Activists Block Oil Sands Mine In Alberta

Greenpeace activists have shut down a 155,000 barrel a day operation in Shell's Albian Sands mine just north of Fort McMurray, which is located in northern Alberta, Canada. The 25 activists from Canada, the U.S....

Public hearing into revised Corrib route

RTE.ie News reports:  An Bord Pleanála is to hold a public hearing into a revised onshore pipeline route for the Corrib gas project in north Mayo. The application is being made by Shell E&P Ireland, which is also seeking a compulsory acquisition order to gain...

Was Shell Oil Complicit in the Execution of a Nigerian Activist?

" A landmark human rights lawsuit, accusing Royal Dutch Shell of complicity in the execution of author and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa some 14 years ago, will proceed to trial in a New York courtroom. The...

Shell drops new investments in solar, wind and hydrogen energy

The world's second largest non state-controlled oil company has announced that its priority was to focus on investments that would bring the best return to its shareholders, and that wind and solar power projects...

Think I'll use the drive through

A woman who works at a petrol station in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland rammed her customers car into the front of the petrol station as she helped the disabled person.She didn't notice the car was an automatic...

Fresh protests in Lok Sabha(India) over Sri Lankan issues

Fresh protests in Lok Sabha over Sri Lankan issues [ Friday, 20 February 2009, 05:43.19 AM GMT +05:30 ] The Sri Lankan Tamil issue continued to create uproar in the Lok Sabha for the second day today with PMK, a UPA ally, demanding withdrawal of the statement of...

Sri Lanka End the genocidal 'war' on civilians -Human Right Watch

End 'war' on civilians -HRW [ Friday, 20 February 2009, 09:16.58 AM GMT +05:30 ] Army Shells and Detains Displaced Persons, The Sri Lankan government should immediately cease its indiscriminate artillery attacks on civilians in the northern Vanni region and its policy...

Narayana Murthy quits as IT advisor to Lanka

Narayana Murthy quits as IT advisor to Lanka [ Thursday, 19 February 2009, 09:09.14 AM GMT +05:30 ] Within days of his appointment as International Advisor on Information Technology to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, IT czar N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday quit...

Early Morning Sri Lankan Ar shelling killed 34 civilians

"Thirty four civilians killed in early morning SLA shelling [ Thursday, 19 February 2009, 07:23.24 PM GMT +05:30 ] In early morning shelling today, Thursday, in Iranaipalai and Puthukkudiyiruppu thirty four...

Sri Lanakn Government wiped out 30 Tamil families.

"30 families wiped out in massive attack Wednesday, shelling continues [ Thursday, 19 February 2009, 06:34.54 PM GMT +05:30 ] Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fired 32 bombs, both cluster and bunker busters and Sri...

75 civilians abducted in last 3 months – HRC Batticalao

"75 civilians abducted in last 3 months – HRC Batticalao [TamilNet, Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 15:27 GMT] Human Rights Commission (HRC) in Batticalao said that 75 civilians have been abducted during the past three months at the rate of one abduction a day. Most of the...

SLA artillery fire hits new 'safety zone', 108 killed, 200 wounde

Sri Lankan Army artillery fire hits new 'safety zone', 108 killed, 200 wounded [TamilNet, Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 03:30 GMT] Sri Lanka Army (SLA) launched indiscriminate artillery barrage into the newly announced 'safety zone' killing at least 108 civilians and causing...

SLAF airstrike targeted PoW centre - Vanni Radio

"SLAF airstrike targeted Prisoner of War Centre - Vanni Radio [TamilNet, Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 12:20 GMT] Tamileelam Vaanoli, a commercial broadcast of the Voice of Tigers (VoT), in its news broadcast on Wednesday said the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) attack on...

Massive air attack on civilian targets, scores killed

"Massive air attack on civilian targets, scores killed [TamilNet, Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 09:10 GMT] At least 50 civilians were killed Wednesday around 12:50 p.m. when four Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF)...

134 Tamils killed and 208 injured in the "New Safe Zone".

"134 Tamils brutally murdered and 208 persons injured in the death zone of the " newly assigned "security zone" yesterday and today. [ Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 08:35.59 AM GMT +05:30 ] Sri Lanka air raids...

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