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Rangers hunt tigers after seven killed
Friday, 30 January 2009
Tigers have killed at least three children and four adults in north India in recent weeks, officials said today, forcing frightened villagers to stay indoors while forest rangers search for the wild cats.
Exclusive Monk's Tale - The Tears of Aung San Suu Kyi new
Friday, 30 January 2009
Agga is a survivor. The Buddhist monk, who 18 months ago slipped out of Burma to avoid persecution in the aftermath of the Saffron uprising, is now looking at a life beyond South East Asia.
Wounded trapped in Sri Lankan war zone
Thursday, 29 January 2009
The Tamil Tigers blocked a convoy carrying hundreds of wounded people from leaving the site of heavy fighting in Sri Lanka's north, the United Nations said yesterday.
Fireman burns down own station
Thursday, 29 January 2009
A blaze broke out at a fire station in Japan this week after a firefighter left a cooking stove burning as crew members left the station to respond to emergency calls.
Massacre in the Sri Lanka 'safe zone'
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Thousands of civilians are caught in fighting as army encircles the Tamil Tigers after seizing last rebel town
China and Russia to meet on economic crisis
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Leaders of China and Russia will hold a private meeting at the World Economic Forum today to explore common ground for tackling the global economic crisis.
Blowfish poisoning sends 7 to hospital in Japan
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Blowfish testicles prepared by an unauthorised chef made seven diners in northern Japan ill, and three remain hospitalised after eating the poisonous delicacy.
The war heroes forced to live on rice and beans
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Britain is accused of betraying the tribe that helped drive the Japanese out of Burma
Tamil Tigers retreat to jungle
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
The once-feared Tamil Tigers are engaged in a series of desperate last-stand battles with government troops in the ever-diminishing patch of jungle they still control - having been driven from their final major stronghold.
300 civilians wounded in Sri Lanka battle
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
At least 300 civilians were wounded and scores feared killed by Sri Lankan army artillery shells fired into a designated "safe zone" for ethnic Tamils trapped by fighting between the military and Tamil rebels, a health official alleged today.
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