Saturday, 18 May 2013 18:42
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's main opposition Tamil party on Saturday defied a military ban and staged a commemoration of their war dead as the government celebrated the fourth anniversary of defeating Tamil Tiger rebels.The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said it staged the remembrance in the northern town of Vavuniya for those who died in the final battle which also killed Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and his entire top leadership."We had a meeting to commemorate all ...
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KABUL: The number of women jailed in Afghanistan for "moral crimes" such as fleeing abusive husbands has risen sharply, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, undermining claims that the status of women has improved.The campaign group said interior ministry statistics revealed that the number of women and girls convicted of "moral crimes" in the war-torn country increased by 50 percent over 18 months from 400 to 600.According to the HRW report, most of the 600 women in jail were victims of sexual assault and family violence who had run away from their attackers."Four years after the adoption of a law on violence against women and 12 years after Taliban rule, women are still imprisoned for being victims of forced marriage, domestic violence and rape," said Brad Adams, Asia director of HRW.Just three days ago parliament cut short a debate on the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law, which was ...
NEW DELHI: Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Tuesday to open up domestic markets to Indian businesses and narrow a gaping trade deficit between the two countries."As for Indian concerns over the trade deficit, the Chinese side is willing to provide facilitations for more Indian products to access the Chinese market," Li said during a speech in New Delhi."I am confident we have the ability to mitigate the trade imbalance between our two countries," ...
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday he had agreed with his Chinese counterpart to make a new push to settle a long-running border row, pledging his commitment to "peace and tranquillity"."We agreed that our special representatives will meet soon to continue discussions seeking an early agreement on a framework for a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable boundary settlement," Singh said after talks in New Delhi with Li Keqiang."Peace and tranquillity on ...
TEHRAN: Iran hanged two convicted spies on Sunday, one found guilty of working for Israel, the other for the United States, the Tehran prosecutor's office announced.Mohammad Heydari was convicted of "receiving payment to provide intelligence on various security issues and national secrets in repeated meetings with the Mossad," Israel's intelligence agency, a statement said.Koroush Ahmadi was found guilty of "providing intelligence on various issues to the CIA."The statement did not give further details.Iran accuses its ...
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's navy on Sunday recovered the body of a sailor who drowned during a parade marking the fourth anniversary of the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels, an official said.The body was found near a beach in Colombo where his small boat capsized while taking part in the victory celebrations presided over by President Mahinda Rajapakse on Saturday."The boat was salvaged on Saturday and four crewmen were rescued, but one officer went missing and ...
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's main opposition Tamil party on Saturday defied a military ban and staged a commemoration of their war dead as the government celebrated the fourth anniversary of defeating Tamil Tiger rebels.The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said it staged the remembrance in the northern town of Vavuniya for those who died in the final battle which also killed Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and his entire top leadership."We had a meeting to commemorate all ...
