Navy to get Black Panther squadron of MiG-29Ks by OctoberNEW DELHI - The squadron of the first four Russian-made Mig-29K/KUB fighter jets purchased for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov will be inducted into the Indian Navy by October and will be called Black Panthers, officials here said. Sri Lankan troops recover Tamil rebel chief’s secret documentsCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s security forces and police have unearthed secret documents belonging to the deceased leader of Tamil Tiger rebels, a newspaper reported Sunday. Major changes in Sri Lanka’s military command: ReportCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has effected a major reshuffle in the country’s military command appointing new army and navy commanders just two months after the military won a decades-long battle against Tamil rebels. Improved fund flow channel for tiger conservationNEW DELHI - The cabinet Thursday approved an improved fund flow channel from the union government to the states and further down to the tiger reserves to ensure effective tiger conservation. AP News in BriefAl-Qaida showing smaller presence in Afghanistan; revival unclear if Taliban regain power Ex-IPKF general accuses India of killing 20,000 Lankan TamilsNEW DELHI - A former major general of the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) that was sent to Sri Lanka to rein in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam in the middle 1980s, has accused the Indian Government of complicity in the killing of an estimated 20,000 civilians in the last stages of the Sri Lankan Army’s offensive against the rebels. 20,000 Tamil civilians killed in final weeks of Sri Lanka war: ReportLONDON - More than 20,000 Tamil civilians were killed, mostly in army shelling, in the final three weeks of the just-ended civil war in Sri Lanka, a British newspaper reported Friday, contesting official figures. Ex-LTTE commander-turned minister admits army killed civiliansCOLOMBO - A former Tamil Tiger leader who defected to become a Sri Lankan government minister has officially admitted that a significant numbers of civilians were killed during the final offensive against the rebels. South African Tamils demand action against ColomboJOHANNESBURG - The Tamil diaspora in South Africa has sought strong international action against the Sri Lankan government for ‘atrocities’ against the country’s minority Tamil community. LTTE chief Prabhakaran is deadCOLOMBO - Velupillai Prabhakaran, the elusive leader of Sri Lanka’s feared Tamil Tigers, was killed Monday while trying to escape the war zone in the island’s north, military sources said. Prabhakaran surrounded by government troops, claims Lankan armyCOLOMBO - The Sri Lankan Army on Monday claimed that Liberation of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, is alive and surrounded by government troops. Civilians in war zone will be rescued: RajapaksaCOLOMBO - President Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared that all civilians caught in fighting in a shrinking strip of land held by Tamil Tigers in northeastern Sri Lanka would be rescued in the next 48 hours. Election 2009: Numbers game sans big issuesNEW DELHI - Varun Gandhi’s hate speech, BJP’s attack on Manmohan Singh as ‘a weak prime minister’ and the hitback by the Congress, shoe-throwing by a journalist to protest inaction over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. These were some of the enduring images of India’s 15th general elections, in which the chase for allies trumped any serious debate over pressing national and global issues. Security Council demands that Tamil Tigers lay down arms in Sri LankaUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council demanded Wednesday that Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka stop fighting and allow tens of thousands of civilians being used as human shields to leave the war zone. It also called on the government to stop firing heavy weapons. US, Britain concerned over Sri Lankan situationWASHINGTON - The US and Britain have urged the Sri Lankan government as well as the Tamil Tiger rebels to take urgent steps to avoid civilian casualties in the ongoing conflict. Troops enter ’safety zone’ in Sri LankaCOLOMBO - Troops have entered a ’safety zone’ which has been demarcated for civilians fleeing the Tamil Tigers-held area in north-eastern Sri Lanka, a move aimed at rescuing civilians trapped in the fighting, a minister said Tuesday. Jonathan Papelbon and Red Sox close out victorious night in Boston by beating Rays 4-3BOSTON — The crowd had barely stopped cheering the Bruins’ and Celtics’ highlights when Jason Bay lofted the go-ahead RBI double off the Green Monster. Government health official says at least 257 civilians killed in Sri Lanka shell attackCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A government health official says at least 257 civilians have been killed and 814 wounded in a massive artillery barrage fired by Sri Lankan forces into the northern war zone. 49 Tamil Tigers killed in Sri LankaCOLOMBO - At least 49 Tamil rebels, including 14 Sea Tigers, were killed in two clashes with Sri Lankan forces, the defence ministry said Saturday. Rebels say hundreds of civilians killed and wounded daily in Sri Lanka; 9 have died of hungerCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Tamil Tiger rebels said intense fighting in Sri Lanka’s war zone was killing and wounding hundreds of civilians a day and asked Wednesday for the U.N. to push for urgent food shipments to avert a hunger crisis. Pavano earns first win of season as Cleveland holds off Detroit 6-5DETROIT — Carl Pavano pitched 7 1-3 effective innings and the Cleveland Indians held off the Detroit Tigers 6-5 on Friday night. Sri Lankan refugees traumatised after nine-day ordeal at seaHYDERABAD - Sitting in the lap of his father Sivadas Jagadeeswaran, one-year-old Kubel is crying for milk, not aware of the tragedy in the high seas that forever snatched away his mother and nine others while escaping from war-torn Sri Lanka. Karunanidhi calls off indefinite hunger strikeCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has called off his indefinite hunger strike over Sri Lankan issue following an assurance from Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram that the UPA Government will seek to convince the Sri Lankan Government to halt hostilities against the LTTE. LTTE announces unilateral ceasefireCOLOMBO - The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Sunday announced a unilateral ceasefire in Sri Lanka, a pro-rebel website reported. Eight arrested in Coimbatore for burning Lanka flagCOIMBATORE - Coimbatore Police on Saturday arrested eight protesters for trying to burn the Sri Lankan flag. UN chief urges LTTE to lay down armsBRUSSELS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday expressed his concern over the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka and repeated his appeal to the Tamil rebels to lay down arms to end the nation’s 25-year civil war. Karunanidhi calls for 12-hour strike in ChennaiNEW DELHI - Pushing forward his demand for an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has called for a 12-hour strike in Chennai on Thursday. LTTE fails to meet Sri Lanka’s ultimatum to surrenderCOLOMBO - Tamil Tigers Tuesday failed to meet the noon deadline set by Colombo to surrender, as the terror outfit faces an unprecedented military thrust in its last stronghold in Sri Lanka’s north. Sri Lanka’s army helps thousands flee war zone as president warns Tamil rebels to surrenderCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The army breached one of the last Tamil Tiger rebel fortifications and freed thousands of trapped civilians, some fleeing through the neck-high water of a lagoon while bleeding or carrying wounded relatives. Sri Lanka asks Prabhakaran to surrender by Tuesday noonCOLOMBO - Closing in on the last Tamil Tiger stronghold, Sri Lanka Monday ordered elusive rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and his fighters to surrender by Tuesday noon or face death. |
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