Sri Lanka helicopter gunships fire rockets at rebels
Sri Lankan helicopter gunships rocketed Tamil Tigers in the island’s far northeast on Tuesday, the military said, forecasting heavy rebel losses — but there was no immediate word on casualties. The attack in the northeastern district of Trincomalee comes just days after President Mahinda Rajapakse vowed to defeat and tame the Tigers while offering to resume peace talks to end a new chapter in their two-decade civil war. Full Story