http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber/ Sri Lanka Unrest on Yahoo! News Photos Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:40:51 GMT Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:40:51 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber/ http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/photos_wl_pc_afp/4b62b0548e2ef2b2fb2444c126a7b883 (AFP) - US- and Canada-based Tamils protest near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 20, to press for the release of civilians held in government camps in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has said it would grant free movement to the remaining war-displaced civilians held in internment camps, meeting a key demand of the international community.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:40:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258785544781-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=.0csG73qnxMPL9UZggla3A-- US- and Canada-based Tamils protest near the US Capitol in Washington, ... (AFP) - US- and Canada-based Tamils protest near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 20, to press for the release of civilians held in government camps in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has said it would grant free movement to the remaining war-displaced civilians held in internment camps, meeting a key demand of the international community.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r3550193827.jpg (Reuters) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react when they hear news that they can leave, at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. According to government officials, the government on December 1 will start releasing the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in government-run camps where they have been held at since the war ended six months ago. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:12:56 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r3550193827.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=vq8AzddzScM8WhBcBPRGAg-- Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react when they ... (Reuters) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react when they hear news that they can leave, at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. According to government officials, the government on December 1 will start releasing the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in government-run camps where they have been held at since the war ended six months ago. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r3369901542.jpg (Reuters) - Soldiers stand guard near internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. According to government officials, the government on December 1 will start releasing the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in government-run camps where they have been held at since the war ended six months ago. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:09:46 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r3369901542.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=TybFQxE.Hdj5Nzr8exk.og-- Soldiers stand guard near internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic ... (Reuters) - Soldiers stand guard near internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. According to government officials, the government on December 1 will start releasing the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in government-run camps where they have been held at since the war ended six months ago. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r2238055513.jpg (Reuters) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil children look at a soldier at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. On December 1, the government will start releasing the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in government-run camps where they have been held at since the war ended six months ago. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:26:37 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r2238055513.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=aI3HSrRF9K.XGai6Zl7ptg-- Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil children look at ... (Reuters) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil children look at a soldier at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. On December 1, the government will start releasing the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in government-run camps where they have been held at since the war ended six months ago. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r2852728105.jpg (Reuters) - Soldiers stand guard near internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. On December 1, the government will start releasing the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in government-run camps where they have been held at since the war ended six months ago. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:24:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r2852728105.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=RGimg4OjqnWIvdIAkksyrQ-- Soldiers stand guard near internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic ... (Reuters) - Soldiers stand guard near internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. On December 1, the government will start releasing the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in government-run camps where they have been held at since the war ended six months ago. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r2756957578.jpg (Reuters) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils look over a fence as they stand inside a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. On December 1, the government will start releasing the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in government-run camps where they have been held at since the war ended six months ago. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:23:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r2756957578.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=V.77gH9eKq8BSWQ8i2UrQw-- Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils look over a fence ... (Reuters) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils look over a fence as they stand inside a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. On December 1, the government will start releasing the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in government-run camps where they have been held at since the war ended six months ago. