Peace envoy to visit S.Lanka as war fears deepen
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot and injured five policemen in Sri Lanka’s restive east on Friday, the military said, as a Norwegian peace envoy prepared to visit the island amid rising fears of a return to civil war. Troops scoured roadside vegetation in military-held areas in the north and east for claymore fragmentation mines that have killed 39 armed forces personnel in ambushes this month. Full Story