Latest News
Rajapaksa visits former LTTE heartland
september 25, 2012by latadmin
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday visited the former LTTE heartland in the north and asked local authorities not to “discriminate”...
Queensland crocodiles to be artificially inseminated
september 25, 2012by latadmin
For the first time ever, crocodiles are being artificially inseminated in the Australian…
Pakistan floods: Tens of thousands made homeless
september 25, 2012by latadmin
Tens of thousands of people have been made homeless by heavy monsoon flooding in the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh, officials say. About 120,000 homes...
Taliban release video on Afghan base attackers
september 24, 2012by latadmin
The Taliban published a video Monday they say shows insurgents preparing for the brazen attack on a major NATO base earlier this month, just as NATO forces released data...
Strike enforced in Bangladesh over anti-Islam film
september 23, 2012by latadmin
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Schools and businesses are closed and transportation has been disrupted across Bangladesh as hard-line Islamic groups protesting a film that...
9 climbers killed, 6 missing in Nepal avalanche
september 23, 2012by latadmin
An avalanche hit climbers on a high Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing, officials said. Many of the climbers were...
In pictures: Manaslu avalanche in Nepal’s Himalayas
september 23, 2012by latadmin
Nepalese rescuers have flown survivors of a deadly avalanche on Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas to safety by helicopter. At least nine climbers were feared dead after the...
China and Afghanistan sign economic and security deals
september 23, 2012by latadmin
China and Afghanistan have signed a range of security and economic agreements during a visit to Kabul by top Chinese official Zhou Yongkang. China's domestic...
Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for Reconciliation in Burma
september 23, 2012by latadmin
Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi is in the United States on a 17-day visit. She spoke Saturday at a college in New York on the fifth day of her tour. Burmese...
Sri Lanka to close last IDP camp
september 23, 2012by latadmin
Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities Sunday said the Menik Farm that once housed nearly 300,000 people displaced during the last phase of the LTTE war will be closed Monday....
