Sri Lanka's TNA party wins key vote in the north

Sri Lanka's main Tamil party has won the first elections for a semi-autonomous council in the island's north after decades of ethnic war, official results show. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) won 30 seats in the 38-member council following Saturday's Northern Provincial Council elections. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24192835#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa