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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham  Clinton at State Secretariat building in Kolkata on Monday 07 May 2012 Why the US is chasing India's regions
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Calcutta to meet the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was not just one successful woman politician on Time... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) BBC News
India   Photos   Politics   U.S.   Wikipedia: India–United States relations
Sri Lankan Buddhists demand demolition of mosque Sri Lankan Buddhists demand demolition of mosque
Kalutara: Dozens of Buddhists led by monks joined a demonstration on Monday urging Sri Lanka's government to proceed with plans to dismantle a mosque located in a sacred... (photo: WN / RTayco) Zeenews
Demolition   Demonstration   Lankan   Mosque   Photos   Wikipedia: Hindu views on monotheism
File - A Sri Lankan soldier orders a vehicle to stop at a roadside checkpoint in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Cluster bombs found in Sri Lanka, UN expert says
Unexploded cluster munitions have been found for the first time in Sri Lanka, a UN expert on land mines has claimed. In an email, Allan Poston said that small bombs from... (photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena) BBC News
Human Rights   Photos   Sri Lanka   War   Wikipedia: Alleged war crimes during the Sri Lankan Civil War
Overseas Filipino Workers at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines Domestic overseas workers must not be excluded from labour codes, rights groups say
Manila: Domestic overseas workers must no longer be excluded in labour codes so that they would not be subjected to abuse while working abroad, labour rights groups said.... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Gulf News
Domestic   Labour   Photos   Rights   Wikipedia: Overseas Filipino
INDIA-BJP-LEADER-SUSMA-SWARAJIndia BJP leader Mrs Sushma Swaraj seen addressing the at paschim medinipur on monday...BJP state secy mr.rahul gadhi seen in a bjp rally at midnapore in Eastern India ------ WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Indian MPs led by Sushma Swaraj on Sri Lanka visit
A multi-party MPs delegation embarked on a six-day visit to Sri Lanka during which they will oversee developmental projects by India and handing over of houses in the... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) DNA India
Business   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Sushma Swaraj
Photovoltaic cell panels on the roof of the home for solar water heating system - renewable energy Research finds bright future for alternative energy with greener solar cells
Ayomi Perera, a doctoral student in chemistry, Sri Lanka, is working under Stefan Bossmann, professor of chemistry, to improve dye-sensitized solar cells. The cells are a... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) PhysOrg
Energy   Photos   Research   Solar   Wikipedia: Solar energy
India Kolkata Knight Rider Players inside the Baloon before the start of the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils at The Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata on April 5, 2012 in Eastern India City Sri Lanka: Notes on a cricket-mad nation
To capture the essence of watching cricket in Galle in the month of March, view your next Test Match from a microwave oven. Spectating there is exhausting, so playing has... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Daily Mail
Cricket   Delhi   Photos   Sports   Wikipedia: Cricket
Sri Lankan conservationists battle national park highway Sri Lankan conservationists battle national park highway
Threat to wildlife posed by Chinese-funded road through Wilpattu park is cause celebre in island's postwar tourist boom Leopards in Wilpattu national park, Sri Lanka.... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Guardian
Chinese   Conservationists   Lankan   Photos   Wikipedia: Leopard   Wildlife
Senior UN Officials Briefs Media en Route to Sri Lanka We will not abide by UNHRC resolution: Sri Lanka
Tweet COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Monday made it clear that it will not abide by the UNHRC resolution that censured it over its human rights record and said it would only... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) The Times of India
Human Rights   Photos   Sri Lanka   UNHRC   Wikipedia: Sri Lankan Civil War
Mahinda Samarasinghe, Sri Lankan Minister of Plantation Industries, addresses a meeting of the Human Rights Council on his country. By a vote of 24 in favour, 15 against and 8 abstentions, the Council adopted a resolution urging Sri Lanka to investigate potential human rights abuses committed during its 26-year-long civil war. Sri Lanka rejects UN war resolution
