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Breaking News Fri, 3 Jul 2009
Ethnic Tamil civilians gather at a tube well at Manik Farm, a camp for internally displaced ethnic Tamils in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
Asia   Human Rights   Photos   Refugees   Sri Lanka  
 BBC News 
Plea for Sri Lanka Tamil refugees
| A new group of eminent Tamil people in Sri Lanka has made a plea for those held in government camps to be given a timetable for their release. | The group said people were yearning to be released fr... (photo: AP / Anonymous)
Sea Water
India   Lanka   Photos   Power   Sea  
 The Times Of India 
India-Lanka undersea power cable pact soon
| 30 Jun 2009, 0422 hrs IST, Sanjay Dutta , TNN               Text: NEW DELHI: India and Sri Lanka are set to energise their relations. Literally. The two ... (photo: WN / noha)
File - Former child soldiers play at a newly opened transit center for child soldiers in Kilinochchi, a town in Tamil rebel controlled area in northern Sri Lanka on Friday,Oct. 3, 2003.  BBC News 
Dark tales of Tamil ex-child soldiers
| At a camp situated on top of a hill overlooking scenic rubber and coconut plantations in Sri Lanka, more than 100 former Tamil Tiger child soldiers are undergoing a year-long rehabilitation course. ... (photo: AP)
Asia   Human Rights   Photos   Sri Lanka   War  
Sri Lankan soldiers check commuters at a road side check point in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 7, 2009.  Irish Times 
A way out for Sri Lanka's child soldiers
123Serbia urges Bulgaria to extradite war crimes suspectRunning for parliament the new escape route for prisonersOnce again talk of veils inflames French passionsUS to reappoint Syrian envoy after fou... (photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena)
Bulgaria   Crimes   Photos   Serbia   Sri Lanka  
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) holds discussions with Mark Malloch Brown, Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Star Tribune
UN chief says Myanmar junta leader rejects initial request to see opposition leader Suu Kyi
| NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that Myanmar's junta chief rejected his initial request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Su... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Leader   League   Myanmar   Photos   Secretary  
Myanmar anti-government demonstrators looks on during a demonstration Sunday, May 17, 2009, outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. Detained Pro-Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to be tried Monday in a incident involving American who entered her home illegally. Houston Chronicle
Myanmar rejects initial UN attempt to see Suu Kyi
| NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - The U.N. secretary-general says Myanmar's junta chief has rejected his initial request to see jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | Ban Ki-m... (photo: AP / David Longstreath)
Democracy   Human Rights   Myanmar   Photos   UN  
Flood-affected villagers make their way through the cyclone-hit area of Sandeshkhali  in North 24 Parganas Eastern India City  of Kolkata May 29, 2009 ----WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Independent online
 Scores displaced by monsoon floods in India
| New Delhi - Floods triggered by monsoon rains have inundated hundreds of villages and displaced an estimated 200 000 people in India's north-eastern state of Assam... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Floods   India   Monsoon   Nature   Photos  
A farmer enjoying  hubble  bubble in a paddy   field at the village of Budgam, about 25,km from the Eastern city of Srinagar,23,May, 2009, Rice is the principal crop grown in India, and the country ranks second only to China in world rice production. Sowing has begun earlier than usual this year due to the early onset of the annual monsoon rains that feed the farms which provide a livelihood for more than 60 per cent of India's 1.1 billion people Wall Street Journal
Monsoon Covers Entire India
By DILIPP NAG | MUMBAI -- India's annual monsoon rains, important for summer-sown crops including oilseeds, rice and sugar cane, have covered the entire country about 12 ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Monsoon   Photos   Rain   Summer  
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her speech during the Midyear Philippine Economic Briefing dubbed "The Philippines Addressing Challenges, Staying the Course" Wednesday (Sept. 17) at the Rizal Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La Hotel in Makati City. Syracuse
Philippine president's biopsy comes back clean
| (AP) - MANILA, Philippines - Areas of mass found in Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's groin and breast are benign and will not require surgery, her spokesm... (photo: OPS-NIB / Rey Banqiuet)
Manila   News   Philippine   Photos   President  
Gold set -  Jewellry - jewelry store, jeweller - jeweler, goldsmith - investment - golden The Guardian
Gold steady above $931; tracks dlr retreat vs euro
* Gold recovers some ground as dollar falters vs euro * Economic jitters boost safe-haven appeal By Nick Vinocur LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Gold rose on Friday, steadying... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra)
Dollar   Euro   Gold   Market   Photos  
