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President Mahinda Rajapaksa Wins Sri Lankan Election

AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Mahinda Rajapaksa's ruling coalition has won Sri Lanka's first postwar parliamentary elections further consolidat...

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Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan President, Dissolves Parliament

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's president dissolved parliament Tuesday to make way for spring elections a day after authorities arrested a key ...

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Sri Lanka Election: Sarath Fonseka, Candidate, Not Allowed To Vote

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI and BHARATHA MALLAWARCHI | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Early returns Wednesday showed Sri Lanka's incumbent president ahead of his former army chief in their bitter race to win t...

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Sri Lanka Prepares To Elect First President After Defeat Of Tamil Tigers

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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Voters in Sri Lanka are preparing to choose their next president after a bitter election campaign....

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Sri Lanka, The UN's "Bloodbath" In Context

Derek Henry Flood | Posted 06.29.2011 | World

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While the Sri Lankan government appears to be close to consolidating its hold on the country's turbulent northeast, a massive humanitarian drama, largely unseen by the international media, is unfolding.

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Sri Lanka: 24-Hour Deadline For Tamil Tiger Surrender

Hindustan Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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Sri Lanka on Monday gave LTTE chief Prabhakaran and his Tigers 24 hours to surrender after thousands of civilians fled the war zone when troops breach...

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Kilinochchi: Sri Lankan Troops Capture Rebel Capital

AP | RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan forces captured the Tamil Tigers' de facto capital Friday, winning a major victory in a decades-long battle to d...

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