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March 6, 2010 8:48 PM

India considering Lanka's request for more aid

India is considering Sri Lanka's request for additional aid to ensure resettlement of internally displaced persons - IDPs. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna told reporters in Bangalore today.Sri Lanka had conveyed to India that it needs building material to house these IDPs. Mr.Krishna said...

March 6, 2010 8:48 PM

Sri Lanka opposes UN's move to set up panel on human rights violations

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has opposed UN's move to set up an expert panel on alleged human rights violations in his country. He said the the mive is unwarranted and would be perceived as an interference with the country.He was reacting to a statement by UN that Secretary General Ba...

March 6, 2010 8:29 PM

Brown visits soldiers in Afghanistan amid defence row

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has visited British troops in Afghanistan amid a growing row over his evidence to the Iraq war inquiry. Mr. Brown promised 2,000 more metal detectors and announced plans for a new light patrol vehicle to the troops during his visit. Meanwhile the prime minister's aid...

March 6, 2010 8:28 PM

US envoy urges Japan to stick to deadline for base row

A senior US envoy has warned that ties with Japan could be affected in many fields if Tokyo missed a May deadline for solving a dispute over an American military base.<br/><br/>The US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs Kurt Campbell, who met two lawma...

March 6, 2010 8:28 PM

Voting for Parliament to take place on Sunday

In Iraq, voting for Parliament will take place tomorrow. Almost 1 crore 90 lakh Iraqis are eligible to vote at 10 thousand polling stations around the country. Six thousand two hundred candidates are contesting for the 325 seats in parliament. Security is a major concern in this election as insurgen...

March 6, 2010 8:27 PM

Campaign launched to eradicate polio in Africa

A campaign has been launched to eradicate polio in West and Central Africa, targeting 85 million children. Some 400,000 health workers and volunteers will go from door-to-door in 19 countries, giving oral polio vaccine to children under the age of five. <br/><br/>The effort is a ...

March 6, 2010 7:41 PM

Sri Lankan opposes UN's move to set up panel on human rights violations

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has opposed UN's move to set up an expert panel on alleged human rights violations in his country. He said the the mive is unwarranted and would be perceived as an interference with the country.He was reacting to a statement by UN that Secretary General Ba...

March 6, 2010 6:47 PM

India considering Lanka request for more aid

India is considering Sri Lanka's request for additional aid to ensure resettlement of internally displaced persons - IDPs. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna told reporters in Bangalore today.Sri Lanka had conveyed to India that it needs building material to house these IDPs. Mr.Krishna said...

March 6, 2010 5:31 PM

Rebel ambush killed 11 soldiers in Philippine

A rebel ambush on a Philippine army patrol in the south of Manila has killed 11 soldiers. <br/><br/>A military statement said a reconnaissance platoon was ambushed by about 60 guerrillas while on patrol outside Mansalay township on Mindoro island. <br/><br/>It...

March 6, 2010 4:43 PM

Vishwa Marathi Sahitya Sammelan concludes in Dubai

The second Vishwa Marathi Sahitya Sammelan will conclude in Dubai this evening. Organised by the Maharashtra Mandal, Dubai, the sammelan is being chaired by Veteran Marathi litterateur Mangesh Padgaonkar. The famous Marathi authors Suresh Khare, Kishore Kadam, Shankar Abhyankar, Chandra Kant Patil, ...

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