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A `Warm` Jubilee Welcome

Rajapaksa arrives on SriLankan Airlines flight UL505 on the night of the 3rd of June at terminal four in Heathrow.

(LONDON) - Several songs have been composed urging British Tamils to rally together and extend President Rajapaksa a ‘warm’ welcome. One is a remix of the popular Tamil song ‘Kolaveri’.

Gaza`s Maze of Deadly Violence Further Tanged by Israel`s War of Words

Credibility can be hard to evaluate, however in the case of Israel there is none left to weigh.

(SALEM / GAZA CITY) - As bloody as the Palestine-Israel conflict is, we must never forget that it is also a war of words.

Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) can't get ten words out about their encounters with resistance forces in Gaza without using the word 'terrorist'

WATCH: Palestinians Going to Madonna Concert Stopped by Wall

"With all the peaceful songs that you sing for peace, in an apartheid state, it doesn’t help the real peace. Because for me as a Palestinian..."

(TEL AVIV +972Mag) - Two brothers from the village of Nil’in got tickets to see Madonna play live in Israel.

They started walking to the show, but were stopped by the separation wall built on their lands. “I apologize for being not able to come to your concert for peace,” said one of the brothers.

Houla Massacre Victims `Were Supporters of Syrian Government`

A UN spokesman refused to confirm that the Houla victims were killed by Syrian government forces.

(LONDON) - BBC's Newsnight last night interviewed a London based Syrian businessman who stated that the families murdered by terrorists in Houla were supporters of the Syrian government, not the opposition.

Why War is Marching on the Road to Damascus

City on the edge of becoming the victim of the same sort of hatred, fear and destruction that have convulsed Beirut, Baghdad and Belfast over the past 50 years.

(DAMASCUS ) - Damascus feels like a city expecting the worst to happen and seeing no way to avoid it.

War is spreading across the country and is unlikely to spare the capital.

The Appalling Truth About the UN Observers in Syria

We are in a catch 22. With a mission that is not only a joke; it is even counterproductive.

(CAIRO) - Today a UN diplomat told me the appalling truth about the UN Observation Mission in Syria. The facts are based on direct information from observers on the ground.

Vietnam Women`s Union Speaks Out Over Dow Chemical Sponsorship of Olympics

"...the Vietnam Women's Union would like to call upon IOC to reconsider your decision to accept Dow Chemical Corporation as a sponsor of the Olympic events"

(HANOI, Viet Nam) - The women of Vietnam are raising a voice in objection to the inclusion of Dow Chemical as a sponsor in the upcoming Olympic games.

Obama Emerges as the US Warrior President

The Times reports that the President is given a chart with the names of potential targets...

(CHICAGO) - Memorial Day in the United States is a time for hot dogs, overcooked burgers, too much beer, and a massive dose of militaristic patriotism.

It is also a good time for Americans to begin thinking seriously of who should be elected president this November.

Kramer vs. Kramer: Destroyed from Within

Legal guardians may file for divorce on behalf of the disabled person they represent.

(MADRID, Spain) - This was declared by the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court in a judgment which states that the guardian may invade the legal rights of the disabled.

The sentence gives reason to the parents of a woman who, following a serious car accident remained quadriplegic and in a vegetative state...

Bailiffs Raid Hindu Temple as Priests Refuse to Move

Business interests want to convert the temple into a to Travelodge.

(TOOTING, Sri Lanka) - Bailiffs have carried out a dawn raid on a Hindu temple, evicting priests and seizing its sacred contents.

Backed up by the police, they moved in on the Sivayogam temple in Hebdon Road, Tooting, following a protracted legal dispute with owner Barrowfen Properties Ltd, which has plans to turn it into a Travelodge.