The British government on Wednesday pressed Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of atrocities committed during the final stage of its civil war, after Britain’s Channel 4 aired new footage of alleged war crimes. British Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said a failure to probe the allegations at the end of the 25-year war with Tamil […]
Britain Urges Sri Lanka to Act on War Atrocity Claims
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Afghan Court Sentences 2 Bank Killers to Death
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s top court on Tuesday sentenced two men to death and a third to at least 10 years in prison for killing 38 people in a February attack on a bank in the northeastern city of Jalalabad. A group of militants armed with guns and suicide bombs stormed a branch of Kabul Bank in the […]
2 Pakistani Security Officials Removed After Videotaped Killing
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military said Tuesday it had removed two senior officials in Sindh province in response to the videotaped killing of an unarmed man in the southern port city of Karachi on June 8. The military said the head of the paramilitary Rangers force Major General Ijaz Chaudhary and Sindh police chief Fayyaz Leghari have been […]
Bangladesh Joins Global Battle to Save Tigers
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Bangladesh has joined the global battle to save Royal Bengal tigers, as the big cats continue to face threats to their survival. The country’s newly created Wildlife Crime Control Unit, equipped with modern weapons and high speed boats procured with the help of a $36 million loan from the World Bank, will go deep into […]
Indian Spiritual Leader Dies After Months of Fasting
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Indian spiritual leader Swami Nigamanand, who was on a hunger strike for 115 days to protest environmental abuses in the country, died late Monday at the age of 36 in a hospital in Uttarakhand state. Nigamanand was fasting to bring attention to pollution of India’s revered Ganga River, also known as the Ganges. Nigamanand, who […]
India to Support States Hit by Maoist Insurgency
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
India’s home minister has offered federal support to states dealing with Maoist rebels. Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said Tuesday the government will enact a two-pronged approach that will include police action and development programs in the two states worst hit by the insurgency, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. Chidambaram told reporters that although the number of deaths […]
Nepal Cleared of Landmines
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Nepal has been declared free of landmines nearly five years after the end of its civil war, becoming the second Asian nation after China to receive the designation. Nepalese Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal on Tuesday triggered the switch to blow up the last remaining minefield in the Pulchowki area, near the capital Kathmandu. Nepal’s army […]
India’s Inflation Rate Rises
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Higher food and fuel costs pushed India’s inflation rate to 9.06 percent in May, increasing pressure on the country’s central bank to increase interest rates again. The country’s main inflation gauge — the wholesale price index — jumped more than half a point last month from 8.66 percent in April. The government on Tuesday also […]
UN Warns Against “Son Preference” in Asia
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations is calling on governments to address sex selection favoring boys, saying it fuels a culture of discrimination and violence. Five U.N. agencies, including the World Health Organization and the U.N. Children’s Fund, said Tuesday there is huge pressure on women to produce sons. This pressure not only directly affects women’s reproductive decisions, […]
Pakistan Paramilitary Official Ousted After Videotaped Killing
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military says it has removed the regional head of a paramilitary force after a videotape surfaced showing troops shooting and killing an unarmed man. The military said Tuesday that Major General Ijaz Chaudhary has been “posted out” in compliance with a Supreme Court order. Chaudhary is head of the paramilitary Rangers in Sindh province, […]
