Fonseka to contest Sri Lankan parliamentary elections COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief who was detained on accusations of sedition after losing presidential elections is set to lead a new opposition coalition in an April parliamentary vote, a party official said today. Retired Gen Sarath Fonseka... Women 26 Feb, 2010
Sri Lanks opposition coalition cracking COLOMBO: The main partner in Sri Lanka’s grand opposition coalition will contest the next election independently, coalition officials said today, the first split since its defeated presidential candidate was arrested on sedition... Women 16 Feb, 2010
Lankan prez vows to follow due process in Fonseka probe COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president promised to follow due process in the sedition investigation of the defeated presidential candidate and ex-army chief whose arrest has pushed the island nation into political turmoil. President Mahinda Rajapaksa... Women 14 Feb, 2010
Sri Lankans protest Fonseka's arrest COLOMBO:Government supporters hurled stones at thousands of opposition activists demonstrating against the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in Sri Lanka’s capital today. Clashes began outside the country’s Supreme Court,... Women 11 Feb, 2010
German diplomats' hand in riots: Iran TEHRAN: German diplomats had a hand in riots in Iran last month during the Shiite commemoration of Ashura, local news agencies reported today quoting an unnamed deputy intelligence minister. The official IRNA news agency reported that the deputy... Women 28 Jan, 2010
At least 5 killed in Iran protests TEHRAN: Iranian security forces fired on stone-throwing protesters in the center of the capital Sunday in one of the bloodiest confrontations in months, opposition Web sites and witnesses said. At least five people were killed. Some accounts of the... Women 28 Dec, 2009
Iran judiciary issues warning TEHRAN: Iran's judiciary warned opposition leaders on Wednesday that prosecutors had enough evidence to try them and accused them of offences tantamount to those of the rebel People's Mujahedeen. "I say to the leaders of the sedition that we have... Women 16 Dec, 2009
Bengal CM defends prisoner swap deal with Maoists NEW DELHI:The chief minister of an eastern Indian state blighted by Maoist-linked violence today defended his decision to swap jailed tribal women for a police officer kidnapped by the rebels. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, chief minister of... Women 25 Oct, 2009
Honduran leaders annul rights-limit TEGUCIGALPA: The interim Honduran government on Monday revoked an emergency decree that prohibited large street protests and limited other civil liberties following the return of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. The decree, which resulted in... Women 06 Oct, 2009
Military trials for mutineers rejected DHAKA: Bangladesh’s top court has ruled that border guards who killed scores of army officers during a mutiny in February should not be tried under military law, the country’s law minister said today. Bangladesh president Zillur Rahman had... Women 14 Sep, 2009
Ex-Prez of S. Korea dies in apparent suicide SEOUL: Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, embroiled in a broadening corruption scandal, jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural southern home, his lawyer said. He was 62. Roh had been hiking in the village of Bongha... Women 23 May, 2009
