Sri Lanka to hold elections

Colombo - The Sri Lankan government said yesterday that national elections would be held on October 10th.

Colombo - The Sri Lankan government said yesterday that national elections would be held on October 10th.

Parliament will be dissolved at midnight, a week before the end of its six-year term, setting the stage for a political battle over a draft constitution aimed at ending a long ethnic war with Tamil guerrillas.

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