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Anura meets Rajapaksa
Sacked Minister may be taken back

Bhagwati panel begins work
COLOMBO: The International Independent Group of Eminent Persons headed by Justice P.N. Bhagwati, constituted by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has commenced the investigation into the cases of human rights violations. Amid growing ...

E.U. report condemns CIA rendition flights
Member nations colluded with U.S. agency

Yunus seeks people's opinion
DHAKA: Bangladesh's Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus on Wednesday announced his intention to join politics and to quit as chief of the Grameen Bank, the organisation that made him the world's micro-credit legend. Before flying to Kolkata on ...

Temporary suspension of operations?
SINGAPORE: North Korea's state news agency has described the shutdown of the Yongbyon nuclear complex, the centrepiece of the six-party accord, as "a temporary suspension of the operation." However, there was no immediate statement on these ...

Russia hails election
MOSCOW: Russia expressed confidence in continued friendly relations with Turkmenistan as the newly elected President of the gas-rich Central Asian state was sworn in the capital Ashgabat. The former Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, ...

3 firms face probe in oil scam
Kickbacks "enabled Iraqi leader to amass $1.8 billion"

Looks like the real face of Cleopatra
Coin find casts doubt on legendary Egyptian queen's supposed beauty

Rushdie's term
ATLANTA: Salman Rushdie says he still receives a "sort of Valentine's card" from Iran each year on February 14 letting him know the country has not forgotten the vow to kill him. His comment came as the author of The Satanic Verses ...

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Indian-American paves the way for MRI being more accurate

The greening of a mountain — with paint

Worst place for children

India & World
"India has failed to safeguard Dalit rights"
NEW YORK: Two United States-based human rights watchdogs have accused India of failing to uphold its international obligations to ensure that the fundamental rights of Dalits are safeguarded. ``As a result, more than 165 million Dalits are ...

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