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/481/ac4d7bcd92ed4ce89f31f3307b93908f (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil children gather to take a look at a public function in progress across the fence, at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:46:19 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.ac4d7bcd92ed4ce89f31f3307b93908f.sri_lanka_war_refugees_del107.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=kaI6qwlyf2iPRzjPcW5MAA-- Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil children gather ... (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil children gather to take a look at a public function in progress across the fence, at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/481/7ce415d9da3b4b87a00959c030f5b2d0 (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils look on as soldiers stand guard at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:43:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.7ce415d9da3b4b87a00959c030f5b2d0.sri_lanka_war_refugees_del106.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=UJhXjgkqMA6U9IC8IU60WA-- Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils look on as soldiers ... (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils look on as soldiers stand guard at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/481/8bfb62e42e7e4f0aa1253a3023ed04f8 (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils try to get a glimpse of a public meeting from the top of a tree at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:43:19 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.8bfb62e42e7e4f0aa1253a3023ed04f8.sri_lanka_war_refugees_del105.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=kujNTmPSDzUgTDGZdk6zkQ-- Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils try to get a glimpse ... (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils try to get a glimpse of a public meeting from the top of a tree at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/481/7ecebed1d9984217ab0ba1fbcc3a662e (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react as they hear the announcement of the opening of all camps for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:37:50 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.7ecebed1d9984217ab0ba1fbcc3a662e.sri_lanka_war_refugees_del101.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=NZETKnkx9WVfvNyv8FAhbA-- Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react as they ... (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react as they hear the announcement of the opening of all camps for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/481/ccf3ed78e6e24db8beaac509628e1e1e (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan Tamil civilians peep from over a fence at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:37:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.ccf3ed78e6e24db8beaac509628e1e1e.sri_lanka_war_refugees_del104.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=y8CLYExagEuCPc6r03P2gA-- Internally displaced Sri Lankan Tamil civilians peep from over ... (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan Tamil civilians peep from over a fence at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/481/0013c30b9a9940eca6c049844d15024c (AP) - A Sri Lankan army soldier stands guard next to a fence, as internally displaced civilians look on in the background at a camp for displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:35:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.0013c30b9a9940eca6c049844d15024c.sri_lanka_war_refugges_del103.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=pfzNhiYNZ8EI4UuUv7FerQ-- A Sri Lankan army soldier stands guard next to a fence, as internally ... (AP) - A Sri Lankan army soldier stands guard next to a fence, as internally displaced civilians look on in the background at a camp for displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091121/481/2bcf5d9b41c748bd96698d04d4fb21a4 (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react as they hear the announcement of the opening of all camps for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:35:07 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.2bcf5d9b41c748bd96698d04d4fb21a4.sri_lanka_war_refugees_del102.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=p4LyV_nUWYTiohkNts_Crw-- Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react as they ... (AP) - Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react as they hear the announcement of the opening of all camps for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1. Some 300,000 war-displaced were forced into camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091119/ids_photos_wl/r2395105335.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes speaks to reporters during a news conference discussing his visit to the north, in Colombo November 19, 2009. Holmes visited the north to see the current situation of the resettlement of internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:50:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r2395105335.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=xQBFAsbp4W5tFwjL.3tvWw-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes speaks to reporters during a news conference discussing his visit to the north, in Colombo November 19, 2009. Holmes visited the north to see the current situation of the resettlement of internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091119/ids_photos_wl/r3894948574.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes speaks to reporters during a news conference discussing his visit to the north, in Colombo November 19, 2009. Holmes visited the north to see the current situation of the resettlement of internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:48:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r3894948574.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=DvAlVopWAmRp4nKcF3fmSw-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes speaks to reporters during a news conference discussing his visit to the north, in Colombo November 19, 2009. Holmes visited the north to see the current situation of the resettlement of internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091119/ids_photos_wl/r3193770181.