Sri Lankan military: 27 Tamil rebels, 2 soldiers killed in fighting

Fighting between Sri Lankan soldiers and separatist Tamil rebels left 27 guerrillas and two soldiers dead across the country's embattled north, the military said Sunday.

Troops fought separate gunbattles with Tamil Tigers in Vavuniya district, just south of the rebels' de facto state Saturday, killing 11 insurgents, said military spokesman Brig. Udaya …