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Sri Lanka seeks Japanese assistance to secure patent rights of native plants and herbs
Colombo Page, 12 April 2013
Sri Lanka has sought assistance from the Japanese cosmetic industry to reacquire and secure patent rights of indigenous Sri Lankan plants and herbs.Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has made this request from a visiting Japanese delegation comprising...

India responsible for 30-year war: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Hindu, 12 April 2013
HadIndia acted responsibly, Sri Lanka would not have experienced a 30-year war, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said.According to local newspaper Daily News, Mr. Rajapaksa, who is a  brother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said India...

Afghan officials: Roadside bombs kill 4 people in south, including district police chief
Washington Post, 11 April 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say two separate roadside bombings in southern Afghanistan have killed four people, including a district police chief.A spokesman for the provincial governor in  southern Uruzgan province, Abdullah...

Solution to Indo-Bangladesh border issue in sight
India Times, 11 April 2013
NEW DELHI: India is hoping to reach a solution with Bangladesh on the land border issue shortly by introducing a constitutional amendment bill in the budget session after the recess, as it has reached a broad consensus with the BJP, senior government...

US warns Sri Lanka of return to conflict
Haveeru, 11 April 2013
COLOMBO, April 10, 2013 (AFP) - The United States has warned that Sri Lanka could face a return to conflict unless it probes war crimes allegedly committed by its troops and addresses the grievances of  its minority Tamil population.Ambassador...

US envoy expresses alarm over rising threats, attacks against Muslims in Sri Lanka
Washington Post, 11 April 2013
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka expressed alarm at rising hate speech and attacks against Muslims in the island nation and warned that such sentiments should not be allowed to  fester.Hate speeches, vilification...

U.S. engagement with Sri Lanka robust and multifaceted despite the resolution
Colombo Page, 10 April 2013
Apr 09, Colombo: The United States says that its engagement with Sri Lanka remains "robust and multifaceted" and hopes the partnership between the two countries can expand despite bringing a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council.The...

High powered Pakistan defence delegation visiting Sri Lanka
Colombo Page, 10 April 2013
Apr 09, Colombo: A high-powered delegation from the National Defense University (NDU) of Pakistan is currently visiting Sri Lanka on a one week tour in a bid to enhance mutual corporation, a press statement issued by the Pakistan High Commission in...

US to keep pressure on Sri Lanka over human rights violations
Indian Express, 10 April 2013
The US will keep the pressure on Sri Lanka to allow an independent investigation of accusations of human rights violations in the final stages of the civil war and speed up reconciliation, its ambassador  said.Michele Sison said concerns over...

Helicopter crashes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 2 US troops, officials say
Washington Post, 9 April 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO helicopter crashed in a field in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two American service members.

Indian parliamentarians in Sri Lanka
Hindu, 9 April 2013
Five parliamentarians from India, who arrived here Monday night, met Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Chamal Rajapaksa and External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka G.L. Peiris on Tuesday, it is reliably  learnt.

Roadside bomb kills 9 civilians riding on a public bus in Afghanistan
Washington Post, 8 April 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb hit a public bus in a restive province near the Afghan capital on Monday, killing at least nine passengers and raising the death toll from violence in the country to  more than 100 so far this...

Pak-Afghan border closed for an hour
The News, 8 April 2013
LANDIKOTAL: The authorities on Sunday closed the Torkham border for one hour as protest against the misbehaviour of an Afghan cop with the Pakistani security forces personnel, sources said.

Nepal: Maoists no longer a mystery, says Chairman Khanal
Telegraph Nepal, 8 April 2013
Chairman Jhal Nath Khanal of United Marxist Leninist claims that election is unlikely in June because the Unified Maoists Party does not want election to take place.

Top US military officer says Pentagon making moves in case of further North Korea provocations
Washington Post, 7 April 2013
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — The top U.S. military officer said Sunday the Pentagon had bolstered its missile defenses and taken other steps because he “can’t take the chance” that North Korea won’t soon  engage...

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