With the Bothekoshi Valley impassable, the only open trade route with China now runs through the Korala Pass at an altitude of 4,650 metres. Beijing is pushing for major infrastructure projects there as well. Until now, Kathmandu has preserved the environment and identity of the plateau, a region some identify with the mythical Shangri-La.
Over one thousand people march through the streets of Bhubaneswar to ask local authorities to ensure justice and peace after the anti-Christian pogrom of 2008. Dalits and tribal peoples complain of continuing discrimination by the Hindus.
Prime Minister Singh states that officials will monitor the situation. Sri Lanka has rejected a UN committee. Experts: Risk of manipulation and propaganda. We need facts.
The aircraft lost contact with the control tower just before the disaster. The area is shrouded in fog and heavy clouds. Rescue teams are heading towards the area, but the roads are impassable and the area is mountainous and full of forests.
Lifting the ban imposed in 2004 should lift Nepal’s economy, which depends to the tune of 40 per cent on foreign remittances by Nepali workers. Days ago, US Central Command in Baghdad had called for the repatriation of 30,000 Nepali workers.
In July 1983, up to 3,000 Tamil civilians died in Sinhalese-initiated riots that set off the country’s civil war. Today, there are 81,000 widows in Sri Lanka and the military occupies two thirds of the country, CSM member says. Christians are in favour of a multi-ethnic state.
On the eve of the trial against the rapists of Sister Meena, the religious sister attacked during anti-Christian pogrom in Orissa, her uncle Mgr. Barwa speaks: "She is the symbol of our struggle. She feels no anger, but want justice for us all. "
Senior General Than Shwe has been in India since Sunday to sign economic agreements. On the first day of his visit, he travelled to Bodh Gaya and Sarnath, two important pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha. Two days earlier, the Burmese military wiped out a Christian village in Karen State, eastern Myanmar.
The Pakistani government reacts strongly against yesterday’s online release of 92,000 classified documents, which suggest that Pakistan was involved in suicide attacks and that its intelligence services protected al-Qaeda.
More than 8 thousand children are without parents due to civil war between government and LTTE. In one school alone in a village, more than 200 students have lost their parents. Members of the People's Freedom party visit villages in the area of Gaudarimunai in the north to understand the situation, and charge "the government is trying to undermine our work."
Wikileaks obtains and releases about 92,000 secret documents to the New York Times, the Guardian and Der Spiegel on the Afghan War. They indicate Pakistan is double-dealing its US ally, Taliban are killed without trial, and civilian casualties go unreported. The White House slams the leak, saying it is “irresponsible”, putting at risk national security.
In New Delhi, some 300 Burmese activists call on Indian government to put pressure on junta strongman for a future of democracy in Myanmar. They accuse military regime of denying religious freedom to majority Buddhists and minority Christians. The general’s visit, which began yesterday and will end on Thursday, is centred on the economic and military ties between the two countries.
Nepali workers will have 20 days to go home. The order touches all workers from countries that have a formal ban on travel to Iraq, and that includes Nepal. The goal is to limit illegal human trafficking between South Asia and the Middle East.
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