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Friday, 06 August 2010 05:20 |
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday added an odd foe to the enemies list of the Islamic republic: music….More
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 13:57 |
An art party in honor of the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi will be not only for artists, but will also attract all sorts of people from districts throughout the capital…..More
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Written by Fernando Da Silva
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 02:02 |
Gunmen killed at least 45 people in Pakistan's largest city after the assassination of a prominent lawmaker set off a cycle of revenge attacks, officials said Tuesday. Dozens of vehicles and shops were set ablaze as security forces struggled to regain control of Karachi….More
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 13:23 |
During the six centuries of its storied existence, there was nothing else quite like Nalanda University. Probably the first-ever large educational establishment, the college – in what is now eastern India – even counted the Buddha among its visitors and alumni. At its height, it had 10,000 students, 2,000 staff and strove for both understanding and academic excellence. Today, this much-celebrated centre of Buddhist learning is in ruins….More
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 21:31 |
In protest of what it calls a religion "of the devil," a nondenominational church in Gainesville, Florida, plans to host an "International Burn a Quran Day" on the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks….More
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 21:14 |
An Ohio judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday from a Christian convert who says a reunion with her Muslim parents is impossible before her 18th birthday next week…..More
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 21:06 |
Researchers have compiled an unprecedented catalogue of ocean-dwellers ranging from plankton crabs to the blue whale. They have logged over 185,000 species so far, but that is believed to be only a fraction of the true total. Biologists say research into ocean biodiversity must be speeded up to help counter mounting threats to marine life….More
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Written by Fernando Da Silva
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 21:01 |
International funding will be sought for the proposed revival of the ancient Nalanda University, a global centre for learning, and Singapore Buddhist organisations have already offered donations for the construction of a world-class library…..More
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Monday, 02 August 2010 18:02 |
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Shaolin temple, the Buddhist monastery that’s also the birthplace of kung fu, has been added to the United Nations’ list of World Heritage Sites…More
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Written by Wimalasiri Rajapakse
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Sunday, 01 August 2010 21:44 |
Top Lanka News
Sajith Premadasa, only son of late President Ranasinghe Premadasa and Mrs. Hema Premadasa was groomed from his young age to be the head of the UNP and to succeed late Premadasa as the Executive President of Sri Lanka. But this dream of late President and Mrs. Hema Premadasa was shattered due to a LTTE bomb blast which killed Premadasa on 1st May 1993, arranged by his very closes and trustworthy friend the high ranking public servant who controlled late Premadasa’s destiny by using Babu, he brought from Jaffna. Babu, a trained suicide bomber willingly agreed to kill President Premadasa, to take the money he collected from various dubious deals for the LTTE.. |
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Saturday, 31 July 2010 00:48 |
 VietNamNet Bridge - A Buddhist Ceremony was held at the Thang Long Royal Citadel on July 28 to launch an overseas Vietnamese and national cultural week….More
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Saturday, 31 July 2010 00:37 |
Dhar, MP, July 29 : Situated on a hill on the banks of Baghani river at Bagh village, about-2,200-year-old Buddhist-era caves are facing threat to their existence due to seepage and erosion.....More
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Written by Fernando Da Silva
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 23:05 |
Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian….More
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 22:58 |
maid of a Chandigarh parish hanged herself at a church center over a disappointment in love but her family is now trying to portray it as homicide, according to the local parish priest…More
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 22:50 |
Ever since President Lula won the first of his two Presidential elections in 2002, Brazil has grown from strength to strength, while his social policies targeted the poor, bringing millions out of poverty and from welfare to workfare, contributing towards the economy. Today Brazil has proudly announced that it has surpassed the average world GDP per capita. Do we pay attention to the sunshine today or the clouds on tomorrow’s horizon?.....More
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