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Posted by news 2 hours 2 minutes ago ( http://news.bbc.co.uk ) View profile Category : News | Tags : South Asia Sri Lanka says people held in special camps since the end of the conflict with Tamil rebels will be allowed out for short periods. Add this link to...   Bury Add to:                  |   Bookmarks    Read Full Story

56 Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers Leave Australian Ship, Dozens of Sri Lankan asylum seekers left an Australian customs ship in Indonesia on Wednesday, ending a three-week protest over their claims for refugee status. Police said all 56 migrants on board the Oceanic Viking had left the ship, after weeks of negotiations with Australian officials. The stand-off has fuelled an intense refugee debate in Australia and piled pressure on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to stem the flow of boat people through Indonesia, amid a sharp increase in arrivals this year. Indonesia has been a key staging point for migrants taken by people smugglers on the ... Read Full Story

November 19 The Sri Lankan Cricket Board has for the first time allowed leaders of various faiths to conduct prayer and blessing ceremonies for the national team, currently on tour in India….. More Read Full Story

Terrorists have struck in the very heart of Pakistan once again, this time even more dramatically and more purposefully than when they had attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team on March 03, 2009. Wearing police uniforms, around 20 heavily armed terrorists attacked the Police Training Centre in Manawan area of Lahore this morning, killing at least 12 and wounding 70 others. As per reports coming in as this is being written, the terrorists have taken control of the centre and are holding 800 policemen hostage. Attack helicopters are circling the sky, the city has been placed under curfew, armoured carriers have moved in and ... Read Full Story

Pakistan attack wounds Sri Lankans photos, At least five members of the Sri Lankan cricket team have been injured in a shooting incident in the Pakistani city of Lahore, a Sri Lankan minister says. The incident happened when unidentified gunmen fired on a convoy carrying Sri Lankan and Pakistani cricketers. Pakistani officials said about 12 gunmen were involved and grenades and rocket launchers were recovered from the scene . At least five policemen have been killed in the attack , police say. Sri Lanka Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge told the BBC that early reports indicated that the injuries to five players and a coach ... Read Full Story