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Telegram app founder Pavel Durov arrested at airport in France The Franco-Russian billionaire is wanted on charges of allowing drug dealers and sex criminals to operate on the app, according to French media. Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested after he flew into Le Bourget airport outside Paris on his private jet on Saturday night. Russian-born Durov has been the subject of an arrest warrant in France. According to French media reports, the investigation focuses on the lack of moderators on Telegram, which police allege allows criminal activit…

Interview With Sri Lanka Peace Negotiator By: Interview conducted by Padma Rao Courtesy: SPIEGEL - January 21, 2008 'Civilians Are the Ones Who Will Suffer' The cease-fire in Sri Lanka officially came to an end last week, but violence has been flaring for months. SPIEGEL spoke with Norwegian peace negotiator Jon Hanssen-Bauer about monitoring the country's collapse and Sri Lanka's bleak future. SPIEGEL: Sri Lanka has withdrawn from the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) negotiated with the help of Oslo in 2002 between Colombo and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE ). The bloody, 25-year-long civil war that has already killed more than 8…

நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸ் மாநிலத்தில் Blue Mountain காடுகளில் வேகமாக பரவி வரும் காட்டுத்தீ.. இரு வாரங்களிற்கு முன்பு இந்த Bells Lines of Road ஊடாக சென்றது நினைவில் வந்து போகிறது.. சென்ற வருடங்களை விட மிகவும் மோசமாக இந்த காட்டுத்தீ தாக்கங்களை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது.. Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp VIDEO 1:14 Emergency warning issued for Gospers Mountain bushfire near Bilpin ABC NEWS A fire-generated thunderstorm has formed over two fires burning at emergency level on the South Coast as a southerly change exacerbates bushfires on a scorching day in New South Wales. The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) warned residents the thunderstorm "is a very dange…

Supporters of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa have their eyes set on the upcoming parliamentary elections, hoping to bring him back into Sri Lankan politics, a move that could pose a serious challenge to new President Maithripala Sirisena’s agenda for democratic reforms. Rajapaksa, who oversaw a military victory over Tamil Tiger guerrillas six years ago, but at the cost of the lives of more than 70,000 civilians, as the United Nations noted in a report, was dramatically defeated by his one-time ally, Sirisena, in last month’s presidential election. But Rajapaksa is not giving up yet. “What we are experiencing today is not a defeat but a result of a c…

On Wednesday, on the Today show, TIME magazine editor Edward Felsenthal unveiled the TIME Person of the Year. And it is none other than sixteen-year-old Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg. Greta, who suffers from Asperger's, has risen as an important person in international climate crisis activism after she took time off school in 2018 to protest outside the Swedish Parliament, inspiring others to join her cause. Each year, TIME magazine does a feature on some of the most influential people, groups, movements or even ideas that have made an impact in that year. Last year's cover had 'The Guardians', journalists who had been targeted for their work. In 201…

A Buddhist Monk from Batticaloa has threatened to kill a grama sevaka for filing several court cases against Sinhalese living in the district. Using absolute filth in Sinhala, Ampitiye Sumana, a monk from the Batticaloa Mangalarama said, “You are a bloody tiger. My blood boils when I see you. You are a bloody dog. You are a Tamil Grama Sevaka. You have been filing case after case against our Sinhalese. Stop filing cases against the Sinhalese. Go and take action against what is happening in Wilpattu and Siripada. If you even send out one Sinhalese from their lands, I will end the rule by the Thambiyas and the Demalas. I will smash you. This is my last warning to all o…

22 November 2013 Khuram Shaikh was killed while on holiday in Tangalle in 2011 The news a trial date has been set for six men charged over the murder of a British aid worker in Sri Lanka has been welcomed by the victim's MP. Red Cross worker Khuram Shaikh, from Rochdale in Greater Manchester, was shot and stabbed on holiday in 2011. Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk said it was "encouraging" in a case which was a "test of Sri Lanka's credibility". He said he had been told six men, including a Sri Lankan politician, were expected to go on trial on 2 December. They have been accused of offences including murder, possessing unlawful weapons and the rape of …

