Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka have agreed to hold direct talks with the Colombo government. The move comes less than a week after the killing of the country’s Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, near his heavily-guarded home in the capital. The talks will be the first high-level meeting between the two sides since the peace process stalled in 2003. Norwegian mediators described the talks as a significant step forward for the process.Full Story