Archive for May 11th, 2008
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Sri Lanka's ruling party led by President Mahinda Rajapakse had taken an early lead in the vote count in Saturday's Eastern Provincial Council election, the state radio said Sunday.
At 6 a.m. (0030 GMT) Sunday morning, the United Pe ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
The Sri Lankan government on Saturday denied claims by election watch dogs and the main opposition party that the Eastern Provincial Council election held for the first time in 20 years was not free and fair.
"Except for a few incid ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said Saturday he has started dialogue with all parties in the ruling Seven Party Alliance and other newly emerged parties for smooth proceedings of the Constituent Assembly (CA) which is set to c ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said Saturday that the coalition will not split as it has to steer Pakistan out of crises.
At a press conference in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, Gilani said that there was n ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Around 50 people, including two jail guards, were injured in a clash between two groups of prisoners in Bangladesh's Feni district jail, 160 km southeast of capital Dhaka, Saturday morning.
The clash between the under-trial and conv ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Chinese artists have sent a welcoming message in a open letter to their counterparts worldwide on Sunday, inviting them to come to Beijing to enjoy the "feast" of both art and sports during the August Olympic Games.
According to the ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Australian families marked Mother's Day in Sydney on Sunday by planting trees to celebrate and remember their mums.
Trees for Mum is a national event founded in 2002 by Sydney women Deena Raphael and Lauren Adlam to remember their m ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
New Zealand is the fourth best country in the world to be a mother, according to a study released by a non-governmental organization in the country on Sunday.
The organization "Save the Children" has come up with the rankings based ...
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