Colombo— Sri Lankan troops won control of a
fortified embankment and killed several Tamil
Tiger rebels in their latest advances into the
guerrillas’ remaining territory, the defence
ministry said on Monday. The soldiers inched
their way across heavily mined terrain in the
island’s northeast, where the Tigers are holed
up with tens of thousands of civilians, the
ministry said.
Beijing— China on Monday denied discriminating
against Mexicans with its strict flu control
measures, but quarantined travellers from Mexico
questioned aggressive Chinese steps that have
sparked a diplomatic spat.
Seoul — A South Korean naval helicopter fended
off pirates trying to attack a North Korean ship
off Somalia early Monday, military officials in
Seoul said.
Dubai— Four Arab nationals have been charged
with human trafficking and concealment of
information in a case involving a 13-year-old
Arab girl. The Dubai Public Prosecution has
referred them to the Dubai Criminal Court.
EVERYBODY is talking about the first 100 days of
Barack Obama. And there’s a lot to talk
about.Like a young bull he stormed into the
arena. A deluge of new ideas in every direction,
a tsunami of practical initiatives, some of
which have already begun to be implemented.
Clearly he had been thinking about them for a
long time and intended to put them into practice
from his first moment in office. He put his team
together long ago, and his people started to act
even before his triumphal entrance to the White
House. During the first days he appointed the
ministers, most of whom he had designated long
before — this seems to be an effective Cabinet,
whose members are up to their tasks.
