Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, offers safe passage to Taleban leader Mullah Omar if he agrees to peace talks.

The lives of China's people have vastly improved in the last 30 years but the gap between rich and poor is growing, the UN says.

An Israeli air strike kills four Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip, further straining a five-month ceasefire.

Nov 16, Colombo: An Indian ship carrying 1,700 tonnes of relief assistance for Tamil civilians displaced in the North arrived in the Colombo harbor, media reports said citing Indian diplomats.

Nov 16, Colombo: A day after Army captured the key LTTE Tiger rebel stronghold of Pooneryn and took control of the entire northwestern coast of the country, Sri Lankan troops are now in fresh battles to capture the rebel's administrative

Nov 16, Colombo: Senior presidential advisor and parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa today visited the liberated areas in Sri Lanka's northwest to inspect the progress of the construction and rehabilitation work in the area.

Nov 16, Colombo: As a testimony to Sri Lankan government's democratic policies, the Chief Minister of the newly liberated Eastern Province, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan will present his maiden budget for 2009 on Tuesday (18).

DMK will not be satisfied till a ceasefire was enforced in the embattled north Sri Lanka, party President Karunanidhi said.

M T Stolt Valor, a cargo ship with 18 Indian sailors on board and hijacked by Somalian pirates in the Gulf of Aden two months back, has been released, National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) said on Sunday. The

Claiming that the Malegoan blasts accused, Dayanand Pandey alias Mahant Amritanand, had also been a guest of the then Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen (retired) S K Sinha, PDP patron and former CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed urged the security

A sixth Indian student of Andhra Pradesh origin has been attacked in the US in the last one year.

Congress wants to send a message to the rank and file by taking 'strong’ action against rebels.

Colombo (IANS): An Indian ship carrying 1,700 tonnes of relief supplies for civilians in Sri Lanka`s..

Boat loads of 29 refugees had landed close to Dhanuskodi yesterday (Sat. Nov 15) say Tamil Nadu coas..

A special unit for disabled persons will be opened at the Ministry of Manpower and Labour Relations ..

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the nation today following the military victory ove..

The capture of Pooneryn by the Security Forces was hailed by key Tamil political figures saying that..

Fukuoka ETJ (English Teachers in Japan). December 7 (Sun), 9:00-18:00 in Fukuoka Japan. Many speakers.

East Shikoku JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). December 6 (Sat), 14:00-16:00 in Kochi Japan. Lawrie Hunter, Kochi University of Technology.

Yamagata JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). December 6 (Sat), 13:30-15:30 in Yamagata Japan. Nicolas Gromik.