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Civilians flee as rivals say over 110 killed in Sri Lanka fighting. Some 3,000 civilians are fleeing as heavy artillery duels in Sri Lanka's restive northeast killed more than 110 people, including 41 civilians, according to rebels and security forces. The two sides said sporadic mortar bomb attacks and artillery fire continued throughout Sunday along the Trincomalee and Batticaloa district borders. The International Red Cross said more than 3,300 people were displaced Sunday. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in a statement asked both the military and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to comply with international hu…

COLOMBO, June 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military said around 37 people were killed in a sea and land battle with Tamil Tiger rebels on Saturday, and three suspected rebels in diving gear were seized at a beach near the capital's airport. Sri Lankan government jets hit targets near the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stronghold Kilinochchi overnight in retaliation for an attack on a bus earlier this week that killed 64, the worst incident since a 2002 truce halted two decades of war. The Tigers deny the bus attack. "Eight LTTE boats destroyed by naval fire," a military spokesman said, revising down an earlier figure of 11. "Six navy sailors died. We have…

Be Ready for Radiation Emergencies Protect yourself, your loved ones, and your pets during a radiation emergency by getting inside, staying inside, and staying tuned. It’s Saturday night and you’re at home with your family watching TV. A news alert announces a radiation emergency in your city. It could be an overturned truck hauling radioactive material, a nuclear power plant accident, or a “dirty bomb,” but reports are that large amounts of radiation have been released. What should you do? Radiation can affect the body in a number of ways, and th…

(CNN) -- A refugee and mother of three young boys who is being held in indefinite detention in Australia has two days to convince the country's highest court why she should be freed. It's her last shot at overturning a government policy which was recently condemned by a United Nations Human Right Committee report as "cruel, inhuman and degrading." Failure will mean that Ranjini, a 34-year-old Sri Lankan refugee, will continue to be held without trial for the foreseeable future, for reasons that remain a national secret. And she's not the only one. "The core issues in Ranjini's case are common to more than 50 other refugees deemed a security risk and has serious impl…

Travel ban on Wanni civilians ~ Train services curtailed, more suspects rounded up in security crackdown By Chris Kamalendran The Government has barred the movement of civilians from the uncleared Wanni region, except for a few essential cases in a fresh attempt to prevent Tiger guerrillas from infiltrating the south and causing destruction. Civilians from the Wanni will be allowed to leave only for medical treatment, appointments with government departments or any official business. Brigadier Udaya Nanaykkara confirming the travel restrictions said the measure had been taken due to security reasons including the prevention of infiltration of LTTE cadres …

Like every other sport ever played, there have been some iconic moments in cricket that have been captured forever through photographs. Here are 44 of the best moments that the gentleman's game has ever seen: 1. The Little Master walks out to bat one final time. Sachin in his last match against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Source: sfwallpaper 2. Anil Kumble's 10-wicket haul at Ferozshah Kotla. Kumble took all 10 wickets in one innings against Pakistan, leading India to victory and setting a world record. Source: itimes 3. The beautiful Galle stadium in Sri Lanka wrecked after the tsumani hit. Source: apisrilankan …

Bahrain fire kills 16 Indians --------------------------------- Sunday, July 30, 2006 (Manama): At least 16 Indians were killed and seven others injured when a major fire broke out in a building housing over 200 workers in Bahrain early today. The incident, apparently caused by a short circuit, took place in Gudabiya area when there were 218 people in the camp, mostly Indians. However, workers claimed that there were over 350 Indians in the building. The seven injured were being treated in a hospital for burns they received in the fire. Indian Ambassador to Bahrain Balakrishan Shetty said that most of the 16 workers killed were from Tamil …

Sri Lankan Armed Forces, paramilitaries are responsible for all the killings and the abductions -LTTE Spokesperson for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Armed forces of the Government of Sri Lanka and its allied paramilitaries are continuing to target civilians including government servants and school students. Killings and abductions are continuing in the Jaffna peninsula and no one appears to be concerned about it. Twelve civilians including two government servants and two school students were killed within the last 12 days by the SLA and its paramilitary groups in Jaffna. A further eight civilians have been abducted and ten have sought protection from …

While condemning Sri Lanka violence, EU still sells arms to government http://euobserver.com/13/28155

View Photo Associated Press/Eranga Jayawardena - In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 photo, Sri Lankan Buddhist monks of Jathika Hela Urumaya, or National Heritage, a coalition political party of the Sri Lanka's ruling party take part in a convention in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The escalation in attacks and anti-Muslim rhetoric has caused fears of a new wave of ethnic violence in the country still recovering from a quarter-century civil war between the government, controlled by ethnic Sinhalese Buddhists, and a mainly Hindu ethnic Tamil rebel group. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) less RELATED CONTENT View Photo In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 … COLOMBO, Sri Lank…

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Eyewitness: 'Trincomalee paralysed' Heavy fighting is continuing in Trincomalee district Heavy fighting has continued between the Sri Lankan army and Tamil Tiger rebels in eastern Trincomalee district. The violence spread on Tuesday to Trincomalee port. The BBC News website spoke to a Tamil man there who lives close to the navy base which has come under mortar attack from the Tamil Tigers. He wishes to remain anonymous. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trincomalee has been paralysed by the violence. There have been blasts close to the navy camp and people in the surrounding area are evac…

