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Tamil Tigers admit defeat after decades of war
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday admitted defeat
in their 37-year battle for an independent ethnic homeland, with
their few remaining fighters encircled in the jungle by soldiers.
The Tigers’ armed campaign against the
government left well over 70,000 people dead in decades of pitched
battles, suicide attacks, bomb strikes and assassinations.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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India’s Congress revels in electoral triumph
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NEW DELHI: India’s Congress Party basked Sunday in its best
electoral showing for decades, after steering its ruling alliance to
a second term in office with a resounding win over its Hindu
nationalist rivals.
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FEATURE
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Pain, progress, pride on global day against homophobia
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MONTREAL: The International Day Against Homophobia, initiated by a
Quebec organization, will be celebrated in more than 50 countries
Sunday, decrying discrimination against gays and lesbians.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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MELBOURNE: Tall people earn higher wages than their vertically
challenged counterparts while being obese does not mean a
slimmed-down pay packet, according to a new study in Australia.
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