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Sri Lanka Clears Nun Of 'Baby Farm' Allegations

AP | Posted 02.14.2012

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan court on Thursday cleared a Roman Catholic nun from Mother Teresa's charity who was accused of selling babies ...

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Nails, Needles Removed From Abused Sri Lankan Maid

AP | BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Doctors removed 13 nails and five needles from a Sri Lankan maid who says the couple she worked for in Saudi Arabia hammere...

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U.N. Ambassador Kohona: Sri Lanka Refugee Situation Improving

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fourteen years after the civil war in Rwanda, refugees are still living in mud huts. In Bosnia, following Balkanization, people lacked heat and ...

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Dominick (Black Dom) Dionisio, Mob Suspect, Pizza 'Job' At Brooklyn Lucali's A Sham, Feds Say

New York Daily News | John Marzulli | Posted 05.25.2011

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A reputed gangster is allowed to leave his house every day for a job at the famed Brooklyn pizzeria Lucali's - but prosecutors don't think he's actual...

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Italy Hosts Child Soldiers Symposium

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the changing nature of armed conflict, the impact of war on children and young people has become more brutal than ever.

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In Sri Lanka: The Basics for Americans

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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As I travel through Sri Lanka, covering the nation as it seeks reconciliation among its diverse population after decades of conflict, I am receiving e-mails from my friends at home asking me to review the basics.

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In Sri Lanka: Explaining the Tamil Tigers

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Sri Lankan government has battled the Tamil Tigers on two fronts for almost three decades: on the battlefield and in the arena of world opinion. No one thought they could win militarily, but they did.

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In Sri Lanka: A Look at the Refugee Camp

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Sri Lankan government has moved mountains to accommodate more than a quarter million displaced people since the war ended ten days ago. But they have many more to move.

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In Sri Lanka: A U.S. Congressman Gets It

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Congressman Heath Shuler's visit was the first time I have heard an American elected official seem to understand what has transpired here in Sri Lanka.

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In Sri Lanka: On the Streets of Colombo

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since the defeat of the revolutionary Tamil Tigers, the streets of Columbo, the capital of Sri Lanka, are alive with euphoria.

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Sri Lanka: The Last Battle

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Standard wisdom has it that conventional armies can't win guerilla wars. But last week's defeat of the Tamil Tigers shows there are important exceptions to this general rule.

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Sri Lanka Triumphant At Last

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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In spite of the slaughter, of using their own people as human shields, of creating the largest, bloodiest hostage drama of modern times, the Tigers have at long last been defeated.

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Sri Lanka Rebels Lose Killinochci

Benjamin Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even as the Sri Lankan conflict seems to be drawing to a close, the government, which has a long history of abducting Tamil civilians and suppressing information, has increased its security forces in the capitol.

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Tamil Tigers Airstrike Injures 27 In Colombo

The Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two Tamil Tiger aircraft launched a surprise bomb raid on the Sri Lankan capital last night, hitting a tax building in Colombo and injuring at least...

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Sri Lanka: Mob Stones Red Cross Office

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The main office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was stoned by a mob today in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Although no one was hurt, the...

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Sri Lankan Rebels Urged To Surrender, Cornered On Island

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Tamil Tigers, a Sri Lankan terrorist group seeking independence for the country's Tamil minority, have been cornered by the Sri Lankan military af...

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UN: Dozens Of Civilians Killed In Fighting Between Sri Lanka, Rebels

AFP | Amal Jayasinghe | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLOMBO (AFP) -- The United Nations said Monday at least 30 civilians had been killed in fighting between government forces and rebels in Sri Lanka am...

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Sri Lankan Rebels Cornered; Violence Continues (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | By Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Liberation Tigers Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a Sri Lankan rebel group seeking independence from the Sinhala government, has been forced to withdraw to a ...

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