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Jan 31, Colombo: An unidentified group has lobbed a hand grenade at the house of Mr. M. Liyabdeen, a Sri Lanka Muslim Party candidate for the local polls for Koralepattu, early this morning.

A suicide blast by a man on a bicycle killed four people in Sri Lanka’s volatile north Thursday, and air force jets bombed and destroyed a training base for Tamil Tiger rebel suicide bombers, the military said.

A suicide blast by a man on a bicycle killed four people in Sri Lanka’s volatile north Thursday, and air force jets bombed and destroyed a training base for Tamil Tiger rebel suicide bombers, the military said.

Source: Reuters (Adds air raids) COLOMBO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded marketplace in northern Sri Lanka on Thursday killing three people, and the air force …

Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a bomb killing four people as fighting escalated in northern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said Thursday, as Japan warned to scale down fighting or risk losing aid.

Sri Lanka’s air force has bombed and destroyed a training base for Tamil Tiger rebel suicide bombers Thursday in the country’s restive north, the military said.

Sri Lanka’s air force has bombed and destroyed a training base for Tamil Tiger rebel suicide bombers Thursday in the country’s restive north, the military said.

COLOMBO, Jan 31 - Sri Lanka has received six tenders from three foreign companies for oil exploration in its northwestern offshore Mannar basin, the island’s petroleum resource minister said on Thursday.

COLOMBO, Jan 31 - Sri Lanka has received six tenders from three foreign companies for oil exploration in its northwestern offshore Mannar basin, the island’s petroleum resource minister said on Thursday.

A bomb explosion Thursday around 10:30 a.m on Aadiyapaatham Road in Thirunelveali, Jaffna, killed fo..

At least four people were killed when a suspected LTTE suicide bomber blew himself up today in Sri Lanka’s embattled Jaffna peninsula as a series of clashes in the island’s restive north and east left nine others dead.

COLOMBO, Jan 31 - Sri Lanka’s annual inflation rate measured on a 12-month moving average stood at 16.4 percent in January on a new index, up from 15.8 percent in December, due to higher food and fuel prices, the government said on Thursday.

At least four people were killed and 17 hurt in a powerful explosion in Sri Lanka’s embattled northern peninsula of Jaffna on Thursday, authorities said, blaming the blast on Tamil rebels.

Daily life in Mannar in north western Sri Lanka is getting close to unbearable, one resident tells the BBC News website.

COLOMBO, Jan 31 - Sri Lanka’s rupee rose to a 1-year high on Thursday driven up by dollar sales and foreign remittance inflows, while shares closed 0.51 percent up, led by gains in market heavyweight Dialog Telekom.

Jan 31, Colombo: An exhibition to educate the public and particularly the younger generation on the country’s history, present situation and future in order to meet global challenges the country may have to face, will open in Sri Lanka coinciding with the 60th Independence Day celebrations.

Japan, Sri Lanka’s top donor, warned Thursday it could cut off aid if violence continued to escalate but said it hoped to provide long-term support to bring peace.

Jan 31, Colombo: A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew himself in restive Jaffna this morning killing three civilians, the military said.

COLOMBO, Jan 31 - Sri Lanka’s annual inflation rate measured on a 12-month moving average stood at 16.4 percent in January on a new index, up from 15.8 percent in December, due to higher food and fuel prices, the government said on Thursday.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka A bomb being transported by a suicide bomber on a bicycle exploded prematurely Thursday, killing four people and injuring 13 others in Sri Lanka’s volatile north, the military said.

A bomb being transported by a suicide bomber on a bicycle exploded prematurely Thursday, killing four people and injuring 13 others in Sri Lanka’s volatile north, the military said.

A suicide blast by a man on a bicycle killed four people in Sri Lanka’s volatile north Thursday, the military said.

Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded marketplace in northern Sri Lanka on Thursday killing three people, the military said. Thirteen people …

At least 4 civilians were killed Thursday in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna peninsula, defense officials said. The blast took place opposite the Adiyapadam school at Thirunelveli in Jaffna shortly after 11 a.m. local time (0530 GMT),of …

COLOMBO (AFP)–At least four people were killed in a powerful explosion in Sri Lanka’s embattled northern peninsula of Jaffna on Thursday, officials said.