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Parliament dissolved in Sri Lanka - Summary
Colombo - Parliament in Sri Lanka has been dissolved with effect from midnight Tuesday ahead of new elections, officials said. The vote for the 225-seat legislature is likely to be held in April, but an official announcement is expected by the Commis...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Campus violence kills one, injures dozens in Bangladesh
Dhaka - Fierce clashes between two rival student groups at a northern Bangladeshi university have left at least one student dead and many others injured, police said Tuesday. Police recovered the body of Faruk Hossain, a final-year maths student, fro...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

India, Turkey to scale up cooperation to counter terrorism
New Delhi - India and Turkey Tuesday decided to enhance cooperation in countering terrorism and boost economic ties, specially in the area of science and technology. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held wide-ranging talks with visiting Turkish P...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Sri Lanka opposition protest arrest of ex-army chief - Summary
Colombo - Sri Lankan opposition parties on Tuesday protested the arrest of former army commander Sarath Fonseka, who led the military victory over the separatist Tamil rebels before unsuccessfully running in last month's presidential election. Fonsek...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

India renews talks offer in return for rebel ceasefire - Summary
New Delhi - The Indian government renewed its offer of talks with rebels Tuesday on condition that the militants lay down their arms, hours after the Maoists blew up railway tracks in the east of the country. The rebels, known as Naxals after the bir...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Maoist rebels blow up railway tracks in India
New Delhi - Maoist rebels blew up railway tracks in two locations in eastern India on Tuesday ahead of a key meeting of chief ministers to discuss coordinated action against them, news reports said. The rebels struck in Jharkhand state's Giridih dist...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Opposition parties protest arrest of ex-army chief in Sri Lanka
Colombo - Sri Lankan opposition parties on Tuesday protested the arrest of former army commander Sarath Fonseka, who led the military victory over the separatist Tamil rebels before unsuccessfully running in last month's presidential election. The g...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Ex-Army chief arrested in Sri Lanka - Summary
Colombo - Sri Lanka former army commander General Sarath Fonseka, who spearheaded the final phase of military operations against Tamil rebels was arrested Monday with officials accusing him of conspiring to topple the government. News of the arrest w...

[Posted on : 2010-02-08 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Ex-Army chief arrested in Sri Lanka - 2nd Update
Colombo - Sri Lanka' former army commander, General Sarath Fonseka, who spearheaded the final phase of military operations against Tamil rebels, has been arrested, a military spokesman said Monday. He was arrested by military police at his political ...

[Posted on : 2010-02-08 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Ex-Army chief arrested in Sri Lanka - Update
Colombo - Sri Lanka's former army commander, General Sarath Fonseka, who spearheaded the final phase of military operations against Tamil rebels has been arrested, a military spokesman said Monday. He was arrested by military police at his political ...

[Posted on : 2010-02-08 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

 

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