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You used to be able to spot the enemy by their stripes. Now you have to read between the lines. Yesterday’s Tigers are lions; Lions are tigers.
KP is doing Lanka tours and Sarath Fonseka is being buried in a shuffle of court dates. A cop-killer is dancing at weddings while suspected Fonseka loyalists are being [...]

Involved in constructing and part financing the projects to the tune of Rs 60 billion, China is literally calling the shots in Hambantota. The multi billion rupee projects include a port, airport, cricket stadium and convention centre. Costs for the four big projects total almost up to more than USD 500 million or Rs 60 [...]

With all foreign carriers shifting their bases from the existing Terminal 2 to the new, swanky Terminal 3 of the IGI Airport in Delhi on July 14, the first fully integrated terminal is all set to become operational ten days from now.
Inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday, the plush T3 will see Air [...]

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — Africa mourned Ghana’s World Cup loss on Saturday, as socialite Paris Hilton’s marijuana arrest gave a celebrity drama twist to the quarter-finals.
Hilton’s court drama competed for press attention after Ghana’s Black Stars ended Africa’s World Cup dreams by crashing out in a thrilling penalty shoot-out with Uruguay.
The American party girl [...]

A Swiss village has laid claim to Barack Obama’s roots – the latest European location to throw its name into the multicultural mix that is the United States president.
After three months of combing through town records, a Swiss archivist has traced Obama’s family tree to a villager from western Switzerland.
While the ancestor in question – [...]

Robert Dudley, chief of BP’s Gulf Coast restoration efforts, said high seas and winds were to blame for the growth of the slick.

“It has brought in oil, unfortunately, from the panhandle of Florida to Louisiana, right now, at a higher rate than it has been over the last few days,” he said.
BP shares continued to [...]

• Ranajayapura Houses Not Built By Api Venuwen Api Fund, But on BoC Loan
• Government Reduced Amount For House From Rs. 1.4mn To Rs. 800,000
Soldiers and their families who have been allocated houses in the Ranajayapura housing scheme in Ipalogama, Anuradhapura are up in arms against the government’s decision to deduct Rs. 4,000 from the [...]

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday inaugurated the swanky, world-class Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the National Capital, saying it signalled the arrival of new India, committed to join the ranks of modern, industrialised nations of the world. .
Hailing the new terminal as exemplifying India’s resolve to bridge fast enough the [...]

An Asian family with roots in Sri Lanka who owned properties worth more than 1 million pounds and drove BMWs and Porsches have been jailed for fraudulently claiming 170,000 pounds in housing benefits.
. The case was brought by Harrow and Brent councils and councillor Graham Henson said last night: “This was a cynical and premeditated [...]

In a horrific turn of events in Sri Lanka’s biggest city, Colombo, between seven and ten hawkers, homeless people or beggars have been murdered in the space of a few weeks.
The murder methods have been particularly violent, the victims crushed with rocks or beaten with poles as they slept.
Unsolved mystery
The police have not solved [...]

Colombo: Water Supply and Drainage Services Minister Dinesh Gunawardhana said in parliament yesterday (02) this Government doesn’t allow intervening by any International organization on internal affairs of Sri Lanka.
Some of our own people helped LTTE to destroy the economy and pressurize the people of the country. There was a group of Internationals also who fed [...]

Day 24, Match 2
Paraguay vs. Spain, quarter-finals
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup/live/match60.html
Date and location
Saturday, July 3, Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
A spot in the semifinals in a match against the winner of Argentina-Germany.
Player to watch for Paraguay
Lucas Barrios — Paraguay has now been held without a goal for two straight games. Some of that blame has to go at the feet [...]

சுவிசில் ஈபிஆர்எல்எப்பால் “தியாகிகள் தினம்” அனுஸ்டிப்பு (புகைப்படங்கள் இணைப்பு)
27.06.10  அன்று சுவிஸ் நாட்டின்   பேர்ன் மானிலத்தில் நடை பெற்ற தியாகிகள் தின நிகழ்வு   ஈழமக்கள் புரட்சீகர விடுதலை முன்னணி கட்சி தோழர்களினர்ல் ஓழுங்கு செய்யப்பட்டிருந்ததை காணக்கூடியதாக இருந்தது இவ்நிகழ்வில் பொது மக்களும் சக தோழமை  கட்சிகளான புளொட் .ஈபிடிபி .ரெலோ . ஆகிய கட்சிகளும் தங்கள் உறுப்பினர்கள்  சகிதம் அனைவரும் வருகை தந்து தியாகிகள் தினத்தில் மிகவும் தோழமையுடன் கலந்துகொண்டு  அஞ்சலிகளை தெரிவித்து கொண்டனர் சென்ற ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை [...]

KATHMANDU: An extraordinary 15-year-old girl, who never went to school after being chosen as a ‘Kumari’ or ‘Living Goddess’ of Nepal revered by thousands of Hindus and Buddhists, has created history by becoming the first goddess to pass the tough school-leaving examination that leaves thousands floundering every year.
Chanira Bajracharya, one of the three ‘Kumaris’ of [...]

KINSHASA: More than 200 people were killed and 100 injured when a fuel tanker overturned and exploded in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo late Friday, a local governor said on Saturday.
A spokesman for the United Nations mission in Congo said he was checking reports that some peacekeepers had been killed in the explosion as they [...]

A token strike by university lecturers organised by the Federation of University Teachers Association will be held on July 27 in protest of ‘unfulfilled promises’ made by the government regarding university teacher’s salaries. 
Speaking to Daily Mirror online, Dr. Mahin Mendis of the Federation of University Teachers Association stated that at a meeting in 2008 with President [...]

