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November 22, 2010 12:05 PM

Sri Lanka's new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in

Sri Lanka's new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in before President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the capital Colombo on Sunday morning. D. M. Jayaratne, who had been the prime minister since April this year, was sworn in as the prime minister again in the new cabinet. The swearing-in of ministers took p...

November 22, 2010 12:05 PM

Sri Lanka's new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in

Sri Lanka's new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in before President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the capital Colombo on Sunday morning. D. M. Jayaratne, who had been the prime minister since April this year, was sworn in as the prime minister again in the new cabinet. The swearing-in of ministers took p...

November 22, 2010 11:36 AM

Japan's Justice Minister Minoru Yanagida resigns from his Cabinet post

Japan's Justice Minister Minoru Yanagida announced resignation from his Cabinet post at a press conference on Monday to take responsibility for his recent comments widely seen as deriding his duty to respond to Diet questioning. Prime Minister Naoto Kan accepted his resignation in the morning.C...

November 22, 2010 11:36 AM

Japan's Justice Minister Minoru Yanagida resigns from his Cabinet post

Japan's Justice Minister Minoru Yanagida announced resignation from his Cabinet post at a press conference on Monday to take responsibility for his recent comments widely seen as deriding his duty to respond to Diet questioning. Prime Minister Naoto Kan accepted his resignation in the morning.C...

November 22, 2010 10:13 AM

Tamils living in camps will be sent back home by Dec end: Rajapaksa

Srilankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that by end of next month all Tamils living in camps will be sent back home. In an interview with the Hindu newspaper, he said out of 3 lakh internally displaced persons, only 18,000 are now living in the camps and they often go to villages and come back.He...

November 22, 2010 10:13 AM

Tamils living in camps will be sent back home by Dec end: Rajapaksa

Srilankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that by end of next month all Tamils living in camps will be sent back home. In an interview with the Hindu newspaper, he said out of 3 lakh internally displaced persons, only 18,000 are now living in the camps and they often go to villages and come back.He...

November 22, 2010 9:35 AM

Europe, IMF agree to bankroll 90 billion Euros bailout to debt ravaged Ireland

Europe and the IMF today agreed to bankroll a massive bailout for debt-ravaged Ireland, estimated at between 80-90 billion euros. This is the second emergency rescue this year in the 16-member eurozone using euro as currency.Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said after an emergency cabinet meeting in...

November 22, 2010 9:35 AM

Europe, IMF agree to bankroll 90 billion Euros bailout to debt ravaged Ireland

Europe and the IMF today agreed to bankroll a massive bailout for debt-ravaged Ireland, estimated at between 80-90 billion euros. This is the second emergency rescue this year in the 16-member eurozone using euro as currency.Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said after an emergency cabinet meeting in...

November 21, 2010 1:37 PM

1500 tourists stranded for over a week at Lukla in Nepal due to bad weather

In Nepal, more than 1500 tourists stranded for over a week at Lukla, considered the gateway to the Mt. Everest region in Solukhumbu district have been rescued yesterday with the help of the Army and other helicopters and airplanes operated by private airlines.According to Nepal Tourism Board press s...

November 21, 2010 1:37 PM

1500 tourists stranded for over a week at Lukla in Nepal due to bad weather

In Nepal, more than 1500 tourists stranded for over a week at Lukla, considered the gateway to the Mt. Everest region in Solukhumbu district have been rescued yesterday with the help of the Army and other helicopters and airplanes operated by private airlines.According to Nepal Tourism Board press s...

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