1.   For moderate Tamil politicians, the middle ground is gone.

2.   A day after a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber assassinated a moderate Tamil politician, Sri Lankan police said Friday two more bombers were hiding in the city.

3.   A land mine exploded Thursday in Vavuniya, killing two Tamil politicians, local police said.

4.   A suicide bomber assassinated a moderate Tamil politician Thursday, leaping onto his car at a busy intersection and detonating the explosives strapped to his body, authorities said.

5.   A statement by rebel group Rajasingham Padai Privua warned Tamil politicians against supporting or affiliating themselves with the main political groups.

6.   Despite the uncertainties surrounding the formulation of a new constitution, the draft was welcomed by some Tamil politicians as a revival of the political process.

7.   During the raids, police burned down a Tamil village and attacked unarmed civilians in eastern Sri Lanka, according to a Tamil politician.

8.   Human rights groups and Tamil politicians have criticized police for detaining hundreds of Tamils every week while searching for separatist guerrillas.

9.   Human rights groups and Tamil politicians often accuse both the military and the rebels of human rights abuses.

10.   Human-rights groups and Tamil politicians have criticized police for detaining hundreds of Tamils every week while searching for guerrillas fighting for a separate homeland.