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The Proteas’ tour of Sri Lanka in July and August was rationalised by Cricket South Africa and the team leadership as an important learning exercise. (Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

Proteas’ habitual arrogance belies their status

The Proteas only have the prestige of their status as a cricketing nation to parley with — but even that appears inadequately leveraged

Eleanore Bouw-Spies

M.I.A.’s collage clarifies the cause

Stephen Loveridge and M.I.A. piece together old and new visuals to piece together a collage of the experiences that developed the artist.

Amnesty seeks UN probe on Sri Lanka war crimes

At least 10 000 civilians were killed in the final months of Sri Lanka’s civil war but a national inquiry has failed so far to investigate war crimes.

Sri Lanka launches offensive against army deserters

Sri Lankan police and troops began a crackdown on Friday against thousands of military deserters.

UN rights council divided over Sri Lanka

Western and Asian members of the UN Human Rights Council were divided over Sri Lanka before they were due to hold a meeting on the issue on Tuesday.

Children abducted from Sri Lanka camps, says rights group

Children are being abducted from camps housing those displaced by Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict, human rights groups charged on Thursday.

The fight for survival goes on in Sri Lanka

The first accounts of the suffering begin to emerge from Sri Lanka’s internment camps, where as many as a quarter of a million Tamils are being held.

Tamil Tiger leader is dead, says Sri Lanka

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

US urges Sri Lanka to reach out to Tamils

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 Lanka declares victory over rebels, kills leader

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.

Thousands cross lagoon to flee Sri Lanka fighting

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

Tigers: Hospital shelling kills dozens in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels accused government forces of killing at least 47 civilians on Tuesday in an artillery and mortar attack on a hospital.

Tamil rebels accuse Sri Lanka of bringing out big guns

Tamil separatist rebels on Tuesday accused the Sri Lankan military of breaking assurances that it would refrain from using heavy weaponry.

UN: Sri Lanka must respect heavy weapons pledge

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 says combat gives way to rescue

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.

Sri Lanka rebels ignore deadline to surrender

The Sri Lankan army on Tuesday seized more territory from the Tamil Tigers as the rebels ignored a deadline to surrender, the Defence Ministry said.

Fighting resumes in Sri Lanka after brief ceasefire

Sri Lankan security forces resumed their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the island on Wednesday following a brief ceasefire.

Sri Lanka’s Tigers ready for truce

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers said on Tuesday they were ready to negotiate a ceasefire and restart peace talks to halt decades of ethnic bloodshed.

At least 128 reported dead in Sri Lanka’s ‘no-fire zone’

At least 128 civilians have died and more than 700 have been injured in three days of shelling in the last remaining pocket of Tamil Tiger resistance.

Rebel website claims Sri Lanka army killed 129 civilians

Heavy shelling by the Sri Lankan army of a designated safe area has left 129 civilians dead and 282 wounded, a pro-rebel website said on Thursday.