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Toyota is in damage control after it was forced to recall more than 400,000 Hybrid cars because of braking problems. The global recall includes 2,500 Prius vehicles in Australia. And the Japanese carmaker is facing another investigation in the US wit
European Union leaders have agreed on a plan to recapitalise European banks to try and withstand the ongoing debt crisis. British Prime Minister David Cameron says the deal is reliant on the eurozone adopting a full package to protect the euro itself
IOM: Tsunami Victims Vulnerable to Traffickers 国际移民组织表示海啸受难者最易成为人口贩子的目标 The International Organization for Migration is mounting an information campaign
This is AP News Minute About 3 million copies of theFrench satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo are hitting newsstands. It has acaricature of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed on the cover. Militant websites arecalling for more attacks against the newspaper,
AS IT IS 2016-05-19 200 Families Feared Buried in Sri Lanka Landslides 斯里兰卡山体滑坡 传200户活埋 More than 200 families are reported missing in central Sri Lanka after landslides. 斯里兰卡中部发生山体滑坡,超200余个家庭
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 23 August 2006 An upcoming film called the Gridiron Gang takes viewers behind the walls of a juvenile prison to highlight the role of sports in providing direction for troubled youth. The movie was based on a documenta
An unusual political irony is reaching a climax on the South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka. The two proclaimed heroes of the recently-ended quarter century civil war, who are openly accusing each other of war crimes, are facing off in the country'
Voters, including Tamils displaced by the civil war, decided whether to extend the tenure of the incumbent president or replace him with his former top military chief. Steve Herman | Colombo 25 January 2010 Policeman giving instruction to voters at p
Sri Lanka's government and the political opposition are trading accusations their respective rivals are preparing to use force to overturn the results of Tuesday's presidential election. Independent monitors, meanwhile, contend, the electoral process
The defeat of the Tamil Tigers and the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the rebel group's leader, seemed to deepen the sense of confusion felt by many in Sri Lanka's Tamil population. What's next for them? Sri Lankans celebrate the military victory
Release of UN War Crimes Report Could Pressure Sri Lanka While the U.N.-commissioned report has not yet been made public, Sri Lanka's External Ministry rejected it Wednesday as fundamentally flawed. The ministry issued a statement saying the report d
The Thai cargo ship MV Sun Sea arrived on Vancouver Island in Canada last month, carrying nearly 500 Tamils fleeing Sri Lanka. They claim to have faced murder, kidnapping and extortion back home and are now seeking refugee status. The Canadian govern
International aid agencies say conditions for Tamils displaced by fighting in Sri Lanka are improving, but food, water, sanitation and shelter are needed. The government is appealing for $50 million in foreign aid. 国际援助机构说,斯里兰卡内
Leading the news. All 50 people onboard a Russian plane have died of a fire crash in the airport of the city of Kezan. Tbe Boeing 737 had taken off from Moscow and was reportedly trying to land for a third time when it crashed and exploded on impact.
Australian Customs officers lower their life boat with Sri Lankan refugees on board as the refugees are transported from Oceanic Viking, an Australian Customs Service patrol ship, to an Australian-funded detention center in Tanjung Pinang, off the co
The footage shows the men - bound, blindfolded and all but one naked - lying and sitting on the ground. They are shot at close range by men in military camouflage. Margaret Besheer | United Nations 07 January 2010 U.N. Special Rapporteur Philip Alsto
A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk looks on as others sit on a protest outside the United Nation's office in Colombo, 7 July 2010 In Sri Lanka, there is continuing friction between the government and the United Nations over alleged human rights abuses during
By Steve Herman New Delhi 12 November 2009 Government officials in Colombo confirm the chief of Sri Lanka's armed forces has quit his post, but are not commenting on speculation he is poised to challenge the island nation's president in an upcoming
The United Nations' top official, during a 24-hour visit to Sri Lanka, got a first-hand look at the country's largest camp for civilians displaced by the recently ended war. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also flew over the devastation where the final
Sri Lanka's military victory over a 26-year long insurgency has come at a high cost to the nation's economy. With the war over, many Sri Lankans are now turning their attention to rebuilding the country's battered economy. 斯里兰卡为长达26年的