Tamil Tiger political wing leader S. P. Thamilselvan greets UNICEF executive director Carol Bellamy in the northern Sri Lankan town of Kilinochchi yesterday. Tamil Tiger rebels, under fire for recruiting children, have suggested a way to clear up such complaints, truce monitors said on Thursday ahead of a rebel meeting with the head of the U.N. Children’s Fund. Reuters

PM renews call for Opposition cooperation

by Ranil Wijayapala and Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday renewed his call for Opposition cooperation for the success of the on going peace process.
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UN presses crackdown on abuse of children in war

The U.N. Security Council pledged to tighten the pressure on governments and rebel groups around the world that force children into war.
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Parents of 15 missing persons questioned

The special Police team conducting investigations in connection with the complaints of kidnapping of youth and other civilians in the North and East by the LTTE, yesterday reported to IGP T.E. Aanadarajah
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