Image Day - Sri Lanka bus bomb

More than two dozen people have been killed in a bus-blast in the south-east of Sri-Lanka on the same day the government formally withdrew from a ceasefire.

Via BBC

50 years on remand

A man has been released from prison in Sri Lanka after being held on remand for 50 years without conviction. Mr James was released on bail with the court's apologies.

DP James was 30 years old when he was arrested for stabbing and wounding his father and sent to jail. He is now 80.

It was an extraordinary case for the Magistrates Court at Kurunegala in Sri-Lanka, an 80-year-old man appearing for a bail hearing after-50 years.

Via BBC

Cease-Fire No More

On Thursday, the Sri Lankan government notified the mission of its-decision to pull out of the 2002 Norwegian-brokered truce, saying the agreement had allowed Tamil-rebels to regroup.

The collapse of the truce was accompanied by continued battles near rebel-held territory in Sri Lanka's north. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told reporters Friday that Norwegian monitors will have what he call a redefined role.

Via VOA