Thousands of Tamils in Jaffna pay their last respects to Thangamma Appakkuddi, a veteran religious and cultural personality for Eelam Tamils.

An estimated 15,000 soldiers have deserted the Sri Lankan Army, showing the war, is causing a retention problem.

Sri Lanka and the World Bank discuss country assistance loans for Government led 10 year economic development projects.

Sri Lanka leads UN Human Rights Council charge calling for referendum on aboloshing the UK Monarchy.

Rajapakse promises to defeat LTTE, threatens questionable media for critical reporting that undermines army morale.

Tamils for Justice, Bruce Fein challenges US Ambassador Blake's assertion that almost all Tamils would favour a solution within a united Sri Lanka.

A motorcycle rider detonated an explosive outside the office of the Senior Superintendent of Police in Vavuniya.

The Tamils are seeking liberation, not just an end to human rights abuses.

Israel has approved a ceasefire to end months of bitter clashes with Hamas in Gaza.

Police say they have arrested 33 suspected members of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebel group in pre-dawn raids across Italy.

Former terrorist suspects detained by the United States were tortured, according to medical examinations detailed in a report released Wednesday by a human rights group.

The Tamil people are struggling for their right to self-rule in an independent state, Tamil Eelam.

Eelam Tamils in the Diaspora countries this week began a series of rallies in support of the Tamils’ right to Self-Determination.

One Tamil responds to the Canadian government’s terrorism ban on the WTM.