – A senior State Department official said Tuesday he's sorry for a joking remark he made about Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi that prompted Libya to threaten diplomatic retaliation unless he apologized. Chief department spokesman P.J. Crowley said he regretted any ...Read More
Sri Lanka's detained opposition leader has begun a hunger strike after being barred from using a telephone, his party said Sunday. Sarath Fonseka, the former army chief, was arrested a month ago after he lost a January presidential election to incumbent ...Read More
The government's victory over the Tigers ended a bloody civil war
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has denounced plans by UN chief Ban Ki-Moon to ask a panel of experts to look into human rights issues on the island.
Mr Rajapaksa ...Read More
Culling his junk mail folder, Gerrard Dennis saw an e-mail from Apple that told him his swimwear retail app had been flagged for having explicit sexual content and pulled from the App Store. The e-mail seemed pretty innocuous, a standard ...Read More
Idol's 12 female finalists each had a go at singing a number live for the first time on Tuesday. Before that, though, longtime fans experienced a jolt when they beheld the new lineup of the judges. The quartet were seated ...Read More
