Sri Lanka Marks 10 Years Since Civil War´s End
(WorldNews France)

Still reeling from the Easter terror attacks, Sri Lanka commemorates this weekend 10 years since the end of a bloody civil war that killed at least 100,000 people, the scars of which are still not healed. Security was tight in the north of the island, home to Sri Lanka´s minority Tamils, ahead of solemn ceremonies Saturday. Sri Lanka´s government and top military brass were to have their own commemoration in Colombo Sunday. On May 18, 2009, government forces brought their no-holds-barred military offensive to an end at a lagoon in the northern coastal district of Mullaittivu with the killing of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader...