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In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa waves to supporters after elections results were announced in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Peace   Photos   Politics   Sri Lanka  
 Newstrack India 
Rajapaksa vows to fight external forces for peace
Tweet | Colombo, May 19 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday renewed his pledge to fight all "external elements" seeking to "disrupt" the country's peace. | Speaking on the fourth an... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)
Cyclone signal 7 Kuakata Sea Beach Patuakhali Bangladesh (2) Kuakata is a famous tourist destination for people from both home and abroad. The significantly exclusive feature of the beach is that due to its "Cross Bow" like shape one can see both sunrise and sunset from some of its locations.
Bangladesh   Cyclone Mahasen   Photos   Storm   Wikipedia: Cyclone Mahasen  
 Orange News 
Bangladesh: One Million Flee Cyclone Mahasen
16 May 2013, 4:08 | Bangladesh: One Million Flee Cyclone Mahasen | Tweet | Bangladesh is evacuating one million people as Cyclone Mahasen approaches, bring with it gale-force winds and heavy rain. | T... (photo: Creative Commons / Shmunmun)
The Trincomalee Beach in front of Chaaya Blu Resort, Trincomalee, in July 2010. Trincomalee has some of the most picturesque and scenic beaches found in Sri Lanka,  Xinhua 
Sri Lanka expects boost in Middle East tourists
COLOMBO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka is expecting an increase in tourist arrivals from the Middle East over the next few years and is making arrangements to have the facilities in place to cater to th... (photo: Creative Commons / Ashraaqwahab)
Colombo   Development   Lanka   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Sri Lanka  
Buddhist musicians from Taiwan enjoying photo opportunities with the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama during his four day teaching in Dharamshala, H.P., India, on October 4, 2011. The teachings were held at the Main Tibetan Temple and were given at the request of a group from Taiwan.  The Siasat Daily 
Dalai Lama condemns Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, Sri Lanka
May 09: | The Dalai Lama has implored Buddhist monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to put an end to a series of recent attacks on Muslims in their countries. | The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader spoke T... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Muslims   Myanmar   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama  
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Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, and Aitzaz Ahsan, right, leader of Pakistani lawyers, are surrounded by his supporters as they arrive for a meeting in Gujranwala, near Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2009. The Siasat Daily
Sharif calls for party's meet on May 20 to discuss policies
Lahore, May 18: | PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, set to become Pakistan's next Prime Minister, has convened a meeting of parliamentarians and legislators of his party on May 2... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
Business   Lahore   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Nawaz Sharif  
Bollywood star Preity Zinta reflects after hearing that two of IPL Punjab Kings players Jawardne and Sangakara were injured in a terrorist shooting in Pakistan while she was attending the New Zealand and India 1st one day international cricket match at McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. A dozen masked gunmen armed with rifles and rocket launchers attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team as it traveled to a match in Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding several players and killing five police officers, officials said. Newstrack India
Preity Zinta makes her debut as producer in Ishkq in Paris in Mumbai
Tweet | Mumbai, May 18 (ANI): Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has made her debut as a producer with the promotion of her romantic comedy Ishkq in Paris in Mumbai. | Zinta ... (photo: AP / Ross Setford)
Actress   Bollywood   Film   Photos   Wikipedia: Preity Zinta  
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 The Siasat Daily
Ahead of Karzai visit, India says willing to discuss security concerns
New Delhi, May 18: | Ahead of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit, India said Saturday it was ready to discuss and consider Afghanistan's reported request for arms supp... (photo: AP / Ahmad Jamshid)
Business   Delhi   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Hamid Karzai  
Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein attends the ASEAN meeting with Southeast Asian business leaders during the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore on Tuesday November 20, 2007. my SA
Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based o... (photo: (AP Photo/Romeo GACAD, POOL) / )
Myanmar   Photos   Politics   USA   Wikipedia: Thein Sein  
Myanmar president Thein Sein prepares to leave for a state visit to the US, the first by a Myanmar head of state in almost 47 years, at Yangon International airport, Myanmar, Friday, May 17, 2013. The Guardian
Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms
MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a fo... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Myanmar   Photos   Politics   Washington   Wikipedia: Thein Sein  
India close to Scotland in whisky brand race The Times Of India
India close to Scotland in whisky brand race
BANGALORE: India's battle with Scotland over whisky supremacy has reached a tipping point with its liquor coming very close to dethroning its highbrow Scottish rivals. | ... (photo: WN / Geeta)
India   Photos   Scotland   Whisky   Wikipedia: Indian whisky  
Pakistani supporters of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif hangs a poster with his image, next to his residence in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, March 14, 2009. Pakistan's government put the army on alert ahead of planned opposition protests in the capital, the military said Saturday, as the U.S. called for talks to end a crisis endangering the country's efforts against Islamist extremism BBC News
Afghans are wary of Nawaz Sharif - but should they be?
Nawaz Sharif's victory in Pakistan's general elections is being seen with some alarm in Afghanistan, where some fear it may mean more instability. | The fact th... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti)
Afghanistan   Elections   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: Pakistani general election, 2013  
A Pakistani man who was injured in a suicide bombing is rushed by volunteers to a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. The New York Times
Mosque Bombings in Pakistan Kill at Least 13
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In what officials called the first major terrorist attack since last week’s general elections, at least 13 people were killed and 30 injured when... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)
Al Qaida   Pakistan   Photos   Suicide Bombing   Wikipedia: War in North-West Pakistan  
Myanmar's President Thein Sein, left, shakes hands with Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott as they meet at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, March 18, 2013. BBC News
Burma's Thein Sein heads to US for first state visit
Burma's President Thein Sein is heading to the US and will meet President Obama on Monday - in the first state visit by a Burmese leader since 1966. | More than 20 p... (photo: AP / Mark Graham)
Burma   Photos   Politics   United States   Wikipedia: BurmaUnited States relations  
Politics Terrorism
- Pakistan holds re-polling after fraud claims
- Development alone is the solutions to problems faced by Indi
- Another promise of restoration
- Pakistan politician Zahra Shahid Hussain shot dead in Karach
Pakistani volunteers carry the lifeless body of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh, to a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, May 19, 2013.
Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan
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- The Queen to make first foreign visit for two years
- Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties
- Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties
- The third coming peace in the air
Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein attends the ASEAN meeting with Southeast Asian business leaders during the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore on Tuesday November 20, 2007.
Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- The Queen to make first foreign visit for two years
- Working conditions in the fashion industry: news and resourc
- Pakistan holds re-polling after election fraud claims
- India's weakened Congress wondering if early elections w
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, and Aitzaz Ahsan, right, leader of Pakistani lawyers, are surrounded by his supporters as they arrive for a meeting in Gujranwala, near Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2009.
Sharif calls for party's meet on May 20 to discuss policies
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- India a hit at Cannes
- Savoring India's tea trails
- Taiwan probe team returns, slamming Philippines' caprici
- Working conditions in the fashion industry: news and resourc
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, and Aitzaz Ahsan, right, leader of Pakistani lawyers, are surrounded by his supporters as they arrive for a meeting in Gujranwala, near Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2009.
Sharif calls for party's meet on May 20 to discuss policies
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Health Society & Culture
- The Queen to make first foreign visit for two years
- Dolpa District Hospital sans doctors
- The People’s Choice
- Pakistan politician gunned down
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Should India Provide Direct Military Aid to Afghanistan?
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- India a hit at Cannes
- Pakistan holds re-polling after fraud claims
- Sharif-Kayani meeting is good for Pakistan: paper
- Many Class XII students still sceptical over Delhi Universit
Pakistani volunteers carry the lifeless body of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh, to a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, May 19, 2013.
Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- Cheetah back in India? Yes, if govt has its way
- NPCIL reassures scientists on Kudankulam nuclear plant safet
- NPCIL reassures scientists on Kudankulam nuclear plant safet
- NPCIL has sought to reassure a group of scientists
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- Saudi woman tops Everest as country warms to women in sports
- Sreesanth in more trouble as cops seize laptop, mobile from
- Marsh and Mahmood shine as Kings XI Punjab thrashes Mumbai I
- Member of Pakistani cricket star's party shot dead in K
Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome
Djokovic crashes in Rome, ailing Sharapova pulls out
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