Tigers Used Civilians as Human Shield
Posted by Robi - 20/04/09 at 05:04:51 am
Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels are now on the run with the Lankan soldiers and continuing its armed assault over the north-east of the country. Earlier halt in fighting only more than 1,000 individuals leave the battle zone on the small coastal strip. The area is still run by the Tigers. The halt allowed civilians to escape during previous week. However, more than100,000 civilians are still survived in this area.
Sri Lankan administration says while the defense force is advancing on the region, no massive assault will be occurred there as the area has already declared as a safe zone for general people. On the other hand, The United Nations (UN) said thousands of civilians are being held as human shields by the rebels Tigers. The UN asked the Sri Lankan forces to protect the civilians.
Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
Posted by Rajib - 08/04/09 at 04:04:34 am
President Obama made an unexpected surprise tour to Iraq on Tuesday, stopping to visit American troops and leaders before returning to Washington from his first overseas trip as president. The visit marks his third to Iraq, but his first as the commander in chief.
Air Force One was landed at Baghdad International Airport at 4:42 pm with president. Obama, U.S. President Barack Obama admired cheering soldiers in Baghdad in his four-hour visit and said he would stand by his promise to withdraw all fighting troops by 2011. Obama told the troops the next 18 months are critical to the mission. U.S. troops are predictable to be out of the country by the end of 2010. President greets lots of military personnel and said for them,
You’ve kept your eyes focused on just doing your job and because of that, every mission that’s been assigned, from getting rid of Saddam to reducing violence to stabilizing the country to facilitating elections; you have given Iraq the opportunity to stand on its own as a democratic country. That is an extraordinary achievement and for that you have the thanks of the American people.
A total of 4,266 U.S. troops have lost their lives in Iraq since March 2003, and he said the forces had “performed brilliantly … under enormous strain.”
Obama as well assembled with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who assured the president that all the improvement that has been occur in the security area will carry on. But, Obama’s visit was actually vital for the U.S. military. His appearance pleased troops interviewed by reporters. They said they were appreciative the new president came to visit so quickly after taking office.
Gandhi now in Jail
Posted by Robi - 29/03/09 at 06:03:29 am
Varun Gandhi, member of Nehru-Gandhi family, has been arrested over alleged hate speeches against Muslims. He was arrested yesterday. He is one of the top Indian politicians and come from the most prominent political family in India. He has become an important political figure in India since giving speeches to a huge television audience. In the television speeches he appeared to mock and threaten Muslims.
Varun was now involved with BJP nationalist party and was a candidate for forthcoming election. He initially claimed the recordings had been edited out of context; however, India’s election commission ruled the remarks were criminally offensive. On the other hand, BJP announced that they do not give nomination to Gandhi for the election.
The controversial aspirant turned himself in to police at Pilibhit city jail in Uttar Pradesh amid a raucous crowd of supporters cheered. Uttar Pradesh is India’s most populous state. After his arrest a number of supporters hurled stones at law enforcing agencies. Members of law enforcing agencies responded by firing tear gas shells; additionally, sweeping the crowd with bamboo sticks.
Dmitry Medvedev Meet Barack Obama Soon
Posted by Robi - 11/03/09 at 03:03:16 am
The chief of two powerful countries are going to meet each other very soon as the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has recently set a date for meeting with his counter part newly elected US president, Barack Obama. Both presidents will get together on first April in London, on the eve of the G20 summit in London. Experts think that the meeting will melt the ice on the current relation between two countries.
Following a meeting with members of a US commission on Russian relations, Mr Medvedev said moves by US toward Russia had recently been very positive. Medvedev said although relations had deteriorated between the two powerful countries over the past several years, however, a new page in Russia-US relations is going to open due to positive signals from US president Barack Obama. Relations have been particularly frayed between two countries through differences over the 2008 Georgia war and missile defenses in Europe.
According to analysts Russia’s war in Georgia in August 2008 sent relations between Russia and the West plummeting to the lowest level not seen since the Cold War. Russia reacted furiously to plans by the former government of George W Bush to set missile facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic. The recent announcement from Moscow made a hope to develop the relation between two countries.
Moscow Wants to Talk with Washington
Posted by Robi - 09/03/09 at 06:03:22 am
Both parties take cool breath after a long time as the Russian government has made the Strategic Arms Treaty a top priority for talks with its counter part the US administration. Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov said a new legally binding Russian-American treaty must be signed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. He made this remark recently in a speech to UN members. It is noted that the Strategic Arms Treaty expires in December 2009.
Informing about his government view, Lavrov said Moscow would be prepared to take up American request that it reset its relations with Washington to make dialogue on common interest issues. He stated his belief that Moscow could work with the new Obama administration. He expressed there was something it had found hard to do with the Bush administration. On the other hand, Lavrov reiterated Russia’s concerns to Hillary Clinton last week about basing a missile defense shield in Poland and in the Czech Republic. He said to Hillary his country would have to take counter measures. In the circumstances, the new announcement from Moscow would help to establish tranquility between two powerful countries.