C Bryson Hull

Sri Lanka’s army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran’s body was found on Tuesday.

As Sri Lanka declared victory in one of the world’s most intractable wars, the EU and US urged its government to reach out to its Tamil population.

Sri Lankan troops won the final battle in one of the world’s most intractable separatist wars, and put the island nation under government control.

Tamil Tiger rebels launched suicide attacks against Sri Lankan troops fighting on Sunday to deliver a death blow to the separatists.

Thousands of Sri Lankans under fire waded across a lagoon to escape the island’s war zone, where the military has surrounded Tiger rebels.

Sri Lanka must put in practice its latest pledge not to use heavy weapons as it fights the Tamil Tiger rebels, the UN said on Monday.

Sri Lanka on Monday said heavy combat was over in a last pocket of territory held by the LTTE and it was shifting its focus to rescuing civilians.

About 2 000 people have fled Sri Lanka’s shrinking war zone over the past two days as troops fight towards a final showdown with Tiger rebels.

Soldiers killed 150 rebels carrying out waves of counter attacks, and the pace of refugees fleeing the war zone picked up speed over the weekend.

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers on Wednesday denied gunning down civilians streaming out of the country’s war zone.

Sri Lankan troops surged forward on Monday after seizing the last big town held by Tamil Tiger separatists.

Sri Lankan soldiers pressured the Tamil Tigers’ last stronghold on the Jaffna Peninsula on Wednesday

Sri Lankan troops assaulted the outskirts of the separatist Tamil Tigers’ self-proclaimed capital on Wednesday, the military said.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due in New Delhi on Wednesday as part of intense US efforts to ease tension between India and Pakistan.

Diplomatic efforts to prevent India and Pakistan from heading toward a confrontation over the Mumbai attacks intensified on Tuesday.