17 days ago
Britain anoints India a superpower on Republic Day
London, Jan 27 - India is already a superpower, says Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband. 'My thoughts on the 60th anniversary of the Indian Constitution is that in one particular way India is a superpower already,' Miliband told a massive gathering of the Indian diaspora here Tuesday. 'India is a superpower in its soft power, a superpower in the soft force of its democracy, and superpow ... read more

6 months ago
British soldier condemns Afghan war
London, July 31 - A British soldier is facing court martial after refusing to return to Afghanistan, claiming the British mission there is doomed to failure. Lance Corporal Joe Glenton, from the northern city of York, handed Prime Minister Gordon Brown a letter Thursday condemning the Afghan war and demanding the withdrawal of British troops. Glenton, a 27-year-old from the Royal Logistic Corps ... read more

9 months ago
British parliamentarians visit Sri Lanka to review crisis
Colombo, May 4 - A group of British parliamentarians Monday arrived in Sri Lanka to take stock of the humanitarian situation as a result of the military operation against Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's north, officials said. The group includes parliamentarian Des Browne who was recently rejected by the Sri Lankan government to be Britain's special envoy on the Sri Lankan conflict. The parl ... read more

9 months ago
Rajapaksa rules out truce with Tamil Tigers
Colombo, April 30 - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday ruled out halting the fight-to-finish military campaign against the Tamil Tigers and said the time was running out for the rebels to surrender. 'We have never gone for a ceasefire with the LTTE - and will never go for a ceasefire with them,' Rajapaksa said while addressing a rally at southern town of Embilipitiya, 200 km away fr ... read more

9 months ago
Army operations will continue: Sri Lankan president
Colombo, April 30 - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared that 'humanitarian operations' by the military to rescue civilians held hostage by Tamil rebels will continue unabated, a state-run newspaper said Thursday. Rajapaksa made clear his government's position in a meeting with visiting British Foreign Minister David Miliband and his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner, who reiter ... read more

9 months ago
British, French foreign ministers hold talks with Rajapaksa
Colombo, April 29 - The visiting foreign ministers of Britain and France Wednesday discussed with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa the humanitarian situation in the island's north, where troops are battling the Tamil Tigers in a small strip of land. After visiting the northern town of Vavuniya where nearly 180,000 war-displaced civilians are housed in refugee camps and welfare centres, Bri ... read more

9 months ago
Britain, France fail to halt Sri Lankan war against LTTE
Colombo, April 29 - Visiting foreign ministers of Britain and France Wednesday said they failed to get Sri Lanka to halt its military campaign in the island's north where thousands of civilians are trapped in the fast shrinking war zone. 'We tried very hard. We insisted and insisted but it is up to our friends to allow it or not,' French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told reporters after hol ... read more

9 months ago
Britain, France discuss Sri Lanka war, protest in Colombo
Colombo, April 29 - Britain and France Wednesday expressed 'deep concern' over the plight of civilians caught in Sri Lanka's war, sparking noisy protests outside the British high commission here by Buddhist monks who asked foreign governments to lay off. Foreign Ministers David Miliband of Britain and Bernard Kouchner of France held talks with their Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagama abo ... read more

9 months ago
British, French foreign ministers meet Sri Lankan leader
Colombo, April 29 - The foreign ministers of Britain and France met with their Sri Lankan counterpart Wednesday amid protests from Buddhist monks calling for an end to foreign interference in Colombo's war against Tamil separatist rebels in the north-east of the country. British Foreign Minister David Miliband and his French counterpart, Bernard Kouchner, met behind closed doors with Sri Lankan ... read more

9 months ago
British, French foreign ministers arrive in Colombo
Colombo, April 29 - British and French foreign ministers arrived in Sri Lanka Wednesday on a day-long trip to discuss with Colombo the humanitarian situation in the island's north where troops are battling the Tamil Tigers who have been cornered into a small strip of coastal land. British Foreign Minister David Miliband and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met their Sri Lankan counterpar ... read more