A powerful suicide blast ripped through a political gathering in the north-central district town of Anuradhapura today, killing at least 27 people, reports <STRONG>Sutirtho Patranobis</STRONG>.

At least 59 Tamil Tigers and two soldiers were killed when the Lankan air force struck at the heart of Kilinochchi town, the Tamil Tigers’ administrative and political hub, reports <STRONG>Sutirtho Patranobis</STRONG>.

The office of a top leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tiger Eelam's in Kilinochchi was bombed by Sri Lankan fighter jets, a military spokesperson said.

The discovery of a sepia-coloured photograph (above) has led to the unearthing of the chronicles of Swarajyapura where Mahatma Gandhi had stopped to address a gathering in 1927 while on his way to Kandy, reports <STRONG>Sutirtho Patranobis</STRONG>.

Of the 330 publishers and booksellers who participated in Colombo International Book Fair, 20 are from India, reports <STRONG>Sutirtho Patranobis</STRONG>.

A Sri Lanka navy patrol destroyed two Tamil Tiger boats, killing eight rebels on board, in a clash at sea off the island's northern Pooneryn region, the defence ministry said Tuesday.

A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber triggered a blast inside offices of the main opposition party in Sri Lanka on Monday, killing at least 27 people, including a retired senior general, officials said.

A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber triggered a blast inside offices of the main opposition party in Sri Lanka on Monday, killing at least 27 people, including a senior retired general, officials said.

A Sri Lankan suicide bomber has killed dozens of people, including an opposition party provincial leader.

A suicide bomber has killed 22 people and left dozens injured at an opposition party office, the Sri Lankan military has said.