Sri Lanka soldier killed as constitution talks start
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels killed a Sri Lankan soldier in a mine ambush on Tuesday, the army said, while in the capital a meeting on constitutional reform began without the rebels or opposition. The government says it hopes the first meeting of a committee aimed at reforming the constitution will be the first step to peace, but they say they fear the Tigers will keep up violence in an attempt to destroy a 2002 ceasefire and start a new civil war. Full Story