Sri Lanka govt scraps cease-fire

January 3, 2008 – 10:09 am

The Sri Lankan government has officially withdrawn from an internationally brokered peace agreement with Tamil rebels — a cease-fire that had existed in name only since the two sides resumed fighting two years ago.


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