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| Tamils take to the streets in London | |
| The deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka has led to widespread protests. But in London, the demands for action have been loudest as the warning of a final assault on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger fighters brings 2,500 Tamils to the streets of London demanding an end to the fighting. Al Jazeera's Mark Seddon reports. | |
| Date: 20 April 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Time running out for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers - 21 April 09 | |
| Fears are growing for what may be 100,000 civilians still trapped in Sri Lanka's war zone, according to UN figures, as a deadline for the Tamil Tiger separatists to surrender looms. David Chater, reporting from the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, says time is running out for the Tigers before a "final assault" by the military. | |
| Date: 20 April 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 737 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 3 | |
| Waterboarding Identities Revealed | |
| A closer look at memos President Barack Obama released last week reveals which terror suspects were waterboarded and how many times. (April 20)) | |
| Date: 20 April 2009 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 737 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 3 | |
| 'Obama has violated international law' | |
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak has accused US President Barack Obama of violating international law for not bringing CIA torture agents to court. | |
| Date: 20 April 2009 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 756 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Inside Story -Averting a world food crisis | |
| To avoid an acute food crisis this year, the agriculture ministers of the G8 countries are meeting in Italy this week. Can world leaders avert another food crisis? And can they come up with a long-term plan to help save the world's poorest from starvation? | |
| Date: 20 April 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 794 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Forgotten Freedom Fighters - 19 April 09 - Part 1 | |
| In 1961, Nelson Mandela formed the military wing of the ANC to help in the struggle against Apartheid. As South Africans prepare to go to the polls in their fourth general election since the end of Apartheid, Al Jazeera follows a group of former combatants who have stopped waiting for the compensation promised to them by the ANC and have decided to start their own business. | |
| Date: 20 April 2009 - Added by: Guest | |
| Views: 745 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Terrorist attack to be thwarted | |
| Joint anti-terror exercises have begun in Tajikistan among a group of countries including Russia and China. The scenario will see joint forces try to thwart an attack by a large group of terrorists. | |
| Date: 19 April 2009 - Added by: Guest | |
| Views: 727 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 1.34 | |
| Hearts and Minds: United Nations conference on racism | |
| United Nations conference on racism | |
| Date: 19 April 2009 - Added by: Guest | |
| Views: 737 - Votes: 5 - Rating: 4.2 | |
| Haiti's poorest cynical of aid pledges | |
| Haiti will be hoping it is high on the aid list at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago.  The Obama administration says it wants to help rebuild the country's struggling economy. But as Teresa Bo reports from Port Au Prince, despite the millions of dollars pledged, most Haitians think the cash won't help them at all. | |
| Date: 19 April 2009 - Added by: Guest | |
| Views: 745 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Lack of services a problem for South Africans | |
| In less than a week, voters across South Africa will head to the polls in the country's general election. The opposition party, Congress of the People, claims it will win despite huge support for the ruling African National Congress (ANC). Before the vote, Al Jazeera is travelling across the country to find out which issues matter most - among is a lack of basic services. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa travelled to the town of Klerksdorp to see how people are coping. | |
| Date: 19 April 2009 - Added by: Guest | |
| Views: 792 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |