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Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse addresses a public ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:08 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse addresses a public rally in the historic Buddhist temple town of Anuradhapura in 2009. Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial ex-army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial ex-army chief ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:08 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial ex-army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls.(AFP/Graphic)

Sri Lankan Defence Ministry spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella speaks ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:08 GMT

(AFP) - Sri Lankan Defence Ministry spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella speaks to reporters during a press conference in Colombo. Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial ex-army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate and former army ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:08 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka addresses reporters in Colombo on February 8. Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)

A Sri Lankan man reads a newspaper story about the arrest of ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:08 GMT

(AFP) - A Sri Lankan man reads a newspaper story about the arrest of Sri Lankan former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka in Colombo. Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

Afghan cricketers in Kabul in 2006. Afghanistan's seemingly ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:33:17 GMT

(AFP/File) - Afghan cricketers in Kabul in 2006. Afghanistan's seemingly inexorable rise in the cricket world took another step in the right direction here on Tuesday as they defeated favourites and joint-defending champions Ireland in their opening world Twenty20 qualifiers.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

A US marine dog handler with 1/3 Marines Alpha company waits ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT

(AFP/File) - A US marine dog handler with 1/3 Marines Alpha company waits with his dog at a company operation base (COB) in Toor Ghar in the Helmand province on February 8. US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)

VIDEO: US military officials in Afghanistan say lack of training ...

(AFPTV) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT

(AFPTV) - VIDEO: US military officials in Afghanistan say lack of training and equipment, as well as widespread drug use and tribal conflicts, are hampering efforts to transfer responsibility for security to local forces. Duration: 01:53(AFPTV)

US Marines with 1/3 Marines Alpha company check their equipment ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Marines with 1/3 Marines Alpha company check their equipment at a company operation base (COB) during a sandstorm in Toor Ghar in the Helmand province on February 8. US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)

US Marines with 1/3 Marines Alpha company check their equipment ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT

(AFP) - US Marines with 1/3 Marines Alpha company check their equipment at a company operation base (COB) in Toor Ghar in Helmand province on February 8. US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(AFP/Patrick Baz)

Afghani security officials stand near a destroyed vehicle at ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT

(AFP/File) - Afghani security officials stand near a destroyed vehicle at the site of an explosion in Kandahar on February 7. US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(AFP/File)

Graphic on Afghanistan's Helmand province, ahead of a major ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Graphic on Afghanistan's Helmand province, ahead of a major assault against Taliban militants. US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(AFP/Graphic)

This handout photo provided by the US Navy in 2009 shows Somali ...

(AFP/US Navy/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:29:40 GMT

(AFP/US Navy/File) - This handout photo provided by the US Navy in 2009 shows Somali pirates off Somalia's coast. Somali pirates said Tuesday they have released a Panamanian-flagged ship and its mostly Indian crew of 26 after receiving a ransom of 3.1 million dollars.(AFP/US Navy/File)

An Indian protester dressed as a brinjal (aubergine) waits for ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:18:04 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Indian protester dressed as a brinjal (aubergine) waits for the arrival of Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh in Ahmedabad in January 2010. India refused to grant permission Wednesday for the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and "inadequate" science.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)

Activists and farmers stage a protest against the commercialisation ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:18:04 GMT

(AFP/File) - Activists and farmers stage a protest against the commercialisation of genetically modified BT Brinjal (eggplant) in Bangalore on February 6. India refused to grant permission Wednesday for the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and "inadequate" science.(AFP/File/Dibyangshu Sarkar)

US Marines carry their equipment during a sandstorm in Helmand ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:59:39 GMT

(AFP) - US Marines carry their equipment during a sandstorm in Helmand province. US Marines have stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(AFP/Patrick Baz)

A US Marine dog handler waits with his dog at a company operation ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:59:39 GMT

(AFP) - A US Marine dog handler waits with his dog at a company operation base (COB) in Toor Ghar in the Helmand province on February 8. US Marines have stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(AFP/Patrick Baz)

Afghan men walk through a snow-covered road in Kabul on February ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:30:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - Afghan men walk through a snow-covered road in Kabul on February 8. An avalanche triggered by heavy snow has killed up to 30 people and left another 70 injured in the treacherous mountains of northern Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse has sacked the national ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:28:42 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse has sacked the national parliament and cleared the way for a national election two months ahead of schedule.(AFP/File/STR)

Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:43 GMT

(AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

A policeman guards the office of opposition presidential candidate ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:43 GMT

(AFP) - A policeman guards the office of opposition presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka shortly after he was arrested by the military police in Colombo.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

Sri Lankan soldiers lower their national flag during Independence ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:43 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sri Lankan soldiers lower their national flag during Independence Day on February 4. Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)

A Sri Lankan reads a newspaper report on the arrest of Sri Lankan ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:43 GMT

(AFP) - A Sri Lankan reads a newspaper report on the arrest of Sri Lankan former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka in Colombo. Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

Shah Rukh Khan at a press meeting for 'My Name is Khan' ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:24:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - Shah Rukh Khan at a press meeting for 'My Name is Khan' in Mumbai in August 2009. Security will be increased at cinemas for the Indian release of the latest Shah Rukh Khan film after a row between the actor-producer and a hardline Hindu nationalist party, police said Tuesday.(AFP/File)

