Tamil College In Northern Sri Lanka Bears Hallmarks Of Years Of Civil War

KILINOCHCHI, SRI LANKA: Students make notes during class, November 12, 2003. at Kilinochchi Central College in the Tamil heartland in northern Sri Lanka. Severely damaged by shelling, classroom walls are bullet-ridden and without windows or formal divisions. Following the sacking of three top ministers of government in Sri Lanka by President Chandrika Kumaratunga in early November 2003, political problems in Colombo continue between Government leaders and place pressure on the Norwegian-brokered peace process. The events of early November have heightened tension among the predominantly Tamil communities in the north. (Photo by Luis Ascui/Getty Images)