“History shows that wars are divided into two kinds, just and unjust.”
“Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form. ”
Martin, who declined to give his real name, was 10 when he was kidnapped by northern Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in 1994. He escaped last month after 15 years in captivity and spoke to AlertNet about his experiences. Close to 2 million people were uprooted at the height of the conflict, one of [...]
The concept of setting up a trans-national government of Tamil Eelam is not the wish of the entire Tamil diaspora. It is the wish of those who consider themselves to belong to the Tamil upper class elite that once ruled the land. This seems to be inspired by the Zionist dream of the formation of Israel.
KIAMBU, Kenya (AlertNet)- Unlike many parts of Kenya, hit by prolonged drought, Kiambu is a lush district with green gentle slopes.
A few dozen kilometres north of the capital Nairobi, Kiambu is a major breadbasket for a country battling increasing food scarcity and rocketing prices for staple foods.
With Kenya experiencing less rainfall each planting season and [...]
Where Sergey Brin and Mark Zuckerberg have made geekdom funky, Peter Tippett is a bit of a throwback. He has on a grey suit with a conservative blue tie when we meet; his hair would please a marine drill sergeant and he wears wire-frame glasses that are almost as unstylish as (though undoubtedly more expensive [...]
The unfortunate death of the Vice President of the Human Resources Development Department of Pricol Ltd is regrettable indeed. Coming one year after the Graziano incident in Greater Noida in which the local head of an Italian firm had reportedly been beaten to death by sacked employees, it has evoked a lot of passionate comments [...]
Some of the world’s biggest banks, including Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, have agreed to sign-up to onerous new rules on bonuses which will take effect from this Christmas.
After a meeting at the Treasury today, eight foreign banks with offices in the UK – Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JP [...]
Police in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have shot in the air to disperse a stone-throwing crowd protesting against Dalits entering a Hindu temple. The Dalits, described as low caste Hindu untouchables, tried to enter several temples as part of their campaign in protest at the practice. The latest incident took place near the [...]
The project launched in 2006 incurring a large sum of money to provide Sri Lankan citizens with a new electronic ID card (e-ID) has come to an abrupt standstill. The reason is the inability of the officials to resolve the issues that have cropped up following an Indian and Pakistani company submitting bids for the [...]
Mumbai: Statements of key witnesses in the 26/11 case in an anti-terror court here will be forwarded by India to Pakistan to be used as evidence in the trial there, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said here on Sunday. The court has allowed the prosecution’s plea for certified copies of the statements and within a [...]
When the government followed its conquest of the East with an offensive in the North, the LTTE steadily lost ground and, despite its ability to deliver the occasional surprise attack, was a poor match in conventional warfare to the re-armed and reinforced Sri Lankan armed forces, with training in counter-insurgency.