Critics say Sri Lanka targeting civilians By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 53 minutes ago PESALAI, Sri Lanka - Nearly everyone in this seaside hamlet — the old women bent from a lifetime of toil, the fishermen weathered from days at sea, the children in tattered hand-me-downs — fled to the church Sunday as soon as they heard a police patrol was coming. "I thought they were going to come to shoot us all," said L.R. Peiris, a 58-year-old woman crying hysterically at the thought of government forces returning a day after five villagers were killed by Sri Lankan troops. Like nearly everyone else in Pesalai, all the dead were …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was too ill on Thursday to appear via video link from a British prison in a hearing on an extradition request from the United States, his lawyer said. The United States is seeking the extradition of Assange, 47, who was dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London on April 11. He faces a total of 18 U.S. criminal counts and decades in prison if convicted. “He’s in fact far from well,” Assange’s lawyer, Gareth Peirce told Westminster Magistrates’ Court. She earlier told Reuters he was too ill to attend the hearing by videolink. Judge Emma Arbuthnot, who was presiding over the case, added: “He’s not very well.” W…

[size=3] [size=6]What happened in Sri Lanka in 2009 is it War crime / Crime against humanity or Genocide ?[/size][/size] [size=3] [size=5]According to the UN estimate there are 40,000 killed from the Skye using the satellite imagery- because there are UN observers in the ground to count the dead.[/size][/size] [size=3] [size=5]According to the Mannar Bhipshop more than 140,000. In London Amnesty international book release "Still counting the Dead" one of the member of the UN expert penal said it can be more than 70,000- which is the figure quoted by srilankan government during their massacre (so called rescue mission) campaign in 2009 as living within LTTE area…

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Hizbullah Engaged in Direct Contacts with CIA, Pentagon إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية The U.S. Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) are engaged in direct and indirect contacts with Hizbullah, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Friday. According to the report, the talks focus on several aspects and include the Islamist movement Hamas. However, information received by LBCI ruled out the report, saying it was not true. In November, the U.S. embassy in Lebanon denied a report by the Kuwaiti al-Anbaa newspaper saying that U.S. officials have been involved in talks with Hizbullah. "No official at the embassy has or is engaged in discussion with…

The story behind the 60 hours that shook Jaffna By Our Political Editor Indian High Commissioner voices concern to Premier Rajapaksa Monday’s hartal paralyses Jaffna peninsula Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Sri Lanka SJB invites disappointed UNP group to join it Ranil to remain as UNP leader http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210117/uploads/WA0017.jpg Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna, Prof. Sivakolunthu Srisatkunarajah with the students in front of a makeshift foundation stone. This for the construction of new “Mullaivaikal memorial” in the Jaffna University campus. …

Dr Hugh McDermott, a member of New South Wales Legislative Assembly, has called on both the Premier and Opposition leader in New South Wales, Australia, to follow the lead of Ontario in recognising Sri Lanka’s genocide against Tamils and to refer the perpetrators of the genocide to the International Criminal Court. McDermott’s statement comes in advance of Mullivaikkal remembrance on 18 May. 12 years have passed since the end of the armed conflict however no military official has been held accountable for grievous war crimes that took place. In his statement, McDermott highlights report UN reports which revealed that in the last stages of the war; He fur…

Last month the United Nations published a highly critical internal report in which it admitted it didn’t do enough to protect Tamil civilians in the final months of the Sri Lanka civil war. In late 2008, the UN had withdrawn staff from the northern part of the country in anticipation of the Sri Lanka government’s bloody military offensive against the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, more commonly known as Tamil Tigers). Tamil civilians had pleaded with the UN to stay at the time, but the international organization said it was unable to ensure the safety of its staff members. Still, the new report raises real questions about the international community’s response du…

