Category: Foreign News

Nasheed supporters rise in midnight protest across ‘Male’

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana MALE: When the rest of south Asia went to sleep on Friday, thousands of Maldivians rose in protest demanding the safety of their former president Mohamed Nasheed and formation of a caretaker government in place of president Waheed Hassan Malik to ensure free and fair elections in September. […]



Meteorite hits central Russia, 400 hurt

About 400 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky in central Russia on Friday sending fireballs crashing to Earth, smashing windows and setting off car alarms. Residents on their way to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt a shockwave, according to a […]



Powdered Castor Seeds (Endaru Eta) as an insecticide

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana Green revolution led to serious issues like insect resistance Andiyur village in Erode district is well known for groundnut and sugarcane cultivation. But the farmers there face a recurring pest problem called white grub that makes it difficult for them to harvest a good yield. Managing the pest proves difficult for […]



Ravi Shanker’s daughter says she was sexually abused

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana Revealing the scale of violence against women that goes on behind closed doors even in the most privileged homes, Anoushka Shankar, composer and daughter of the late sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, has said how as a child she suffered “sexual and emotional abuse” in silence for several years at the hands […]



Nasheed seeks refuge in Indian mission

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed sought refuge in the Indian High Commission after issuance of an arrest warrant by a Maldivian court. The arrest warrant was issued against him for failure to appear in a local court. […]



Every dawn scares me, says Perarivalan’s mother

Perarivalan’s mother confident that justice will be done After the executions of Ajmal Kasab and Afzal Guru were carried out in secrecy, 66-year-old Arputhammal says every dawn scares her. She reiterates that her son A.G. Perarivalan is innocent and hopes that justice will be rendered. Perarivalan has been sentenced to death along with Murugan and […]



Why the rush to execute one? Hang Rajiv, Beant killers too: Omar

Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: A day after Afzal Guru’s hanging, Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah cautioned the Centre against being selective in executing those convicted of attacking symbols of democracy, and suggested that the government now move to implement the death penalty of killers of Rajiv Gandhi and Beant Singh, both […]



Why Afzal Guru hanging bad news for Rajiv Gandhi killers

By A Subramani – Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana CHENNAI: The execution of Afzal Guru, the second high-voltage hanging in three months, has sent shivers down the spine of advocates involved in a last-ditch legal battle to save the three death convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case – Murugan, Perarivalan and Santhan. […]



India gang rape victim’s father: I want the world to know my daughter’s name is Jyoti Singh Pandey

Devastated dad tells The Sunday People he hopes revealing her name will give courage to other women who have survived such attacks She is known to the world only as India’s Daughter following her sickening gang rape and murder. But today, with permission of her devastated father, we can reveal her name: Jyoti Singh Pandey. […]



Worst crimes caused by new money in and around Delhi: Chief Justice of India

New Delhi: The court in South Delhi which will hear the case of the medical student who died after she was gang-raped on a Delhi bus was inaugurated today by the Chief Justice of India, Altamas Kabir. […]



Pakistan most unsafe for newsmen in south Asia

Islamabad, (IANS) Pakistan was the most volatile region for media persons in south Asia in 2012, with 13 journalists losing their lives during the year, a report said. […]



Hillary Clinton hospitalised with blood clot

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hospitalized Sunday after doctors discovered a blood clot during a follow-up exam related to a concussion she suffered this month, her spokesman said. […]



Tony Greig dies after heart attack

Former England captain and cricket commentator Tony Greig has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 66. […]



Delhi gang rape victim dies in Singapore hospital

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The gang rape victim whose assault in New Delhi triggered nationwide protests died of her injuries on Saturday in a Singapore hospital, potentially threatening fresh protests in India where her case is a rallying point for women’s rights. […]



Obama urges solidarity as America mourns shooting victims

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday to join in solidarity as they mourn the victims of a shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school, saying the hearts of parents across the country were “heavy with hurt” for the lives lost. […]



Search for answers begins after U.S. school massacre

NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) – Residents of the small Connecticut community of Newtown were reeling on Saturday from one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history, as police sought answers about what drove a 20-year-old gunman to slaughter 20 children at an elementary school. […]