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes (L) listens to a reporters question with Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, during a news conference discussing Holme's visit to the north, in Colombo November 19, 2009. Holmes visited the north to see the current situation of the resettlement of the Internally Displaced People since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:06:54 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r3193770181.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=k1W3KjSF6..hyePVOBe5vA-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes (L) listens to a reporters question with Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, during a news conference discussing Holme's visit to the north, in Colombo November 19, 2009. Holmes visited the north to see the current situation of the resettlement of the Internally Displaced People since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091119/ids_photos_wl/r2693964756.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes waits for his turn to speak during a news conference discussing his visit to the north, in Colombo November 19, 2009. Holmes visited the north to see the current situation of the resettlement of the Internally Displaced People since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:05:50 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r2693964756.jpg?x=116&y=130&q=85&sig=xUx0w5uzJkKXaypLnl8Vuw-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes waits for his turn to speak during a news conference discussing his visit to the north, in Colombo November 19, 2009. Holmes visited the north to see the current situation of the resettlement of the Internally Displaced People since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091118/ids_photos_wl/r4199105663.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes speaks with a clinic worker in a camp for internally displaced people in Vavuniya, northern Sri Lanka November 18, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/United Nations/Handout (SRI LANKA POLITICS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:51:02 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r4199105663.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=3jvqhMXdCjBeYMACAkBC7Q-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes speaks with a clinic worker in a camp for internally displaced people in Vavuniya, northern Sri Lanka November 18, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/United Nations/Handout (SRI LANKA POLITICS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091118/ids_photos_wl/r3862459588.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes speaks with a resettled women in Mannar in northern Sri Lanka November 18, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/United Nations/Handout (SRI LANKA POLITICS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:46:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r3862459588.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=xn45IpGnh9JNbXFkABmfPQ-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes speaks with a resettled women in Mannar in northern Sri Lanka November 18, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/United Nations/Handout (SRI LANKA POLITICS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091118/ids_photos_wl/r2661558662.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes looks at unexploded ordnance and landmines in Mannar in northern Sri Lanka November 18, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/UN/Handout (SRI LANKA POLITICS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:44:27 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r2661558662.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=miC.rMm1fLVk37xU6SUAbw-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes looks at unexploded ordnance and landmines in Mannar in northern Sri Lanka November 18, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/UN/Handout (SRI LANKA POLITICS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091118/ids_photos_wl/r1569991912.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes speaks with some resettled internally displaced people (IDPs) in Malik Farm IDP camp in northern Sri Lanka November 18, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the IDPs since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/UN Handout (SRI LANKA POLITICS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:43:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r1569991912.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=EXUglU_FirwB.B1NiNxw8Q-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes speaks with some resettled internally displaced people (IDPs) in Malik Farm IDP camp in northern Sri Lanka November 18, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the IDPs since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/UN Handout (SRI LANKA POLITICS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091118/ids_photos_wl/r4230648609.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes (R) speaks with Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama during a news conference discussing the situation of Internally Displaced People in the north, in Colombo, November 11, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the Internally Displaced People since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:51:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r4230648609.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=Ko5T0xFVUw8IPHV8zD9DWQ-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes (R) speaks with Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama during a news conference discussing the situation of Internally Displaced People in the north, in Colombo, November 11, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the Internally Displaced People since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091118/ids_photos_wl/r3664864901.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes waits for the start of a news conference discussing the situation of Internally Displaced People in the north, in Colombo, November 11, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the Internally Displaced People since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r3664864901.