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Lanka disturbed about Norway making decisions without consulting it In an emerging diplomatic row, the Sri Lanka Government has said that it is highly disturbed by Norway's Oversea's Development Minister Eric Solheim's unilateral statement about Colombo agreeing to participate in next week's peace talks without even consulting it. Sri Lanka military recovers lost ground The Sri Lankan military on Monday recovered some lost ground and took control of the Sampur town in the crucial Trincomalee District which had earlier gone in the hands of Tamil rebels. IOC hikes fuel prices in Lanka The Sri Lankan subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation has raised fuel prices by 7 percent to keep pace with soaring global oil prices. Lanka president makes surprise visit to London Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse today made an unannounced visit to London, leaving even some of his top aides unawares. 32 killed in Sri Lanka clashes Government troops and Tamil rebels exchanged mortar and artillery fire in northeastern Sri Lanka Monday, killing at least 12 soldiers and 20 others, believed to be civilians, military officials and reports from the area said. Lankan troops fire at rebel positions in northeast Sri Lankan troops fired at positions held by the Tamil Tiger rebels in the Northeast of the island nation today to offset any attack on a key naval facility. World press body condemns Tamil newspaper editor's murder Reporters Without Borders, the international press freedom organisation, has condemned the killing of the managing director of a Tamil newspaper in Sri Lanka. Lanka firm set for Indian entry Sri Lanka's 'Dutch Lanka Trailers' expansion drive into India got another boost after private investors pumped in two million dollars through an equity investment. Fighting in Sri Lanka amid humanitarian crisis Fighting between Sri Lanka troops and the Tamil Tigers continued in the island amid fears of a serious humanitarian crisis looming in Jaffna due to shortages of food and medicines. Sri Lanka fighting dies down There was a lull in fighting after a week of intense battles between the Sri Lankan forces and the LTTE that left over 500 dead, even as Colombo said its troops were consolidating its position in Jaffna peninsula. Sri Lanka taking only defensive action Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has said that his troops were only taking defensive action against aggression by the Tamil Tiger rebels in the northeastern conflict zones, officials said Wednesday. 45 civilians, four soldiers killed in Sri Lanka As many as 45 Tamil civilians and four soldiers were killed in escalating violence in Sri Lanka between the military and the Tamil Tigers, officials and Tamil sources said Thursday. Lanka mounts offensive against Tigers, 45 civilians killed At least 45 civilians were today killed as Sri Lankan Army attacked Tamil Tiger rebels with supersonic jets and artillery in the same area where intense fighting occured for a fortnight over control of a waterway, officials said. Water released into disputed Lanka canal Water flowed down a disputed canal in north-eastern Sri lanka today after the Tamil Tiger rebels ended a 19-day blockade following the intervention of peace broker Norway. Five killed in Lanka blast Five people, including a doctor, were killed when their ambulance was hit by a Claymore mine in northern Sri Lanka today, a pro-Tamil Tiger website said. Doctors work to separate conjoined US twins After 12 hours of surgery to separate four-year-old conjoined twin girls, surgeons in the US have separated their intestines and pelvis and are working to separate their liver.