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		<title>Sri Lankan must stop persecuting Tamils: Halfon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Rajan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today there was a major debate in Westminster Hall. With many other backbench Conservative MPs, I urged the Government to speak out against the persecution of Tamils in Sri Lanka, British Robert Halfon MP said. As many ConservativeHome readers know, the years between 1983 and 2009 saw a bitter civil war between the Sri Lankan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN committee bars Silva linked to war crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Amirthalingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A top UN peacekeeping committee on Wednesday barred a Sri Lankan general accused of carrying out a military onslaught against civilians, AFP reports. But Major General Shavendra Silva still attended the first meeting Wednesday of a special advisory panel to UN leader Ban Ki-moon. He sat in the room but no other member spoke to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tamil Canadians saddened by death of a journalist: Marie Colvin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Mathu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is with profound sadness that we share the untimely passing of one of the most courageous and outstanding journalists of our time, Marie Colvin. Marie Colvin, 56, died alongside French photojournalist, Remi Ochlick, in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. Ms. Colvinâ€™s unbounded courage took her behind the front lines of the worldâ€™s deadliest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peiris dropped from the UNHRC speakers&#8217; list</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Mathu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Prof. Gamini Lakshman Peiris, who arrived in Geneva two days ago, has been dropped from the speakers&#8217; list at the high level segment of 19th session of the UNHRC. A week ago UNHRC extranet published Mr. Peiris as the speaker from Sri Lanka at the high level segment. By Tuesday (Feb. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>York University Tamil Students mark Multicultural Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Amirthalingam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The York University Tamil Students Association (YUTSA) marked the Multicultural Week (MCW) organized by York University asserting Tamil identity. Over forty student clubs participated in the Multicultural Week organized by the York Federation of Students (YFS) from February 12th to February 15th representing their respective countries. Multicultural Week featured various competitions in which each student [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lanka&#8217;s TNA puts conditions on further talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Mathu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A key minority Tamil political party in Sri Lanka has put conditions to take part in talks with other political parties aimed at solving the national issue. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said Wednesday that it will join a Parliament committee to discuss the political solution only after there is an agreement on talks already [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pillay asks Asian group to review Silva’s appointment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Thulasi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Asian group, representing countries from Asia at the UN had come under pressure to withdraw their nominee to the Special Advisory Group on UN Peace Keeping. Sri Lanka&#8217;s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Major General Shavendra Silva has been nominated to the Special Advisory Group on UN Peace Keeping by the Asian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Chinese Military Official Meets with Lankan Guests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Rajan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA), met with Collenberg, commander of the eastern military area command of the Sri Lankan Navy who came to China to attend the International Naval Escort Seminar, in Beijing on February 21, 2012, Chinese Defence ministry reports. Ma Xiaotian said that China [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death Colvin in Syria calls to mind her work in another war zone</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Kajan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Special News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The death of journalist Marie Colvin in Homs in Syria calls to mind her work in another war zone: Sri Lanka. Based on her reporting in 2001 forward, she became an well meaning humanitarian intermediary in attempted surrenders that ended in the murder of those surrendering. Also involved were UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon&#8217;s chief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US to pump weapons into Syrian warzone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Mathu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The White House and US State Department are considering arming Syria&#8217;s rebels, claiming ongoing reports of government crackdowns would legitimize their actions. But it remains unclear what form the assistance would take. Both US bodies made statements yesterday saying that new tactics would have to be adopted in order to curtail Regime forces’ bombardment of [...]]]></description>
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