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Sri Lankan nationalists protest UN rights chief's visit on war crimes INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lankan nationalists protest UN rights chief's visit on war crimes

Hundreds of hardline nationalists gathered outside the United Nations' office in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Saturday to protest against a visit by the UN human rights chief who will assess Sri Lanka's progress in prosecuting alleged war crimes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sri Lanka president vows reforms to prevent ethnic war INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lanka president vows reforms to prevent ethnic war

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena marked his first year in office Saturday with a pledge to introduce sweeping constitutional reforms aimed at preventing the island returning to ethnic war.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sri Lanka president pledges land for 100,000 war victims INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lanka president pledges land for 100,000 war victims

Up to 100,000 people still living in camps six years after the end of Sri Lanka's brutal ethnic war will be given land to build homes within six months, President Maithripala Sirisena told AFP Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016