President pushes tsunami deal with rebels despite threat

May 4 (AFP/Yahoo) - Sri Lanka's president vowed to reach a deal with Tamil rebels on the distribution of aid after the December tsunamis despite the risk it could see her shaky coalition collapse, state-run media said.

The government led by President Chandrika Kumaratunga needs an agreement to distribute foreign aid to rebel-held areas, some of which suffered huge damage in the disaster that killed nearly 31,000 people here.