Sri Lanka’s president said on Tuesday he wanted to discuss a solution to the island’s ethnic conflict with Tamil Tiger rebels, but again denied that renegade ex-Tigers were operating in army-held territory. Attacks on mainstream Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by ex-rebels known as the Karuna group are seen helping push Sri Lanka toward renewed civil war. More than 700 people have been killed so far this year and suspected Tiger attacks are rising. Full Story