A move spearheaded by Austria, Mexico and Costa Rica -- and backed by the United States -- to bring the issue of civilian killings in the war-torn Wanni district of Sri Lanka before the United Nations Security Council is being strenuously warded off by at least seven countries led by China and Russia.

Two officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) will arrive in Sri Lanka today for an independent probe on the Rubella tragedy where one Matara school girl died and 27 fell ill after being given the vaccine last Thursday.