Kathmandu: Nepal's warring political parties said on Sunday they had failed to narrow their differences sufficiently to agree on a new constitution for the Himalayan republic before a midnight deadline, plunging the country into fresh political turmoil. A new constitution was widely seen as crucial to ending the instability that has plagued Nepal since the end of a Maoist-led civil war in 2006 and subsequent overthrow of the monarchy, but...
07:25 AM, May 28, 2012
New Delhi: Terming the decision of carving a sub-quota for minorities within the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs as a "dangerous political game" of Congress, BJP on Friday said it could result in a "civil war" among different communities in the country. "The quota within quota is Congress party's dangerous political game, which can lead to a civil war among the different communities and castes," said BJP Vice-President Mukhtar...
08:41 PM, Dec 23, 2011
United Nation: A UN panel has said killing of tens of thousands of people in the final stages of the Sri Lankan civil strife could amount to "war crimes", but Secretary General Ban Ki-moon insisted he would only launch an international investigation if Colombo agrees or member states call for it. A UN statement publicly releasing a report by a world body panel said that Secretary General has been advised...
12:46 PM, Apr 26, 2011
New Delhi: Indian Ambassador to Ivory Coast Shyama Jain has been rescued by the United Nations forces. All the embassy staff has also been evacuated from the civil war torn country. Shama was trapped inside her home for several hours on Thursday because of heavy firing between opposition forces and those loyal to deposed president Alassane Ouattara. She was rescued in a daring operation by UN forces after many hours,...
03:59 PM, Apr 08, 2011
Tripoli: Troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have launched counter-offensives against rebel-held towns, increasing fears that Libya is heading for a civil war rather than the swift revolutions seen in Tunisia and Egypt. The resilience of Gaddafi's forces in the face of the insurrection which started in mid-February and their ability to counter-attack has raised the prospect that this oil exporting nation is heading for protracted conflict. But after what residents...
02:31 PM, Mar 07, 2011
Washington: The US will recognize Southern Sudan as an independent country in July, President Barack Obama said on Monday following a referendum that granted the southern part of the country's bid to secede from the north. "I congratulate the people of Southern Sudan for a successful and inspiring referendum in which an overwhelmingly majority of voters chose independence," Obama said in a statement shortly after the results were announced. "I...
08:08 AM, Feb 08, 2011
London: An encrypted message meant for a commander of the Confederate, a force formed by the rebel southern states of America against the Union of the United States during the 1861-1865 Civil War, was deciphered by a former CIA code breaker. The dispatch sent in a glass vial offered no hope to Lt Gen John C Pemberton, the Confederate commander in Vicksburg, on the day the Mississippi city fell to...
11:21 AM, Dec 27, 2010
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Militants have killed nine legislators over the last few years for supporting West-backed government. ...
12:02 PM, May 17, 2010
UN has also ordered probe into allegations of human rights abuses to civilians. ...
12:59 PM, Sep 19, 2009
The book says India played a critical, but covert role in the war against LTTE. ...
03:30 PM, Aug 22, 2009
The hunt for LTTE fighters among civilians is still underway. ...
08:31 AM, May 27, 2009
LTTE announces his 'martyrdom' almost a week after being in denial. ...
09:40 PM, May 24, 2009
Most of the men who aided him to run a parallel government are now dead. ...
09:56 PM, May 19, 2009
The LTTE chief's body had been found and identified on Tuesday morning. ...
01:09 PM, May 19, 2009
LTTE chief never tolerated dissent, crushed all potential rivals. ...
05:17 PM, May 18, 2009
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