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=4l6PmeRztNSLbtlQfM.WJQ-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes waits for the start of a news conference discussing the situation of Internally Displaced People in the north, in Colombo, November 11, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of the Internally Displaced People since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091118/481/495784ddb50149cda1949fb803c18049 (AP) - Posters of South Indian Tamil movies are seen displayed as a Sri Lankan man wades through floodwater after heavy rains in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Colombo Tuesday night received its highest rain fall since 2005, according to the Met department. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:17:03 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.495784ddb50149cda1949fb803c18049.sri_lanka_rain_del113.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=IWysifto6X9NIEmGk3gzyg-- Posters of South Indian Tamil movies are seen displayed as a ... (AP) - Posters of South Indian Tamil movies are seen displayed as a Sri Lankan man wades through floodwater after heavy rains in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Colombo Tuesday night received its highest rain fall since 2005, according to the Met department. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091117/photos_wl_sa_afp/e5760d8c27147a14100703cf481e71d0 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan Central Bank employee displays a new commemorative currency note on November 17. Sri Lanka on Tuesday released a banknote to mark the end of the country's 37-year separatist war, following the crushing of Tamil Tiger rebels in May, the central bank said.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:40:54 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091117/capt.photo_1258457962484-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=64&q=85&sig=yyjyhbfODLH4Fm06PThhbw-- A Sri Lankan Central Bank employee displays a new commemorative ... (AFP) - A Sri Lankan Central Bank employee displays a new commemorative currency note on November 17. Sri Lanka on Tuesday released a banknote to mark the end of the country's 37-year separatist war, following the crushing of Tamil Tiger rebels in May, the central bank said.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091117/ids_photos_wl/r1273135087.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes arrives at his hotel in Colombo, November 17, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:30:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r1273135087.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=GRxsckBImKIJ_qzlGWdW8w-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes arrives at his hotel in Colombo, November 17, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091117/ids_photos_wl/r1882340456.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes (R) waves to members of the media after he arrived at his hotel in Colombo, November 17, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:27:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r1882340456.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=bDHX.dS_bHD7aP5fLLO4tQ-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes (R) waves to members of the media after he arrived at his hotel in Colombo, November 17, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091117/ids_photos_wl/r2408615358.jpg (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes arrives at his hotel in Colombo, November 17, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds(SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:24:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r2408615358.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=.a2JB8zy8TylFqJ50BOa4A-- United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs ... (Reuters) - United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes arrives at his hotel in Colombo, November 17, 2009. Holmes is in Sri Lanka to visit the north and see the current situation of the resettlement of internally displaced people since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds(SRI LANKA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091112/481/f196bb607e2c42ba90625520d78d25b6 (AP) - Sri Lanka's top general, Gen. Sarath Fonseka, holding a tray with flowers, attends a religious ceremony at a Buddhist temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Fonseka, who led the battle to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels, and ended the island's 30-year civil war, resigned from his post Thursday but declined to discuss his future plans. (AP Photo)

]]> (AP) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:05:37 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.f196bb607e2c42ba90625520d78d25b6.sri_lanka_general_resigns_del166.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=6yTE1Vi6ULi.tR9bFPjsrA-- Sri Lanka's top general, Gen. Sarath Fonseka, holding a tray ... (AP) - Sri Lanka's top general, Gen. Sarath Fonseka, holding a tray with flowers, attends a religious ceremony at a Buddhist temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Fonseka, who led the battle to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels, and ended the island's 30-year civil war, resigned from his post Thursday but declined to discuss his future plans. (AP Photo)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091112/ids_photos_wl/r3610517161.jpg (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's top general, General Sarath Fonseka, speaks to reporters after announcing his resignation in Colombo November 12, 2009. The general, who engineered the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after a 25-year war, submitted his resignation on Thursday amid speculation he will run for president. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:55:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091112/i/r3610517161.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=uev2jUtWHBxQh8ZtBe.w3w-- Sri Lanka's top general, General Sarath Fonseka, speaks ... (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's top general, General Sarath Fonseka, speaks to reporters after announcing his resignation in Colombo November 12, 2009. The general, who engineered the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after a 25-year war, submitted his resignation on Thursday amid speculation he will run for president. