In one of his first interviews since Russia recognised his countries Independence, the President of South Ossetia spoke with RussiaToday. This is a copy of that interview
When you think of Rap, who pops into your head first? 2Pac, Jay-z or T.I.? I am asking you about Tamil Rappers. You might come up with Sujeeth G of course, but guys I think it is about time you engrave this young fella into your head - MC SAI!
Sri Lanka's ruling party won two provinical councils in an election marred by violence and intimidation of opposition candidates and supporters and declared the victory as an endorsement of the President's military campaign.
Germany said it has virtually wahsed its hands off solving the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict since its voice and advice has been ignored by the government.
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake lashed out western states for questioning Sri Lanka's human rights records despite their own human rights violations.
In a commentary published in the Washington Post newspaper, Bruce Fein urged the U.S. Justice Department to lead a genocide investigation of Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse, Lt.Gen. Fonseka, and Basil Rajapakse.
Reserves and former LTTE fighters returned to their ranks in large numbers following a call by the Political Wing of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, whilst thousands of people enrolled themselves to fight against invading Sri Lankan forces, Tamil and Sri Lankan press reports said.
Bishop of Jaffna, Dr. Thomas Savundaranayagam, urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure the safety of the civilians and also appealed to all Catholics in the Jaffna peninsula to contribute to a relief fund to assist the internally displaced in Vanni.
