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Violence rages in Sri Lanka's war zone, where the main hospital has been shelled for a second time with the loss of 50 lives.

Doctor reports hundreds of bodies being brought to hospital as UN says feared bloodbath has now become reality.

It is hard to imagine Christine* in combat. But the diminutive 14-year-old with a cheeky smile and dancing eyes knows how to handle a Kalashnikov and detonate grenades.

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Thursday his government had no intention of a ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels, telling international critics the military's actions constituted a "humanitarian operation."

Encircled by the Sri Lankan military, Tamil Tiger rebels declared a “unilateral cease-fire,” an offer that the government rejected immediately.

The US calls for an immediate ceasefire to the fighting in north-east Sri Lanka to allow civilians to leave the war zone.

ICC referee Chris Broad accused Pakistan security forces of leaving Sri Lanka's cricketers as 'sitting ducks' when they were attacked by gunmen in Lahore.

Police detained several suspects connected to the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Pakistan, but said Wednesday they had made no progress in tracking down the group of gunmen that wounded seven players and killed six police guarding them.

A dozen gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team on Tuesday with rifles, grenades and rockets, wounding six players and a British coach while killing six Pakistanis in Lahore, Pakistan, officials said.

A female suicide bomber hiding among refugees fleeing the war zone killed at least 20 soldiers and eight civilians at a checkpoint Monday, the government said.