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091112/ids_photos_wl/r1161204397.jpg (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's top general, General Sarath Fonseka, prays at a Buddhist temple before announcing his resignation in Colombo November 12, 2009. The general, who engineered the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after a 25-year war, submitted his resignation on Thursday amid speculation he will run for president. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:48:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091112/i/r1161204397.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=o8wk0CR2pWcdaYE04vJmFw-- Sri Lanka's top general, General Sarath Fonseka, prays at ... (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's top general, General Sarath Fonseka, prays at a Buddhist temple before announcing his resignation in Colombo November 12, 2009. The general, who engineered the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after a 25-year war, submitted his resignation on Thursday amid speculation he will run for president. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS MILITARY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091109/ids_photos_wl/r1901604059.jpg (Reuters) - Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith (L) shakes hands with Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa during a meeting in Colombo November 9, 2009. Australia on Sunday urged Sri Lanka, having defeated the Tamil Tigers in May, to now embrace political reform and reconciliation to stem the flow of asylum seekers leaving the country. Smith met his Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagama in Colombo on Monday amid a standoff in Indonesia involving 78 Tamil asylum seekers, who are refusing to leave an Australian vessel that rescued them last month. REUTERS/Sri Lanka Government/Handout (SRI LANKA POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:45:55 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091109/i/r1901604059.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=FSgWqDH1v1SFeBpl.o0ggA-- Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith (L) shakes hands ... (Reuters) - Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith (L) shakes hands with Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa during a meeting in Colombo November 9, 2009. Australia on Sunday urged Sri Lanka, having defeated the Tamil Tigers in May, to now embrace political reform and reconciliation to stem the flow of asylum seekers leaving the country. Smith met his Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagama in Colombo on Monday amid a standoff in Indonesia involving 78 Tamil asylum seekers, who are refusing to leave an Australian vessel that rescued them last month. REUTERS/Sri Lanka Government/Handout (SRI LANKA POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091105/photos_wl_sa_afp/cddea725933faecdaf0116e0b9c36bd4 (AFP/Pool/File) - Tamil civilians at the Manik Farm refugee camp on the outskirts of the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya in May 2009. The US House of Representatives urged Sri Lanka's government Wednesday to guarantee the safety and quick release of some 300,000 Tamils and other war-displaced people currently held in camps.(AFP/Pool/File/David Gray)

]]> (AFP/Pool/File) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:11:11 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257400561250-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=fGrz3pz.FkBYHQm_s0Vizg-- Tamil civilians at the Manik Farm refugee camp on the outskirts ... (AFP/Pool/File) - Tamil civilians at the Manik Farm refugee camp on the outskirts of the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya in May 2009. The US House of Representatives urged Sri Lanka's government Wednesday to guarantee the safety and quick release of some 300,000 Tamils and other war-displaced people currently held in camps.(AFP/Pool/File/David Gray)

]]> (AFP/Pool/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091104/photos_wl_sa_afp/4978cece3f8ef9517be41ae756b27fbb (AFP/File) - The head of Sri Lanka's military, General Sarath Fonseka, has been allowed to complete a US visit without being questioned over alleged war crimes against Tamil civilians, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:18:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257333556671-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=DvWeAVaBD2zvfGJIkUgcPw-- The head of Sri Lanka's military, General Sarath Fonseka, ... (AFP/File) - The head of Sri Lanka's military, General Sarath Fonseka, has been allowed to complete a US visit without being questioned over alleged war crimes against Tamil civilians, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091103/photos_ca_afp/790d0fb6414384bca05daa6c27ec6b73 (AFP/RCMP/File) - The "Ocean Lady" that was intercepted on October 17, in the Pacific Ocean off Canada's west coast suspected of carrying illegal immigrants. Several of a group of 76 Sri Lankan asylum seekers picked up off the Canadian coast last month have ties to the Tamil Tiger rebels and could pose a security risk, officials said Tuesday.(AFP/RCMP/File)

]]> (AFP/RCMP/File) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:11:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257282626586-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=P3VtBh3cDSrTAiMpS26kqg-- The "Ocean Lady" that was intercepted on October 17, ... (AFP/RCMP/File) - The "Ocean Lady" that was intercepted on October 17, in the Pacific Ocean off Canada's west coast suspected of carrying illegal immigrants. Several of a group of 76 Sri Lankan asylum seekers picked up off the Canadian coast last month have ties to the Tamil Tiger rebels and could pose a security risk, officials said Tuesday.(AFP/RCMP/File)