 NBA star Kobe Bryant, of Los Angeles Lakers, reacts at a news conference in Seoul, Friday, Sept. 8, 2006. Bryant is in Seoul as part of his Asian tour. (rs1) Inquirer
Kobe Bryant coming to Manila on July 21
| MANILA, Philippines – Still fresh from winning his fourth NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant will be heading for the Manila later this month as part of ... (photo: AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
Basketball   Entertainment   Philippines   Photos   Sports  
IBM / wam2 Inquirer
IBM creates social network for developers
| MANILA, Philippines – With the immense popularity of social networking sites like Facebook, it's no wonder even tech stalwart IBM is cashing on it to enlarge its footho... (photo: GFDL / Coolcaesar)
Computer   Network   Philippines   Photos   Technology  
(March 24, 2009) Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the regional media interview conducted by Radyo ng Bayan Station Manager and KBP Pangasinan Chapter President Mr. Bernie Errasquin. The Star
Philippines' Arroyo undergoes biopsies, is healthy
| MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was declared in good health after biopsies were conducted on lumps found on her breast and groin, her pr... (photo: PCPO / Allan Martin Tamayo)
Arroyo   Health   Philippine   Photos   President  
Politics Terrorism
- UN in freedom mission to Burma
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- A tryst with India's communal past
- A UN crapshoot in Pakistan
A policeman stands guard during Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election campaign meeting in Hyderabad, India.
A tryst with India's communal past
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- After Terror Attacks, a Return to Test Cricket for Sri Lanka
- A UN crapshoot in Pakistan
- A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
- Muralitharan blow for Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricketer Kaushal Silva catches the ball during a practice session in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 3, 2009.
After Terror Attacks, a Return to Test Cricket for Sri Lanka and Pakistan
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- US Marines to 'drink lots of tea'
- A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
- India Inc on fund raising spree; mops up Rs 11,714 cr in Q1
- Indian monsoon late - more bad news for the local gold marke
U.S soldiers of Charle Company 173rd Airborne Combat Team wait for Blackhawk helicopter to pick them up before they head out into battle against Taliban insurgents at the U.S. forward operating base Bermel in Paktika, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov 25, 2007. A provincial police official said Sunday that air strikes killed dozens of Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanist
US Marines to 'drink lots of tea'
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- Enrile won't seek higher office
- Indian monsoon late - more bad news for the local gold marke
- Market steady after populist Rail Budget
- Nifty near day’s high after railway budget
Bracelet - Gold - Jewel - Jewellry - Precious Metal - Golden - Investment
Indian monsoon late - more bad news for the local gold market
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Health Society & Culture
- Court decriminalizes homosexuality in New Delhi
- Philippine president's biopsy comes back clean
- Biopsy, not breast job for Arroyo -- Palace
- Philippines' Arroyo undergoes biopsies, is healthy
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her speech during the Midyear Philippine Economic Briefing dubbed "The Philippines Addressing Challenges, Staying the Course" Wednesday (Sept. 17) at the Rizal Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La Hotel in Makati City.
Philippine president's biopsy comes back clean
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- Interview
- Court decriminalizes homosexuality in New Delhi
- Indian students' body in Oz welcomes Rudd's initiati
- IBM creates social network for developers
IBM / wam2
IBM creates social network for developers
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- US Marines to 'drink lots of tea'
- Infra projects in stimulus package pushed
- NBI raids Web office that uploaded Kho videos
- Indian monsoon late - more bad news for the local gold marke
U.S soldiers of Charle Company 173rd Airborne Combat Team wait for Blackhawk helicopter to pick them up before they head out into battle against Taliban insurgents at the U.S. forward operating base Bermel in Paktika, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov 25, 2007. A provincial police official said Sunday that air strikes killed dozens of Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanist
US Marines to 'drink lots of tea'
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- After Terror Attacks, a Return to Test Cricket for Sri Lanka
- 3rd ODI: India win toss, elect to bowl against West Indies
- More Indians will be added to ICC Hall of Fame: Morgan
- Muralitharan blow for Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricketer Kaushal Silva catches the ball during a practice session in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 3, 2009.
After Terror Attacks, a Return to Test Cricket for Sri Lanka and Pakistan
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