Sri Lanka War News Updates -- May 11, 2009

UN Condemns Sri Lankan 'Bloodbath' -- Yahoo News/AP

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The United Nations condemned a "bloodbath" in Sri Lanka's northern war zone Monday after two days of shelling that a government doctor said killed at least 430 ethnic Tamil civilians — and likely as many as 1,000.

With the civilian death toll skyrocketing in the civil war, a coalition of international human rights groups called for the U.N. Security Council to urgently hold talks on the conflict.

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Victims of a shell attack in Sri Lanka waited outside a makeshift hospital in an area controlled by Tamil Tigers. Photo AP

More News On The War In Sri Lanka

U.N. blasts Sri Lanka weekend attack as "bloodbath" -- Yahoo News/Reuters
UN denounces Sri Lankan civilian 'bloodbath' -- Yahoo News/AFP
U.N. Tells of ‘Bloodbath’ in Sri Lanka -- New York Times
Sri Lanka's civilian death toll climbs -- National Post
Hundreds of Civilian Casualties Reported in Last Sri Lanka's Combat Zone -- Voice of America
U.N.: Hundreds killed in Sri Lanka weekend fighting -- CNN
UN condemns ethnic Tamil 'bloodbath' in Sri Lanka -- The Telegraph
Civilian toll rises in Sri Lanka -- Washington Times
Artillery attack kills 378 civilians in Sri Lanka safe haven -- Times Online
Sri Lankan army, Tamil Tigers trade blame over deadly attack -- L.A. Times
UN mourns Sri Lanka 'bloodbath' -- BBC
Sri Lanka's Tamils watch in silence -- Asia Times

U.N. Tells of ‘Bloodbath’ in Sri Lanka -- New York Times
Sri Lanka's civilian death toll climbs -- National Post
Hundreds of Civilian Casualties Reported in Last Sri Lanka's Combat Zone -- Voice of America
U.N.: Hundreds killed in Sri Lanka weekend fighting -- CNN
UN condemns ethnic Tamil 'bloodbath' in Sri Lanka -- The Telegraph
Civilian toll rises in Sri Lanka -- Washington Times
Artillery attack kills 378 civilians in Sri Lanka safe haven -- Times Online
Sri Lankan army, Tamil Tigers trade blame over deadly attack -- L.A. Times
UN mourns Sri Lanka 'bloodbath' -- BBC
Sri Lanka's Tamils watch in silence -- Asia Times
Canada: Frantic to press their case, Tamils swarm Gardiner highway -- Globe And Mail
Tamil protesters take to streets -- BBC
Sri Lankan military: Rebel spokesman dead -- China View
'Sea Tiger' leader killed, LTTE says army shelling safe zone -- Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka Opposition Leader says India helps army to fight against LTTE -- Colombo Page
Journalist who reported on internment camps in Sri Lanka tells his story -- The Guardian

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