No breakthrough as Norway talks with Tigers, Sri Lanka tensions rise
Peace broker Norway has ended talks with Tamil Tiger rebels without reaching agreement on a tsunami aid-sharing deal involving the Sri Lankan government and the insurgents, the rebels said. Norway’s deputy foreign minister Vidar Helgesen held 90 minutes of talks with the Tamil Tiger political wing leader, S. P. Thamilselvan on a proposed “joint mechanism” for aid but there was no announcement on any deal. Full Story