Colombo forcing refugees to return home- Rights Group Sri Lankan authorities are using threats and intimidation to force civilians who fled recent fighting in Sri Lanka’s civil war to return home," Human Rights Watch said today. "To pressure individuals to return home, government officials and military personnel have threatened to withdraw humanitarian aid, food and other essential supplies," the Rights body further said. http://www.tamilnet.com/

Optimism Our correspondent says that there is a sense of something new developing in Nepal and a mood of optimism that the former rebels - who have moved from the battlefield to forming a likely government in less than two years - can give Nepal the new start that it needs. Sectors previously wary of the former rebels are now putting out feelers towards them. A senior army figure, Brigadier General Shiva Ram Pradhan, has expressed the willingness of the military to work with the new government. The chairman of the country's chamber of commerce has praised Maoist leaders for their promise to listen to the private sector when working out economic pol…

[TamilNet, May 01, 2006 06:14 GMT] Two Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) soldiers and four Tamil civilians were killed in an explosion in Trincomalee town, around 9.45 a.m, Monday. Three SLN personnel and 2 civilians were wounded in the explosion, that occured at at Vidiyalayam Road in Trincomalee town, Trincomalee police said. The police said the blast was caused by a claymore mine fixed to a bicycle, parked on the road side. The bomb went off when the soldiers on a road clearing operation bagan examining the bicycle, ¨the police said. The civilians killed in the blast were identified as Praba, a three wheeler driver, Ms.Chitra Thurainayagam, and her two children- Va…

A Catholic priest who narrowly survived the final phase of the war in Sri Lanka has been questioned by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) over a book of Tamil poetry he wrote called 'Uyirpathivu' which literally translates as, “Life Records”. The priest was allowed to be accompanied by a colleague and was questioned on Wednesday (03) by three officers from TID in the Jaffna Bishop’s house. The interrogation focused on aerial bomb attacks on churches and schools that the priest witnessed during the last months of the war in 2009 and wrote about in his poems. The significance of an aerial bombing is that it can only have been carried out by the Sri Lankan gover…

Liberation Tigers Military Spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan told media Saturday morning that a cargo ship, caught up in the rough seas, has come into LTTE territorial waters off Mullaithivu and that the Sea Tigers were engaged in saving the crew. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Navy officials in Colombo said a technical failure had caused a Jordanian Merchant Vessel, FARHA III, carrying 14000 tons of rice from India to South Africa, to drift towards Mullaithivu. Sri Lankan military officials further charged that the Tigers had seized the ship and the crew and said the Sri Lankan navy had engaged naval boats to save the crew and the cargo ship. Further details are not availabl…

Ravishankar ready to facilitate Lankan peace process Sunday April 9 2006 00:00 IST UNI BANGALORE: Art of Living Foundation founder Sri Sri Ravishankar has expressed his readiness to meet LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran to facilitate the peace process to end the decades-long ethnic crisis in Sri Lanka. The spiritual leader's offer came after he received thousands of letters from the crowd during a public event at Jaffna in the island nation, expressing their full confidence in him to facilitate the peace process and restore peace in Sri Lanka, according to a release from the foundation here on Saturday. Ravishankar, who is currently on a four-day vi…

The latest case in Australia has been blamed on the government’s treatment of Tamil asylum seekers. Leo Seemanpillai, 29, set himself on fire in Geelong, Victoria, after waiting for more than a year to hear whether he could stay in Australia. He died from his injuries, but Mr Seemanpillai was an organ donor and his death has benefited five Australians. Tamil Refugee Council convener Trevor Grant said he was certain that Mr Seemanpillai’s depression over his refugee application had led to his drastic action. “He knew he would probably be sent back to Sri Lanka ... despite the fact that he would probably be persecuted or taken to jail,” Mr Grant said. “All Tamils I kno…

LTTE to hand over bodies of 40 SLA troopers [TamilNet, August 03, 2006 14:03 GMT] The Liberation Tigers were making arrangements to hand over bodies of forty Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers killed in Muttur fight, LTTE's military spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan said. The LTTE would be handing over the bodies through the ICRC. "Twelve Tiger fighters have been killed during the last 48 hours fighting in Muttur area thwarting the Lankan navy and army attempts to land their troops," he said. The Tiger forces were led by LTTE's Special Commander Sornam and Trincomalee LTTE Commander Arivu, according to Ilanthirayan. "A Sri Lanka Navy boat was sunk in the clash wi…

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Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) introduces a means to deliver Warning Notification simultaneously to many mobile users who should evacuate from approaching Earthquake or Tsunami. Mobile user who received Warning Notification is able to know a threat is approaching or already happened nearby. Then the user is able to determine where and when to evacuate according to delivered Warning Notification. Mobile phone is a kind of the closest media for people. This system helps people to prevent from disaster situation or mitigate damage. The characteristic of this service is the need of quick and optimised information delivery. Currently, it is not possible…

US Congressman advocates autonomy for Tamils New Jersey Congressman, Frank Pallone, speaking to the House Wednesday night, supported Norway, Co-chairs' call for unconditional talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and Liberation Tigers, advocated autonomy for Tamils, and endorsed U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher's statement "though we reject the methods that the Tamil Tigers have used, there are legitimate issues raised by the Tamil community and they have a legitimate desire to control their own lives, to rule their own destinies, and to govern themselves in their homeland.'' Full text of the speech follows: …