The Red Cross in Sri Lanka says a hospital in territory held by the Tamil Tigers has been shelled again. Red cross also said that Patients are fleeing a hospital that was hit four times by artillery shells in the war between Tamil Tigers and government forces in northern Sri...
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A hospital in Sri Lanka’s tamil dominated zone was hit twice by artillery attacks within hours on Sunday, killing at least six civilians and wounding many others. The shells in the later attack...
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Scaffolder Tommy Dove is living his darts dream by playing in a final alongside the pros. This is the first time that Tommy has ever entered such a big competition, The John Smiths People's Darts final, and its the...
Update November 14, 2008:Friends and family of Brandon Crisp said their final goodbye this morning during a funeral service at St. Mary's Church in his hometown of Barrie. Grade 10 students wore yellow scarves to...
"Three Nato soldiers have been killed in new violence in Afghanistan, days after a deadly Taleban attack on French troops in the country. The soldiers died in Ghazni province, in the centre of Afghanistan. Polish news agency PAP said they were members of Warsaw's contingent...
" A mystery illness that has scientists baffled is wiping out tens of thousands of bats across the north-east of the US. White nose syndrome, as it is known, cannot even be categorised as a disease. The...
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The early Easter has brought snow to a holiday more closely associated with spring. Snow has hit Scotland as well as England's north and northeast."It is a white Easter for many with snow and bitterly cold conditions affecting parts of the UK.
Any hopes of spring-like...
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Shop til you drop, down to the last available minute. And as the seconds tick by, the spending climbs up."Last minute shopping could see £1.5 million per minute being spent on Christmas Eve, according to research...
"· Guerrillas in clashes with Revolutionary Guards
· Conflict threatens stability of Kurdistan regio
Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards participate in military training at an undisclosed location near...
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This is an interesting article in the onoing saga of the death of David Sharp on Everest in the spring of 2006. I have written about his death and the ethics of climbing Everest on my blog, here and here. While on...
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"A PASSing thought""With Nathula Pass opening up, its Hindi-Cheeni bhai-bhai time again. The old Silk Route disentangles leaving us in a SILKtuation where all ROUTEna manana is over and trade is expected to...
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