With its guilty-pleasure catfight, ‘Obsessed’ claws its way to the top of the box officeLOS ANGELES — Ladies, ladies, please! We don’t have to tear each other apart in the name of love or jealousy or territory or fame. Sri Lanka rejects latest cease-fire demand as UN says nearly 6,500 civilians killed in warPUTTUMATTALAN, Sri Lanka — Hundreds who fled intense fighting in Sri Lanka’s war zone were awaiting evacuation from this tiny coastal village as the U.N. reported that nearly 6,500 ethnic Tamil civilians were killed in the last three months. Two LTTE leaders surrender, over 100,000 flee war zoneCOLOMBO - Two Tamil Tiger leaders surrendered to the Sri Lankan military as the mass of distraught Tamil civilians fleeing the war zone crossed the 100,000 figure Wednesday, the authorities said. Top Asian News at 12:00 p.m. GMTCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebels said Tuesday that 1,000 civilians died in a government raid on their territory that the military says freed thousands of noncombatants from the war zone. On Monday, Sri Lankan soldiers broke through a barrier that the Tamil Tiger rebels had erected to defend their ever-shrinking slice of territory. Some 35,000 civilians then poured out of the area and the exodus continued Tuesday. The government said more than 50,000 have fled thus far, and the figure was expected to rise. Miliband praises Pranab MukherjeeLONDON - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband paid handsome tributes to his opposite number Pranab Mukherjee Monday three months after raising eyebrows in New Delhi with a statement about Kashmir. Sri Lanka military says more than 2,800 civilians have fled northern war zoneCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — More than 2,800 civilians have fled Sri Lanka’s northern war zone where they were cornered with the remaining Tamil Tiger insurgents, the military said Sunday. Prabhakaran agrees to rescue mission by a Western country: ReportCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, who is said to be facing a military rout at the hands of the government troops, has ‘agreed to a rescue mission by a western country’, a state-run media report said Sunday. Tactical manoeuvre launched to free civilians: Sri LankaCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops Monday launched a ‘decisive tactical manoeuvre’ to free thousands of civilians trapped in the Mullaitivu war-zone, a day after dealing a major military blow to the Tamil Tigers by capturing their last military bastion, defence authorities said here. Wildlife officials trap a man-eater tiger in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - A man-eating tiger, which had claimed atleast five lives, creating panic in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur-Kheri district, was captured live on Friday. India sends medical aid to Sri LankaNEW DELHI - India on Monday dispatched medical aid to Sri Lanka to provide assistance to the civilians displaced in the island war. Indian medical team in Sri Lanka next weekCOLOMBO - India will send a medical team to Sri Lanka next week to provide emergency care to civilians displaced by the fighting between security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels in the island’s north. Photos of Tamil Nadu politicians found in LTTE hideoutsCOLOMBO - The Sri Lankan military has found photographs and videos showing politicians from India’s Tamil Nadu state in the company of Tamil Tiger leaders in the island’s north, it was announced Monday. ‘24 rhinos poached in Kaziranga National Park’NEW DELHI - Twenty-four rhinos were poached in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park in the last two years, the Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday. Uttar Pradesh man-eater tiger falls to Hyderabad expert’s bulletsLUCKNOW - A stray tiger that was on the prowl in Uttar Pradesh’s Faizabad district and its adjoining areas since November last year and had killed five humans, was shot down Tuesday evening by an expert shooter from Hyderabad. Tigers fall victim as poachers slip through cracksNEW DELHI - In India, the core areas of tiger reserves are often well protected but the surrounding forests are not, says a senior official of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB). The result, tigers come out of the core area and get killed by poachers. No wildfire in Bihar tiger reserve, says officialPATNA/NEW DELHI - A senior official of Bihar’s forest department Wednesday refuted allegations that a wildfire had damaged portions of the core Project Tiger area in the state’s Valmiki reserve, even as the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) said they had sought an urgent report on the extent of damage. Britain appoints special envoy to focus humanitarian situation in Sri LankaCOLOMBO - Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown has appointed his former defence minister Des Browne as his special envoy for Sri Lanka to focus on ‘the immediate humanitarian situation’ in the island’s north, the British high commission here said. 12 Sea Tigers men, deputy chief killed, claims Sri LankaCOLOMBO - At least 12 Sea Tigers men, including the wing’s deputy leader, were killed in fierce fighting with the Sri Lankan troops which are close to capturing the rebels’ last naval base in Mullaitivu district, the defence ministry said Thursday. Rajapaksa asks LTTE to free civilians in 48 hoursCOLOMBO - Amid growing concern over the safety of thousands of civilians trapped in Sri Lanka’s northern war zone, President Mahinda Rajapaksa late Thursday evening ‘urged’ the Tamil Tigers to allow within the next 48 hours ‘the free movement of civilians to ensure their safety and security’. Two tigresses to be flown into Panna forestNEW DELHI - A tiger count is in progress in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve even as officials are finalising plans to fly in two tigresses from another sanctuary next month, officials said. I hope Deepika does not beat me: Akshay KumarNEW DELHI - Action hero Akshay Kumar says he helped co-star Deepika Padukone match his action skills in their forthcoming film ‘Chandni Chowk To China’ but made sure she came ’second best’ to him. 43 jailed for smuggling animal parts in Madhya PradeshBHOPAL - As many as 43 people were sentenced in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni forest division for poaching and smuggling of animal parts, official said Friday. ULFA training Tripura rebels in Bangladesh, say former militantsAGARTALA - Four top tribal separatist leaders, who surrendered before authorities in Tripura, revealed they were trained by the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Bangladesh, officials said Monday. Blast in Colombo, two woundedCOLOMBO - Two people were wounded in a minor bomb explosion near the Red Mosque in Colombo Saturday evening, defence sources said. Tiger declared man-eater, to be shot deadLUCKNOW - A tiger on the prowl for the past one month in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district is to be shot dead after it was declared a man-eater. The tiger killed a teenage boy, an official said Tuesday. |
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