]]> (AFP/RCMP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091102/photos_pl_afp/637fb28753bd24802e9b876983156c2e (AFP/File) - The United States was tightlipped Monday about Sri Lanka's visiting top military commander, after the island said US authorities planned to grill him over alleged war crimes. Sri Lanka summoned the US ambassador to demand the Department of Homeland Security drop plans to question General Sarath Fonseka, pictured in July 2009, over the campaign that crushed Tamil Tiger rebels.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:28:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091102/capt.photo_1257197239081-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=Rw6yOlO8YpTNg_Ig_sHbKA-- The United States was tightlipped Monday about Sri Lanka's ... (AFP/File) - The United States was tightlipped Monday about Sri Lanka's visiting top military commander, after the island said US authorities planned to grill him over alleged war crimes. Sri Lanka summoned the US ambassador to demand the Department of Homeland Security drop plans to question General Sarath Fonseka, pictured in July 2009, over the campaign that crushed Tamil Tiger rebels.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091102/photos_wl_sa_afp/b8d1771461c841ccf472cac0b125f0a9 (AFP/File) - Sri Lanka protested Monday against plans by US officials to quiz its top military commander, General Sarath Fonseka, over alleged war crimes committed during the final months of the war with Tamil Tiger rebels.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:55:27 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091102/capt.photo_1257145647359-1-0.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=oq1oZlMINxBKpPYhkVDKNw-- Sri Lanka protested Monday against plans by US officials to ... (AFP/File) - Sri Lanka protested Monday against plans by US officials to quiz its top military commander, General Sarath Fonseka, over alleged war crimes committed during the final months of the war with Tamil Tiger rebels.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091101/photos_wl_pc_afp/48f8ee7babecd66edc7745c1f2e163b0 (AFP/File) - Sri Lanka called on US authorities to drop plans to interview the island's military commander, General Sarath Fonseka, over allegations of war crimes against ethnic Tamil rebels, an official said Sunday.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:45:11 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091101/capt.photo_1257053031034-2-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=FgASohlgE.0pKE8iA6ffhw-- Sri Lanka called on US authorities to drop plans to interview ... (AFP/File) - Sri Lanka called on US authorities to drop plans to interview the island's military commander, General Sarath Fonseka, over allegations of war crimes against ethnic Tamil rebels, an official said Sunday.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091031/481/51c8be063a2e4b668a751adf6c356153 (AP) - Former child soldiers of the Tamil Tiger rebels leave a rehabilitation center to enroll in a school in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. 67 former child soldiers left a rehabilitation center in order to follow mainstream education in government run schools in Colombo, according to Lt. Col. Manjula Gunasinghe in charge of the camp. (AP Photo/Sanath Priyantha)

]]> (AP) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:27:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091031/capt.51c8be063a2e4b668a751adf6c356153.sri_lanka_child_soldiers_del117.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=rAOzhWnJ0.nUVqzKQfr8Mg-- Former child soldiers of the Tamil Tiger rebels leave a rehabilitation ... (AP) - Former child soldiers of the Tamil Tiger rebels leave a rehabilitation center to enroll in a school in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. 67 former child soldiers left a rehabilitation center in order to follow mainstream education in government run schools in Colombo, according to Lt. Col. Manjula Gunasinghe in charge of the camp. (AP Photo/Sanath Priyantha)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091031/481/e8d7c7b3913f46cab75c10d05ada7725 (AP) - A former child soldier of the Tamil Tiger rebels prepares to leave a rehabilitation center to enroll in a school, in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. A group of 67 former child soldiers left a rehabilitation center in order to follow mainstream education in government run schools in Colombo, according to Lt. Col. Manjula Gunasinghe in charge of the camp . (AP Photo/Sanath Priyantha)

]]> (AP) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:26:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091031/capt.e8d7c7b3913f46cab75c10d05ada7725.sri_lanka_child_soldiers_del116.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=QgudYMpHJWB5mOeYEihHFA-- A former child soldier of the Tamil Tiger rebels prepares to ... (AP) - A former child soldier of the Tamil Tiger rebels prepares to leave a rehabilitation center to enroll in a school, in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. A group of 67 former child soldiers left a rehabilitation center in order to follow mainstream education in government run schools in Colombo, according to Lt. Col. Manjula Gunasinghe in charge of the camp . (AP Photo/Sanath Priyantha)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091026/photos_pl_afp/36ee5d0e4f1cca443ba2c12e3c11215a (AFP/File) - Demonstrators chant as they hold signs against the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka, in front of the US Department of State, in February 2009. The Sri Lankan government on Monday said it would investigate war crimes allegations made against its troops in a US State Department report.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)

]]> (AFP/File) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:14:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091026/capt.photo_1256565247853-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=PGrQy3uM9j69qBhqVIGmLA-- Demonstrators chant as they hold signs against the genocide ... (AFP/File) - Demonstrators chant as they hold signs against the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka, in front of the US Department of State, in February 2009. The Sri Lankan government on Monday said it would investigate war crimes allegations made against its troops in a US State Department report.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091026/photos_wl_sa_afp/cedd01c74155ca2f9a90f9291e18ec92 (AFP/File) - A poster of slain Liberation Tamil Tiger separatist leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is seen in Mumbai in May 2009. The Sri Lankan government has rejected fresh accusations that Prabhakaran was executed after surrendering to security forces.(AFP/File/Pal Pillai)

]]> (AFP/File) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:47:12 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091026/capt.photo_1256550413194-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Y2dbs6Q_vqCdJdFL3hTgHg-- A poster of slain Liberation Tamil Tiger separatist leader Velupillai ... (AFP/File) - A poster of slain Liberation Tamil Tiger separatist leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is seen in Mumbai in May 2009. The Sri Lankan government has rejected fresh accusations that Prabhakaran was executed after surrendering to security forces.(AFP/File/Pal Pillai)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091024/photos_ca_afp/1f4ca569bfb4f4167ca5826346d09287 (AFP/File) - Sri Lankan fishing boats in the water in a harbour at Beruwela in southern Sri Lanka on October 21. Canada is to release one of 76 Tamils arrested last week in a ship off its Pacific coast, local media reported Saturday.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