GRAMMY AND ACADEMY AWARD WINNING MUSICIAN A.R. RAHMAN ANNOUNCES 2015 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES JBL Presents “A.R. Rahman: The Intimate Concert Tour” LOS ANGELES, CA, MARCH 2, 2015 – Internationally renowned musician and composer A.R. Rahman will embark on his 2015 North American tour, it was announced today. JBL Presents “A.R. Rahman: The Intimate Concert Tour” will kick off May 21, 2015 in Huntington, NY at The Paramount before traveling to major cities across the U.S. including the Beacon Theatre in New York City, Bass Concert Hall in Austin, The Auditorium Theatre in Chicago and Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Marc…

Ferry service between Sri Lanka and Rameswaram in India could resume next year after restoration of the northern railway line to Talaimannar by December, Indian Government undertaking IRCON International, which is restoring the line said. IRCON Additional General Manager V. K. Jayasankar said that the reconstruction of rail track from Madhu Road station to Talaimannar pier had been completed now, but the Mannar Bridge was still under construction. He said that the 63 km stretch from Madhu Road to Talaimannar reconstructed under the Indian Credit line by the IRCON had been completed ahead of time, but the pier was still under construction. "The new pier at …

A Sri Lankan national who sexually assaulted a Christchurch woman while she slept will be deported as soon as he becomes eligible for parole. Arumadura Manoj Krishnan Dayachandra De Silva, better known as Krishnan, was sentenced to two years and eight months’ imprisonment on a charge of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection by the Christchurch District Court on Friday. The 30-year-old was already in custody for fraud offences committed after the sexual violation incident. His latest sentence will be added to the nine months he is already serving in jail. De Silva, who has been living in New Zealand since 2014, went out drinking with friends on the …

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was sharply restricting travel to the United States from more than two dozen European countries, a drastic step he framed as an attempt to contain a spreading public health crisisthat has engulfed his presidency, caused global market turmoil and disrupted everyday life. In an primetime Oval Office address meant to rebut criticism that he's taken the matter too lightly, Trump framed his announcement as a suspension of "all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days." But immediately afterward, his administration made clear it was not as drastic as the President stated: The ban will apply …

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First coronavirus deaths reported in indigenous communities in the Amazon “COVID-19 has fertile terrain to spread rapidly among the populations that live in Amazonia,” says president of prominent Brazilian rights group. April 11, 2020 Brazilian officials and rights activists are warning of an impending public health calamity as reports emerge of the first deaths linked to the coronavirus among highly vulnerable indigenous populations across the Amazon region. Health workers in the northern state of Roraima reported on April 9 that a Yanomami adolescent had died of COVID-19, heightening concerns that he may have spread the disease to s…

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Carnage continues in Vanni [TamilNet, Thursday, 09 April 2009, 19:26 GMT] Indiscriminate shelling and gun fire by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) continued on safe zone Pokka'nai and Valaignarmadam throughout the day on Thursday. Medical officials at Puthumaaththa'lan hospital told media that more than 300 wounded civilians were admitted and 47 of the victims died after admission at the hospital. Many civilians killed in the shelling and gunfire by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) were not brought to the hospital. Total figure of the casualties were not available. 296 civilians were admitted on Wednesday and more than 200 seriously wounded were transferred from the makeshift h…

23 April 2019 12:10 am - 0 - 266 Pix by Pradeep Pathirana Multiple explosions on Easter Sunday (April 21) left an island nation devastated and the Government has declared today a national day of mourning. Explosions took place at three churches, namely St. Sebastian’s in Katuwapitiya, St Anthony’s Church in Kochchikade, Colombo and Zion Church in Batticaloa, in the Eastern Province; and three hotels namely Shangri-La, Kingsbury and Cinnamon Grand. There were other explosions too. The Government Analyst confirmed that the attacks on the three churches and 3 hotels in Colombo were carried out …