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`Sri Lanka north not just for Tamils’

The Sri Lankan Army defeated the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels after 26 years o...

Web app to keep track of Indian tigers

Tiger Nation`s new identity software works by using the tiger`s stripe patterns from photos taken ea...

`LTTE Diaspora has not given up separatism`

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa rejected international calls to withdraw troops from the coun...

S Lanka marks war anniversary with military parade

Sri Lanka celebrated three years since the end of a 30-year war with Tamil Tiger rebels by staging a...

Will probe war abuses: Sri Lanka to US

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, GM Peiris, presented to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a detail...

Former Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels ‘disappear’

A rights campaigner claims the men have apparently been taken away by the Sri Lankan government auth...

Fonseka could be freed soon: Report

Jailed former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka, who led the successful battle against the Tamil ...

LTTE sympathiser freed after 5 years in US prison

Karunakaran Kandasamy had pleaded guilty in 2009 to purchasing IEDs, missiles and machine guns and r...

Sri Lanka: Outrage as LTTE flag displayed at rally

The Sri Lankan government accused the opposition of giving comfort to separatism through the May Day...

Sri Lanka Army warns Tamils to be wary

A top Sri Lankan Army commander has warned the Tamil people to be wary of elements attempting to und...

`Treat wild animals as govt property for all purposes`

In a significant verdict, the Bombay High Court has ruled that wild animals including tiger should b...

India slams SL media report on LTTE camps in TN

Reports in a section of the Sri Lankan media suggested the existence of LTTE-training camps in Tamil...

Lanka warns India of repercussion over Kashmir

India was among 24 countries which voted in support of the US sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at U...

Sri Lanka blows hot and cold against India

India was one of 24 nations which voted for the UN resolution, but after ensuring critical amendment...

India should stop West: Sri Lankan daily

A leading Sri Lankan daily said the UN Human Rights Council resolution was not legally binding.

UN vote: US bullied countries, claims Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has rejected a UN resolution calling for a probe into government atrocities carried out in...

UN vote: Sri Lankans say no to `Coca-Cola, Pepsi`

UN Human Rights Council in Geneva passed a resolution urging Sri Lanka to probe allegations of abuse...

UN says Lankan activists harassed, Colombo denies

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has issued a warning against threatening Sri Lanka...

India`s UN vote grabs headlines in Sri Lanka

India on Thursday voted for a US-backed resolution urging Sri Lanka to probe rights abuses in the wa...

Sri Lanka: UNHCR vote `strong message for justice`

Sri Lankan government conducted an unsuccessful campaign in Geneva and in foreign capitals to reject...

India `a loser in Geneva`: Sri Lanka daily

The US, the EU and India voted against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, securing 24 votes for the US resoluti...

Develop comprehensive action plan: US to Sri Lanka

The United States wants Sri Lanka to promote reconciliation and accountability quickly.

India’s vote `to help Tamils` upsets Sri Lanka

India voted for a US-backed resolution urging Sri Lanka to probe rights abuses in the war on the Tam...

Will back Sri Lanka on UN resolution: China

Sri Lanka`s government sees the US-backed resolution as interference in the country`s internal affai...

India votes against Sri Lanka; resolution adopted

The US resolution in Geneva has become the driving issue in Sri Lanka`s ties with India.

26 tiger deaths in Maharashtra in last six years

As many as 26 tigers died due to various reasons in the last six years in Maharashtra.

Sri Lanka postwar policies threaten peace: Group

Sri Lanka`s civil war ended in 2009 when government troops crushed separatist Tamil Tiger rebels.

Sri Lanka rejects latest war crimes video

A new video aired on Britain`s Channel 4 levelled fresh allegations of war crimes against Sri Lanka`...

Tamil lawmakers want UN pressure on Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka`s civil war ended in 2009 after government troops crushed the separatist Tamil Tiger rebel...

Prabhakaran son’s `execution footage` out

The May 18, 2009 footage of the 12-year-old was screened at the FIFDH film festival in Geneva.

‘Number of tigers increasing in Assam’

The number of tigers in Assam is increasing and it may become the highest in the country in future,...

Sri Lanka: 8,000 killed in last phase of civil war

International rights groups claim that up to 40,000 civilians were killed in the last months of the ...

Take concrete reconciliation steps: US to S Lanka

Sri Lanka has faced strong international criticism over the bloody finale of its civil war in 2009.

`India must make wildlife cadre to protect tigers`

India should step up efforts to revamp its forest service and create a separate wildlife cadre for t...

SL panel fails to address rights violations

`A Sri Lankan investigation commission has failed to fully address the allegations of serious huma...

Human Rights Watch slams Sri Lanka war report

A Sri Lankan government report disregards the "worst abuses" by government forces towards the end of...

`Detained ex-LTTE fighters to be released next yr`

All the former LTTE fighters, who were detained following the end of a three-decade civil war in 2...

Interpol works to save Asian tigers

Interpol has launched a campaign to help save the world`s last wild tigers in the 13 Asian countries...

Dutch court jails five Tamil Tigers

Five members of Sri Lanka`s Tamil Tigers were on Friday jailed for between two and six years for h...

Freed tigers, lions and bears cause panic in Ohio

Authorities killed 49 of the 56 animals, some at close range, including the tigers, six black bears,...

`Tamil Tigers still active in Europe`

The LTTE is still listed as a terror organisation by the European Union, United States and other cou...

Poaching still threatening Sumatran Tigers

Poaching and illegal trade in tiger parts are still major threats to the survival of the Sumatran ti...

Withdraw army from SL`s northeast: TULF

A Tamil political party has demanded the withdrawal of Sri Lankan troops from the northeast after th...

About 450 tigers died in past 12 years

Nearly 450 tigers have died in and around a number of natural habitats in the last 12 years mainly d...

Nearly 200 tigers fell prey to poaching in last 12 yrs

Nearly 200 tigers were killed by poachers in and around various forest reserves in the country in th...

Sri Lankan govt releases ex-Tigers after rehabilitation programme

Around 4,000 former LTTE cadres held in detention are now under govt custody.

No decline in tigers in Similipal forest

There has been no decline in the population of tigers in Similipal forests in Mayurbhanj district.

Tigers make sugarcane fields their home in Lakhimpur Kheri

With gradual depletion of forest cover, tigers and leopards have made sugarcane fields in Lakhimpur ...

Tamil Tigers raised funds in Switzerland: Report

Members of the Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers group allegedly extorted millions from ethnic Tamils in Swi...

`Project Tiger didn’t adapt to changing scenario`

Project Tiger was one of the most ambitious wildlife conservation projects in the world.

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