Sri Lanka has rejected a UN resolution urging it to seek external help in probing alleged war crimes committed during an offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels nearly three... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré) Al Jazeera
Human Rights   Photos   Sri Lanka   UN   Wikipedia: Alleged war crimes during the Sri Lankan Civil War
Displaced persons from the civil war on Sri Lanka. Credible probe into war crimes in Sri Lanka needed: CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday stressed the need for a “credible and independent investigation” into the allegations of human rights... (photo: Creative Commons / trokilinochchi) The Hindu
Crime   Photos   Sri Lanka   Tamils   Wikipedia: Sri Lankan Civil War
File - Internally Displaced Persons wait for the arrival of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Manik Farm Camp, Vavunyia, Sri Lanka, 23 May, 2009. Investigate Lanka's human rights abuses, says Amnesty
Ahead of a crucial vote in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva seeking to censure Sri Lanka on alleged war-time human rights violations, Amnesty International raised... (photo: UN) DNA India
Human Rights   Photos   Sri Lanka   War   Wikipedia: Sri Lankan Civil War
Revisiting Sri Lanka's war Revisiting Sri Lanka's war
Even as attention is riveted on the bloodshed in Syria, another conflict, far more deadly, is belatedly attracting the notice it deserves. Beginning this week, the UN... (photo: UN / Violaine Martin) Khaleej Times
Attracting   Human   Lanka   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Human rights
Shoppers waiting in queue in Dubai Festival City Curb the urge to splurge
DUBAI - Shopping malls in the UAE are often compared to an oasis in the desert. People from all nationalities and walks of life gather at 'local watering spots' to meet,... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Khaleej Times
Dubai   Economy   Malls   Photos   Wikipedia: Dubai
Tea Granules, popular drink in India Global tea prices set to stay strong this year, says UN agency
29 February 2012 – Global tea prices are set to stay strong through 2012, with demand driven by growth in Asia, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture... (photo: WN / Geeta) United Nations
Asia   Economy   Photos   Tea
Bollywood actor John Abraham John Abraham to star in political thriller 'Jaffna'?
John Abraham has signed up to a political thriller about Tamil tigers in Sri Lanka. The actor was last seen playing an Oxford graduate-turned-male-stripper in the comedy... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Digital Spy
Actor   Bollywood   India   Photos   Wikipedia: John Abraham (actor)
Travel advice: where to go for winter sun Travel advice: where to go for winter sun
Some of the places we like to escape to are having their troubles – but there are plenty of other options offering good value. Image 1 of 2... (photo: WN / Marzena ) The Daily Telegraph
Fishing   Holiday   Photos   Travel   Wikipedia: Travel   Winter
Un - Syria UN delegation arrives amid Maldives unrest
A delegation from the UN has arrived in the Maldives seeking assurances on the "security" of former president Mohamed Nasheed, who resigned on Tuesday amid what he called... (photo: UN / UN) Al Jazeera
Civil Unrest   Maldives   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: 2011 Maldivian protests
Maldives' president elect Mohamed Nasheed addresses the media as President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom, right, looks on in Male, Maldives, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. Nasheed who won Maldives' first democratic election on Oct. 29 will be sworn in as president Tuesday marking the end of President GayoomÕs three decade rule. Maldives opposition urges military to detain Nasheed
COLOMBO ' Maldives main opposition party vowed Tuesday to protect the 'constitutional rights' of resigned president Mohamed Nasheed, amid calls for him to be taken into... (photo: AP / Sinan Hussain) Khaleej Times
Maldives   Photos   Politics   Protests   Wikipedia: Mohamed Nasheed
Life's a tag: 2012's most surprising holiday destinations - and the best time to visit them Life's a tag: 2012's most surprising holiday destinations - and the best time to visit them
By Lisa Markwell Whether you enjoy a trip to L'Albereta depends on whether you like lying on a sun lounger in a verdant landscape, eating rich food and drinking sparkling... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska) The Independent
Food   Holiday   Photos   Tourism   Travel   Wikipedia: Holiday
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