Press Colombo to allow war crimes probe: Amnesty to India

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 16:56

India must press Colombo to allow an independent international probe into the alleged war crimes committed during the Sri Lankan civil war, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

Fresh South Sudan atrocities emerge amid deadlocked peace talks

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 00:14

Fresh reports of atrocities in war-torn South Sudan emerged on Wednesday as negotiators tried to break a deadlock in talks in Ethiopia.

Nine Ugandan soldiers killed in South Sudan: Army

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 20:57

Nine Ugandan soldiers have been killed and 12 others wounded during a month fighting in South Sudan, the army said on Tuesday.

Dozens wounded in South Sudan battles near UN camp

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 00:48

United Nations reported heavy fighting on Wednesday for the South Sudan town of Malakal and dozens of people who sought refuge in the UN camp had been wounded.

USD 2.4 billion pledged for war-ravaged Syria, UN says

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 23:40

A fundraising conference in Kuwait generated at least USD 2.4 billion in pledges today from international donors to alleviate the suffering of Syrians affected by their country`s civil war, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.

NGOs pledge $400 mn for Syrians affected by war

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 08:52

Kuwait`s International Islamic Charitable Organisation said Kuwaiti charities pledged $142 million, while dozens of NGOs attending the meeting promised the rest.

Sri Lanka protests US war crimes remarks

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 18:47

Sri Lanka said Friday it would protest to the United States over its allegations that army shelling killed hundreds of families during the final days of the island`s ethnic civil war.

US officials worry over South Sudan violence, may cut aid

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 06:19

South Sudan risks losing hundreds of millions of dollars in US aid if its government and rebel leaders do not end a wave of violence in the fledgling democracy formed with Washington`s strong support, US officials said on Thursday.

US releases pics of civilian deaths during Lankan civil war

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 19:42

American embassy here on Thursday posted pictures of places where civilians had died allegedly during Sri Lanka`s final war against rebel Tamil Tigers four years ago.

Thousands flee in South Sudan amid fears of govt offensive to recapture Bentui

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 09:16

Thousands of people continue to flee the South Sudanese city of Bentiu amid fears of a major government offensive to recapture the town from rebels.

South Sudan rebels reject government plan to unblock peace talks

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 00:40

South Sudanese rebels turned down on Wednesday a government plan to end a dispute over detainees and unblock peace talks.

More than 130,000 dead since start of Syria conflict: NGO

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 20:26

More than 130,000 people have been killed since the beginning of the conflict in Syria nearly three years ago, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.