]]> (AFP/File) Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:32:54 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091024/capt.photo_1256427118524-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=3cpAw7QOESbIc3OZ4hcdFQ-- Sri Lankan fishing boats in the water in a harbour at Beruwela ... (AFP/File) - Sri Lankan fishing boats in the water in a harbour at Beruwela in southern Sri Lanka on October 21. Canada is to release one of 76 Tamils arrested last week in a ship off its Pacific coast, local media reported Saturday.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091024/481/697e24fbfda149e089e58bafa574708f (AP) - In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldier Warnakulasuriya Anthony Sunil Rexy, right, laughs with another inmate as they play at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:39:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091024/capt.697e24fbfda149e089e58bafa574708f.sri_lanka_child_soldiers__ny309.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=IgB4YcnbuEIjeimn1FmQUQ-- In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldier ... (AP) - In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldier Warnakulasuriya Anthony Sunil Rexy, right, laughs with another inmate as they play at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091024/481/f89ed3aba04b46b4a1d4c3968d016ef6 (AP) - In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, a former Sri Lankan child soldier, center, attends a music lesson along with her group at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:39:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091024/capt.f89ed3aba04b46b4a1d4c3968d016ef6.sri_lanka_child_soldiers__ny308.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=fRyBVra1o2B9pgK.JOhvig-- In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, a former Sri Lankan child soldier, ... (AP) - In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, a former Sri Lankan child soldier, center, attends a music lesson along with her group at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091024/481/b1108238c1c040bd834371034d033062 (AP) - In this Oct.1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldiers watch others at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:39:21 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091024/capt.b1108238c1c040bd834371034d033062.sri_lanka_child_soldiers__ny301.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=tfrEbk3xTvp9rsgy.YLTgA-- In this Oct.1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldiers ... (AP) - In this Oct.1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldiers watch others at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091024/481/a7d1b2926525400395f9a826dc76d401 (AP) - In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldier Warnakulasuriya Anthony Sunil Rexy, right, laughs with other inmates as they play at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:39:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091024/capt.a7d1b2926525400395f9a826dc76d401.sri_lanka_child_soldiers__ny305.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=rzCs_AVqHBUrQSGneiaa4A-- In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldier ... (AP) - In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldier Warnakulasuriya Anthony Sunil Rexy, right, laughs with other inmates as they play at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091024/481/e4ecb22ede934f27beb8b5f8ac2e15f2 (AP) - In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, a group of former Sri Lankan child soldiers play a game at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:39:11 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091024/capt.e4ecb22ede934f27beb8b5f8ac2e15f2.sri_lanka_child_soldiers__ny306.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=YgDKsni1Ui72ZOCRJse9fg-- In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, a group of former Sri Lankan child ... (AP) - In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, a group of former Sri Lankan child soldiers play a game at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091024/481/124d308bd1554c80b1c5ee16ea6e2986 (AP) - In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldiers wait with their plates during a lunch break at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:38:54 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091024/capt.124d308bd1554c80b1c5ee16ea6e2986.sri_lanka_child_soldiers__ny307.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=pCMbdd22kwIivOHRoauXQA-- In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldiers ... (AP) - In this Oct. 1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldiers wait with their plates during a lunch break at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sri-Lanka-Unrest/ss/events/wl/042506srilankabomber//im:/091024/481/fe1fc8071bbe4205b30cfdef19a73bf8 (AP) - In this Oct.1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldiers attend a lesson in a classroom at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

]]> (AP) Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:38:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091024/capt.fe1fc8071bbe4205b30cfdef19a73bf8.sri_lanka_child_soldiers__ny302.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=2T2UA3MTPK40x1QL4f69CQ-- In this Oct.1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldiers ... (AP) - In this Oct.1, 2009 photo, former Sri Lankan child soldiers attend a lesson in a classroom at a government rehabilitation center in the village of Ambepussa, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. About 570 children are among an estimated 10,000 former rebels sent to rehabilitation centers after the 25-year war for a separate Tamil state ended in May. Tamils are an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, an island country of 21 million people off the coast of India. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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