Port-Au-Prince: A young Haitian football fan was so distraught at Brazil’s World Cup exit that he killed himself by leaping in front of a car, according to witnesses contacted by an AFP photographer.
The 18-year-old died after the incident, which took place in Nerette, on the outskirts of the Haitian capital, following Brazil’s 2-1 defeat by [...]

Sri Lanka which overcame ruthless terrorists without infringing human rights of the people is now stepping into the future. With hope after overcoming the crisis situation a year ago. It is now shouldering the responsibility of building national unity and co-existence by rehabilitating the economy and social structure and upgrading infrastructure facilities after strengthening security [...]

An Interview with Doglas Devananda
Q: A news item published in the Thinakkural reports former Supreme Court Judge Mr. Vigneswaran as having said at a certain gathering that there is ‘murder, rape and cultural depredation’ taking place in Jaffna today. He also said that ‘prostitutes have been brought from the South to lure Tamil youth’, and [...]

To watch the match highlights:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup/watch/highlights/?ID=1536588829
To watch the full game:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup/watch/match59.html

Clash of the Titans. Both teams coming through as Group toppers, proving impossible to pick a clear favourite based on current form.

Right, that is it from me. Be sure to join me for the midnight game – Spain v Paraguay. Spain clear favourites, but predictions go haywire [...]

Swiss ‘PLOTE’ inviting you all in 21st Remembering Day!
Swiss branch of People’s Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) invite all in the 21st remembering day of the fallen comrades, civilians those who scarified their lives in the Eelam struggle.
They invite all Democratic… Peace loving people… those who seek nothing more than a true justice, equality [...]

Phytosterols, also known as plant sterols, are naturally occurring steroids similar in structure to cholesterol, but found in plant foods.
One of their benefits is the ability to compete with dietary and biliary cholesterol, which can result in significant reductions in LDL (bad) cholesterol levels.
How much do I need?
In Western diets, normal intakes of phytosterols seem [...]

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa: A court in South Africa has dropped a marijuana-smoking case against Paris Hilton.
The socialite appeared late Friday in a FIFA World Cup courtroom after being arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana at a quarterfinal match between Brazil and the Netherlands.
The authorities dropped the charges against Hilton, after her co-accused, Jennifer [...]

Day 24, Match 1
Argentina vs. Germany, quarter-finals
Date and location
Saturday, July 3, Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
A spot in the semifinals in a match against the winner of Paraguay-Spain.
Player to watch for Argentina
Lionel Messi — The frustrated FIFA world player of the year remains goalless in the World Cup, but not for lack of trying. He’s [...]

New Delhi:  Sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar was feted by diplomats, well wishers and admirers who gathered in the capital to celebrate the musician’s birth year and share glimpses of his nine-decade-old life.
“Music is the soul of India. It has always been my life as well,” said the composer musician in a letter read out [...]

Kodaikanal Public School correspondent (official) ML Bright, absconding since a class nine girl student filed a sexual harassment complaint against him last month, surrendered in court on Friday, police said.
Bright surrendered in a Srivilliputure magistrate’s court in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul district and was sent to jail, a police official said.
Bright has filed an anticipatory bail [...]

Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton was arrested after a World Cup match in South Africa on Friday on suspicion of marijuana possession but subsequently released without charge.
The 29-year old great-granddaughter of Hilton hotels founder Conrad Hilton and her friend Jennifer Rovero were taken into custody after the Brazil-Netherlands World Cup quarterfinal game in the South African [...]

Updated by Athirady @ Saturday, 3 July 4:15 a.m GMT
New Delhi:  A slight intensity earthquake of 5.2-magnitude hit off Andaman Islands late last night, Meteorological Department has said.
But there were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warning.
The quake struck at the depth of 27 kilometres south of Port Blair at a place situated at [...]

PARIS — The French, far more accepting than Canadians of their respective politicians’ extravagances and scandals, appear to have reached their limit of tolerance amid a conflict-of-interest controversy involving France’s top politicians, Europe’s richest woman and her butler.
President Nicolas Sarkozy, who promised to bring in an ethic of “irreproachable” accountability in 2007, saw his popularity [...]

Officials hope it can help remove 21m gallons of oil-fouled water a day
New Orleans: With hurricane-whipped waves pushing more oil onto the Gulf of Mexico’s once-white beaches, the government pinned its latest cleanup hopes on Wednesday on a huge new piece of equipment: the world’s largest oil-skimming vessel.
The Taiwanese-flagged former tanker named the “A Whale” is [...]

CHENNAI: In his repartee to AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa’s accusation that he was a “war criminal,” visàvis the Sri Lankan issue, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Friday said the AIADMK supremo had sought to justify the killings of Lankan Tamils during the last year’s war.
In a statement, he referred to a statement of Jayalalithaa [...]

He had been undergoing treatment for liver malfunction
Thiruvananthapuram: Celebrated Kerala music director MG Radhakrishnan passed away at a private hospital here on Friday. He was 70.
His family members and many of his friends and film fraternity members were at the hospital when the end came. He had been undergoing treatment for liver malfunction.
Radhakrishnan was born in [...]

Two more of the 10 suspected spies held in the US have admitted they are Russian citizens, prosecutors say.
Michael Zottoli and Patricia Mills say their real names are Mikhail Kutzik and Natalia Pereverzeva, court papers say.
They and a third suspect, Mikhail Semenko, appeared in court in Virginia briefly on Friday.
Another man, Juan Lazaro, was already [...]

Updated by Athirady @ Saturday, 3 July 3:2o a.m GMT
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no threat of a destructive widespread tsunami
Port Vila: A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation of Vanuatu Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no risk of a widespread tsunami.
The quake hit at a depth [...]