Donors gravely concerned by Sri Lanka violence
The European Union, Japan, Norway and the United States, co-chairs of Sri Lanka’s donors’ group, expressed grave concern on Friday about the worsening situation in the country and condemned recent violence. More than 40 people have died in the past week in the bloodiest spell since a 2002 truce, leading many diplomats to fear talks scheduled for next week would be canceled and that the island’s two-decade civil war would resume. Full Story