Sri Lanka massacres stir painful memories, 40 years on Alishba Saghir Article Updated: July 27, 2023 Leave a comment Share on FacebookTweet this! Known in Sri Lanka as “Black July”, a period of ethnic violence which broke out in the country forty years ago went on to trigger a 26-year conflict that killed around 100,000 people. Post Views: 371 leave a reply Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. submit More Articles By the same author Blazing cargo ship off Netherlands to be towed, ‘likely this weekend’ Alishba Saghir Jul 29, 2023 Crews were racing to douse the fire aboard a cargo ship off the Netherlands Preparations were under… Iran president holds talks with Kenya’s Ruto Alishba Saghir Jul 13, 2023 President Ebrahim Raisi's trip, the first African tour by an Iranian leader in 11 years, will take him… US urges Egypt to release jailed rights researcher Alishba Saghir Jul 19, 2023 Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki previously spent 22 months in pre-trial detention until December 2021… Greatest rock’n’roll showman Mick Jagger turns 80 Alishba Saghir Jul 24, 2023 Jagger and Richards had their convictions for drug offences overturned in 1967. Mick Jagger once sang… Empty seats, discarded shoes remain after Pakistan bomb kills 47 Alishba Saghir Jul 31, 2023 Investigators examine the site of Sunday's suicide bomb blast Blood-stained chairs, scattered ball… Alleged kidnappers caught napping in Australia after victims escape Alishba Saghir Jun 30, 2023 Police in Australia arrested two suspected kidnappers after finding them napping in a vehicle. The men… ‘Not safe here’: Hong Kong exiles still living in fear in the UK Alishba Saghir Jun 28, 2023 [video width="640" height="360" mp4="http://yeswecantv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/urn_newsml_afp.com_20230628_9f929a9e-7d1d-456c-8cc7-c9faf5be7cb8-MP4_640X360_MARKED.mp4"][/video]… African-born director’s new vision for Berlin cultural magnet Alishba Saghir Jul 10, 2023 Cameroon-born Bonaventure Ndikung, 46, is the new director of a Berlin arts centre built by the Americans… Steep drop puts S.Africa inflation back within target range Alishba Saghir Jul 19, 2023 Consumer boost: Inflation in South Africa has fallen to the lowest level in 20 months South African…