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Sri Lanka opposition blasts ex-general's arrest, calls for protests

Sri Lanka's opposition Tuesday called for nationwide protests over the "barbaric and extra-judicial" arrest of the country's former army chief, accusing President Mahinda Rajapaksa of undermining the country's democratic institutions.

Former Sri Lankan general arrested on conspiracy charge

A former Sri Lankan general who ran against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January has been arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow the country's government, authorities announced Monday night.

Sri Lanka: Hopes and fears after election

Sri Lanka has held its first presidential election since government forces put down a 26-year insurgency by Tamil Tiger rebels.

Voters gear up for Sri Lanka's first post-war presidential poll

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will seek a fresh mandate in the upcoming elections in the South Asian nation, but he is facing a tough challenge from his one-time confidante and former Army commander, retired General Sarath Fonseka.

Sri Lanka agrees to release 130,000 Tamils displaced by war

The Sri Lankan government said Saturday it will lift restrictions on thousands of war-displaced ethnic Tamils still residing in squalid internment camps.

U.N. envoy seeks probe into 'horrendous' Sri Lanka video

A U.N. special representative wants an "independent investigation into the authenticity of a video" purportedly showing Sri Lankan troops killing two "naked and helpless men," as other corpses lay nearby.

Jail sentence for dissident Sri Lankan reporter condemned

Two journalism groups have announced plans to honor a Sri Lankan reporter who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for articles that criticized the military.

Video shows purported atrocities in Sri Lanka conflict

Naked, bound and blindfolded, a crudely shot video shows a man being pushed to the ground by men wearing what appear to be military, camouflage fatigues.

Floods hit Sri Lanka refugee camps

Flash floods have inundated refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka, endangering more than 16,000 Tamil refugees who only months ago survived cross-fire in the country's two-decade civil war, the United Nations says.

Calls for Sri Lanka to release displaced Tamil refugees

The Sri Lankan government should immediately release more than 280,000 displaced Tamil civilians living in detention camps, a leading human rights group said Wednesday.

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