May 21 2013 Last updated 5:21 am
: The Sri Lankan government vowed Friday to finish off the Tamil Tigers within 48 hours, defying international calls for a truce and warnings of a “humanitarian catastrophe” inside the rebel-held zone. The signal that a final offensive against the… बाँकी अंश »
KATHMANDU: Nepali U-13 national football team on Friday left for Tehran to participate in the AFC U-13 Football Festival slated for 18-24 May. Member Secretary of National Sports Council Jeeban Ram Shrestha and ANFA president Ganesh Thapa saw off the… बाँकी अंश »
Colombo: A mortar shell struck the only functioning medical facility in Sri Lanka’s northern war zone today, killing 49 patients and bystanders, a government health official said. It was the second time this month the hospital was hit. The attack,… बाँकी अंश »
Kathmandu: The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) reopened Lebanon for Nepali blue-collar jobseekers today. DoFE had stopped granting work permits for Lebanon since December 28 last year after escalating violence there and in neighbouring Israel and Palestinian territories. The decision… बाँकी अंश »
Islamabad: Pakistan’s retention of out-of-form veteran paceman Shoaib Akhtar for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup has drawn some sharp criticism within the country. Akhtar, nicknamed the Rawalpindi Express, took just three wickets in the four one-day internationals of the just-completed… बाँकी अंश »
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels today accused the government of killing more than 2,000 civilians in 24 hours of artillery attacks, but the military denied the allegations. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said in a statement posted… बाँकी अंश »
At least 49 Tamil rebels, including 14 Sea Tigers, were killed in two clashes with Sri Lankan forces, the defence ministry said Saturday. Two Sea Tiger boats, including an explosive-laden boat, were destroyed when the Sri Lankan Navy thwarted a… बाँकी अंश »
Centurion: Matthew Hayden’s swashbuckling knock of 89 helped propel the Chennai Super Kings to a 12-run victory over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League on Thursday. Hayden and Suresh Raina (32) wasted little time in piling up the… बाँकी अंश »
British police made three arrests after Sri Lankan Tamil protesters attacked the Chinese embassy in central London, smashing windows. Reports said the protest action took place Wednesday when some 150 supporters of the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam arrived… बाँकी अंश »
Sri Lanka Monday rejected a call by Canada for a ceasefire in the island’s north, where the army has cornered Tamil Tigers in its ongoing fight-to-finish military campaign. Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama conveyed his government’s position when he… बाँकी अंश »