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The World In Photos: April 24, 2009

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

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Here is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. Check back Monday through Friday for this HuffPo...

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Sri Lanka: Nearly 6,500 Civilians Dead And 50,000 Still Trapped, Reports UN

AP | ERANGA JAYAWARDENA | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

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PUTTUMATTALAN, Sri Lanka — Hundreds who fled intense fighting in Sri Lanka's war zone were awaiting evacuation from this tiny coastal village as...

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This Time We Can't Say "We Didn't Know": The Deadly Cost of International Inaction in Sri Lanka

Nimmi Gowrinathan | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

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Since January of 2009, the International Community and the safeguards designed from lessons learned elsewhere have failed 5,000 civilians in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka-Tamil Tigers Conflict Root Causes Explored (AUDIO)(VIDEO)

WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

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* Scroll down for video and audio. The Red Cross is warning of a catastrophe as the Sri Lankan government launches a "final" assault against the r...

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Sri Lanka: Thousands Of Civilians Continue To Flee War Zone

The Guardian | Gethin Chamberlain, David Pallister and agencies in Colombo | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

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Thousands more Tamil civilians were fleeing the rapidly diminishing sliver of rebel-held land in north-east Sri Lanka today as government troops conti...

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Tamil Tigers: 1,000 Civilians Died In Govt Raid

AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Sri Lanka's northern war zone face a "catastrophic" situation, the Red Cross said...

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Sri Lanka Army Reports To Save Thousands From Conflict

Al Jazeera | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

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The Sri Lankan military has said that its troops have rescued thousands of civilians trapped in the conflict zone in the northeast of the country....

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Sri Lanka: 24-Hour Deadline For Tamil Tiger Surrender

Hindustan Times | Posted 05.21.2009 | 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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Tamil Tigers Use Civilian Shields For Sri Lankan Army Shelling

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

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100,000 civilians held hostage by Tamil Tiger rebels on a stretch of land just twice the size of New York's Central Park have come under repeated indiscriminate shelling by the Sri Lankan armed forces.

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Sri Lanka Declares Cease-Fire

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.13.2009 | World

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Tamil Tigers Last Stronghold Falls To Sri Lankan Troops

Press Trust of India | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

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The capture of last LTTE bastion of Pudukudiriyirippu by Sri Lankan troops has triggered a record exodus of Tamil civilians from LTTE controlled areas...

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UN: Sri Lankans In Humanitarian Crisis, Shelled Daily

The Guardian | Randeep Ramesh | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

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More than 150,000 people are being shelled daily and are running short of water and medicine in a Sri Lankan-government declared "No Fire Zone", accor...

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Sri Lanka Rebels Lose Killinochci

Benjamin Bronfman | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

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Even as the Sri Lankan conflict seems to be drawing to a close, the government, which has a long history of abducting Tamil civilians and suppressing information, has increased its security forces in the capitol.

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Nadesapillai Vithyatharan, Sri Lanka Editor, Arrested And Accused Of Aiding Rebel Strike

AP | RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan police arrested the editor of a Tamil-language newspaper in the middle of a funeral Thursday, accusing him of ai...

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Sri Lanka Rejects Tamil Tigers Ceasefire Offer

Al Jazeera | Posted 03.26.2009 | World

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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger fighters have announced that they are ready to comply with international calls for a ceasefire, but they would not lay down t...

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Tamil Tigers Airstrike Injures 27 In Colombo

The Guardian | Posted 03.23.2009 | World

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Two Tamil Tiger aircraft launched a ­surprise bomb raid on the Sri Lankan capital last night, hitting a tax building in Colombo and injuring at least...

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My Conversations with M.I.A. and the Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary

Tavis Smiley | Posted 03.21.2009 | World

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Today I spoke with Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary, Dr. Palitha Kohona, who took exception to hip hop artist M.I.A.'s remarks made on my show three weeks ago. 2009-02-19-tavismia.jpg

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Sri Lanka: Government Attacks Kill 38 Civilians

AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS | Posted 03.21.2009 | World

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Government artillery attacks and air raids in Sri Lanka's northern war zone killed at least 38 civilians Wednesday and woun...

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Silenced In Sri Lanka: Government Suppresses Journalists As Fighting Grips Nation

GlobalPost.com | Anonymous | Posted 03.19.2009 | World

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As Sri Lanka's decades-long war approaches what is expected to be a gruesome conclusion, the world largely looks elsewhere. This can be blamed on the ...

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Tamil Tigers Targeting Civilians, UN Says

BBC | Posted 03.19.2009 | World

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Tens of thousands of civilians are believed to be trapped after weeks of heavy fighting, mostly in a government "safe zone" along the north coast. Th...

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Sri Lanka: Mob Stones Red Cross Office

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

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The main office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was stoned by a mob today in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Although no one was hurt, the...

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Sri Lanka's Last Hospital In War Zone Closes After Fifth Attack

Al Jazeera English | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

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The last operational hospital in northern Sri Lanka's war zone has been shut down after it was attacked for a fifth time in three days, aid groups say...

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Sri Lanka Rejects Ceasefire Calls

Guardian.co.uk | Randeep Ramesh, South Asia Correspondent | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

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Sri Lanka snubbed the international community's call for a ceasefire today, saying troops would not suspend their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels...

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Cluster Bomb Kills 52 At Sri Lankan Hospital

Press Trust Of India | T V Sriram | Posted 03.07.2009 | World

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At least 52 civilians were killed in shelling in Sri Lanka's embattled northern Wanni region, where a hospital came under attack for the fourth straig...

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Sri Lankan Rebels Urged To Surrender, Cornered On Island

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 03.06.2009 | World

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The Tamil Tigers, a Sri Lankan terrorist group seeking independence for the country's Tamil minority, have been cornered by the Sri Lankan military af...

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