Sri Lanka Tamil refugee camps 'to be opened next month'

Good news from Sri Lanka... " Sri Lanka says people held in special camps since the end of the conflict with Tamil Tiger rebels will be allowed out for short periods from next month. An aide to the president also...

Nepal's Tumbling Peace

Every successful peace process has its time bound broader strategic norms along with an estimated destination. However, Nepal's peace process has been running in a mysterious rhythm. Neither the government itself nor related stakeholders are found serious, even the estimated...

42,000 Sri Lankan Tamil IDPs Return home. More to follow .

Exactly six months after the deletion of terrorist organization LTTE and it's entire leadership by Sri Lankan security forces that marked the end of 30 years of armed conflict in Sri Lanka,...

Torture ruling – conflict grows

News 17 10 2009: US anger over <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />UK ruling to reveal the truth on torture. The US Government is said to be “not pleased” with two British Judges whom have ruled that secret evidence held by the CIA be released in connection with the...

Nepal's Special Security Plan: Political Stunt?

By Krishna Hari Pushkar Nepal is a one of the most leading domiciles of many ethno-political insurgents. Since longtime, the country has lost its normalcy of law and order, good governance, civil supremacy, and democratic practices due to fast growing ratio of institutional...

Outrage in India over Melbourne assaults

A series of violent racist attacks on Indian students attending tertiary institutions in Melbourne has sent shock waves through the entire community. The causes are unclear, but revelations of corruption of the student visa process has exacerbated the situation. Most people...

Poland angry at Soviet war role

" Polish President Lech Kaczynski has voiced his anger at the Soviet role in World War II at commemorations marking the beginning of the global conflict. In front of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and other...

'Breaking the Silence' on 22-Day War

In the face of mounting International pressure, Israel continues to denounce allegations of human rights violations during its 22-Day War against Hamas in Gaza launched in December ‘08. A series of hard-hitting reports in the last month from independent International human...

Rwanda key to peace in the DRC

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has witnessed an extraordinary number of attempts to resolve what is considered to be one of Africa's largest conflicts. All have failed to end the violence or bring sustainable peace. A month away from the 10th anniversary of the...

Victimization of Tamil Peopel must stop - Elie Wiesel

Holocaust surviver, Jewish icon, and Nobel laureate, Professor Elie Wiesel stated that victimization of Tamil people must stop, and they should be able to live in peace in their homeland. " TAMIL PEOPLE STATEMENT:...

North Korea Crisis provoked to create fear in Japan and S-Korea.

By, Uwe Paschen.  The North Korean Crisis may be blown out of proportion to get Japan and South Korea to side with the US against China and Russia.  More and more articles from Asia start suggesting that...

Getting Along With People Who Don’t Act Right Like You

In Star Trek two heroes in-the-making, one impulsively intuitive, the other straining to be rational, recognize they can learn from each other. So can women and men. How do you react in a hot situation? “A thought comes when it will, not when I will,” wrote...

Ler Per Her refugee camp attacked by Burmese Army

In the mountainous jungles of the Karen State in eastern Burma, a small village of fragile bamboo huts sits poised on the idyllic banks of the Moei river at the border with Thailand. But the reality is far from...

Mediators reflect on today's peacemaking

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDateline: Geneva, SwitzerlandThursday, 11 June 2009 Some of the world’s most experienced mediators, high-level decision makers and key peace process actors will meet in Oslo, Norway, from 16-18 June 2009, to share their experiences of...

Israel preparing for eminent war with Iran

...Which is nice to know, do you think anyone will try and stop it? - ermmmm... urmmmm.... er.?

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