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Colombo, Feb 9 (DPA) Sri Lanka former army commander General Sarath Fonseka, who spearheaded the final phase of military operations against Tamil rebels, was arrested with officials accusing him of conspiring to topple the government. Swastikas, racist graffiti smeared on French mosque ( 03:42:41 Hrs ) Paris, Feb 9 (DPA) Swastikas and racist and anti-Moslem graffiti were discovered Monday on the Great Mosque of the city of Saint-Etienne, French media reported. Russia lends $300 mn to Sri Lanka for arms ( 02:56:02 Hrs ) Moscow, Feb 9 (RIA Novosti) Russia will provide a loan of $300 million to Sri Lanka to help the island nation procure military equipment and technology to strengthen its armed forces. Costa Rica elects first woman president ( 02:22:21 Hrs ) San Jose, Feb 9 (IANS) fifty-year-old Laura Chinchilla became the first woman president of Costa Rica after she won 64.7 percent votes in the country's general election this weekend. Iranian opposition leader sentenced six-year jail ( 01:54:12 Hrs ) Tehran, Feb 9 (DPA) Former Iranian deputy foreign minister Mohsen Aminzadeh has been given a six-year jail term for his involvement in the post-election protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, opposition websites reported Monday. Polish-born artist completes 40-metre picture of late pope ( 01:18:11 Hrs ) Muenster, Feb 9 (DPA) A Polish-born artist has completed a 40-metre-long painting depicting Pope John Paul II, and said she believes it is the largest oil painting ever of the late pope. Major publishers to hike prices of electronic books ( 00:58:49 Hrs ) Los Angeles, Feb 9 (DPA) Three of the largest US book publishers are to hike the prices of their electronic books after the introduction of Apple's iPad tablet computer forced Amazon to abandon its one-price-fits-all policy, Information Week reported Monday. Yanukovych wins Ukraine presidential vote ( 00:41:33 Hrs ) Kiev, Feb 9 (DPA) Viktor Yanukovych has effectively won Ukraine's presidential election with a 3.14 percentage-point margin of victory over his opponent, and practically all ballots counted, a senior election official said Monday. PayPal halts payments to India ( 00:00:35 Hrs ) San Francisco, Feb 9 (DPA) Online payments' service Paypal has halted personal payments to India following new government regulations that were designed to crack down on money laundering.
London, Feb 8 (IANS) British rocker Pete Doherty has been voted the least desirable celebrity neighbour in a new online poll. We are not ending our relationship: Jolie, Pitt ( 23:54:33 Hrs ) London, Feb 8 (IANS) Putting break-up rumours to rest, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie put on a public display of affection at the Super Bowl American football final and have also issued a legal statement insisting they have no intention of ending their relationship. Pattinson found sex scenes with Thurman 'disturbing' ( 23:47:35 Hrs ) London, Feb 8 (IANS) "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson has revealed he found his sex scenes with Uma Thurman in new movie "Bel Ami" "disturbing" because her character uses sex as a "weapon". Mickey Rourke defends Megan Fox's acting skills ( 23:47:20 Hrs ) London, Feb 8 (IANS) Just when Megan Fox is being panned for her acting skills in movies like the "Transfomers" series and "Jennifer's Body", Hollywood comeback kid Mickey Rourke has hailed the model-turned-actress as Hollywood's "best young actress". Gerard Butler auctioning date with himself for charity ( 23:39:12 Hrs ) London, Feb 8 (IANS) Scottish actor Gerard Butler is auctioning off a night in his company to raise money for a children's cancer charity. 'Valentine's Day' sequel to hit screens 2011 ( 23:37:01 Hrs ) London, Feb 8 (IANS) Hollywood bosses are already working on a sequel to star-studded new movie "Valentine's Day" releasing Friday. Digvijay to give Sonia report on Azamgarh visit ( 23:17:49 Hrs ) New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Special courts should be set up to fast-track terrorism cases involving youth from Azamgarh, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has suggested after his "fact finding" visit to the Uttar Pradesh district. Former Sri Lankan Army chief arrested, to be court-martialled (Second Lead) ( 23:07:56 Hrs ) Colombo, Feb 8 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka was arrested Monday and will be court-martialled for military crimes, an official said. 18 killed in Uttar Pradesh accident ( 23:00:33 Hrs ) Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) Ten children were among 18 people killed when a tractor-trolley in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a deep, water-filled ditch in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district Monday night, police said. Uttar Police claim major crackdown on Maoists (Second Lead) ( 23:00:18 Hrs ) Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh police Monday claimed to have neutralized a major Maoist group in the state with the arrest of eight "active members" of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist in Kanpur district and two People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) activists on Sunday. We have fulfilled demands of volunteer teachers: Punjab government ( 22:34:39 Hrs ) Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Close on the heels of the self-immolation of a teacher, the Punjab government Monday clarified that it has taken all the steps to fulfil the demands of volunteer teachers. JSW Steel plans to complete Salboni project in three years ( 22:34:19 Hrs ) Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Steel maker JSW Steel Ltd will complete the first phase of its project in West Bengal's Salboni in three years, its managing director Sajjan Jindal said here Monday. Former Sri Lankan Army chief arrested (Lead) ( 22:34:03 Hrs ) Colombo, Feb 8 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan Army chief and defeated presidential poll candidate Sarath Fonseka has been arrested, his family told reporters here Monday. No political meaning to Pawar-Thackery meeting: NCP ( 22:28:31 Hrs ) New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Monday sought to play down party president and union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's meeting with Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, saying it was about the IPL and had "no political meaning". Security forces miss Kishanji again ( 22:28:15 Hrs ) Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The joint security forces Monday raided a camp used by banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kishanji in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, but the rebel leader yet again managed to escape. Why no compensation for damaged mosques? Gujarat asked ( 22:20:17 Hrs ) Gandhinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Monday sought an explanation from the state government on its changed stand over paying compensation for mosques destroyed or demolished during the 2002 communal riots.  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 
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