Colombo - More than 250 trainee soldiers came down Thursday with food poisoning in eastern Sri Lanka after eating bread and fish, a medical officer in the area said.
Colombo - At least five soldiers and 36 rebels were killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka as troops further expanded their area of control, military officials said Thursday.
The fighting was reported from Kilinochchi, Vavuniya and Mullaitivu districts, over 300 kilometres north of the capital.
In one of the incidents in Thunukkai, Kilinochchi district, 19 rebels and four soldiers were killed when heavy fighting erupted on Wednesday, officials said.
Colombo - At least 10 sailors were injured in an airstrike by Tamil rebels on a north-east naval base adjoining a harbour, military officials said Wednesday.
Rebels dropped two bombs Tuesday night on the naval base in Trincomalee, 240 kilometres north-east of Colombo, from a low-flying air craft and escaped into rebel-held areas.
According to the navy only one of the bombs exploded.
"The bomb that has exploded has also failed to inflict considerable damages," according to a military statement.
India did well for itself in the five-match series, as it beat Sri Lanka on Sunday at the Premadasa Stadium and secured 2-1 lead in the series.
Man-of –the-Match was none other than M.S. Dhoni, as he helped the team score 237 runs in partnership with Suresh Raina (53), and 67 with Rohit Sharma, for nine in 50 overs after winning the news.
The top order of Sri Lanka was broken by Zaheer Khan and Praveen Kumar, as they took the early four wickets, and India won by 33 run in the third one-day international.
Although the Sri Lankan Captain, Mahela Jayawardene, played well and scored 94 to save his team, the team could not survive as four players were already out till the team had scored 40 runs.
Colombo- Fighting between Sri Lankan government forces and members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) movement is causing a humanitarian crisis as civilians flee from their homes into rebel-held territory in the north of the country, local officials said on Monday.
Clashes to the south of the town of Kilinochchi, 320 kilometres north of the capital Colombo, have intensified in recent weeks as government forces continue a push to win back territory held by Tamil rebels.
Colombo - At least five soldiers and 36 rebels were killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka as troops further expanded their area of control, military officials said Thursday.
Colombo - At least 10 sailors were injured in an airstrike by Tamil rebels on a north-east naval base adjoining a harbour, military officials said Wednesday.
Colombo- Fighting between Sri Lankan government forces and members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) movement is causing a humanitarian crisis as civilians flee from their homes into rebel-held territory in the north of the country, local officials said on Monday.