Indian Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party activists hit an effigy ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:24:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - Indian Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party activists hit an effigy of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan with their shoes at a protest in New Delhi on Feburary 7. Security will be increased at cinemas for the Indian release of the latest Khan film after a row between the actor-producer and a hardline Hindu nationalist party, police said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)

Indian Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party activists burn posters ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:24:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - Indian Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party activists burn posters of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan at a protest in New Delhi on Feburary 7. Security will be increased at cinemas for the Indian release of the latest Khan film after a row between the actor-producer and a hardline Hindu nationalist party, police said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)

US soldiers stand guard in Kabul in January 2010. A US and another ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:19:24 GMT

(AFP/File) - US soldiers stand guard in Kabul in January 2010. A US and another NATO soldier were killed in attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the alliance said.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

Sarath Fonseka addresses reporters in Colombo on February 8. ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:06:08 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sarath Fonseka addresses reporters in Colombo on February 8. Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government, the defence ministry said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)

Newspapers in Colombo on February 9 displaying headlines about ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:06:08 GMT

(AFP) - Newspapers in Colombo on February 9 displaying headlines about the arrest of Sarath Fonseka. Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government, the defence ministry said Tuesday.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

Sarath Fonseka's wife Anoma gave a tearful press briefing ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:06:08 GMT

(AFP) - Sarath Fonseka's wife Anoma gave a tearful press briefing Tuesday, saying her husband had been treated "like an animal".(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

South African spinner Paul Harris celebrates the dismissal of ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:56:05 GMT

(AFP) - South African spinner Paul Harris celebrates the dismissal of Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar in Nagpur on February 9. South Africa thumped India by an innings and six runs despite a fighting century by Sachin Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first Test on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.(AFP/Pal Pillai)

South African AB De Villiers (left) and team-mate Dale Steyn ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:56:05 GMT

(AFP) - South African AB De Villiers (left) and team-mate Dale Steyn celebrate the wicket of Indian batsman Wriddhiman Saha in Nagpur on February 9. South Africa thumped India by an innings and six runs despite a fighting century by Sachin Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first Test on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.(AFP/Pal Pillai)

Sachin Tendulkar after scoring a century in Nagpur on February ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:56:05 GMT

(AFP) - Sachin Tendulkar after scoring a century in Nagpur on February 9. South Africa thumped India by an innings and six runs despite a fighting century by Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first Test on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.(AFP/Pal Pillai)

South African spinner Paul Harris bowls in Nagpur on February ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:08:23 GMT

(AFP) - South African spinner Paul Harris bowls in Nagpur on February 9. South Africa thumped India by innings and six runs despite a fighting century by Sachin Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first Test on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.(AFP/Pal Pillai)

South African paceman Dale Steyn (2nd from right) with team-mates ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:08:23 GMT

(AFP) - South African paceman Dale Steyn (2nd from right) with team-mates after the dismissal of Indian batsman Amit Mishra (right) in Nagpur on February 9. South Africa thumped India by innings and six runs despite a fighting century by Sachin Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first Test on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.(AFP/Pal Pillai)

An Indian soldier travels on a truck towards the site of an ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:25:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Indian soldier travels on a truck towards the site of an avalanche in Kashmir on February 8. An Indian soldier was killed and 13 others were rescued after a second avalanche in two days struck an army post in Kashmir along the de facto border with Pakistan, the military said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Tauseef Mustafa)

Vehicles wait in a traffic jam in New Delhi. Indian car sales ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:15:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - Vehicles wait in a traffic jam in New Delhi. Indian car sales raced to a record monthly high of 145,905 units in January as demand was boosted by cheap loans and a recovering economy, an industry group said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Prakash Singh)

Dutch soldiers check for unexploded IEDs (improvised explosive ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:46:38 GMT

(AFP/File) - Dutch soldiers check for unexploded IEDs (improvised explosive devices) during a patrol in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province in January 2010. The Taliban claimed Tuesday to have developed a new bomb nicknamed Omar after their fugitive leader and which they say is impossible Western mine sweepers to detect.(AFP/File/Deshakalyan Chowdhury)

Pakistani internally-displaced tribesmen outside a distribution ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:29:39 GMT

(AFP/File) - Pakistani internally-displaced tribesmen outside a distribution point in Dera Ismail Khan in October 2009. The United Nations led an appeal Tuesday for millions of dollars to feed and assist more than one million people displaced by conflict in Pakistan's northwest and in border areas with Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Farooq Naeem)

UN humanitarian coordinator for Pakistan Martin Mogwanja launches ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:29:39 GMT

(AFP) - UN humanitarian coordinator for Pakistan Martin Mogwanja launches the Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan 2010 in Islamabad on February 9. The United Nations led an appeal Tuesday for millions of dollars to feed and assist more than one million people displaced by conflict in Pakistan's northwest and in border areas with Afghanistan.(AFP/Farooq Naeem)

Sachin Tendulkar after scoring a century in Nagpur on February ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:57 GMT

(AFP) - Sachin Tendulkar after scoring a century in Nagpur on February 9. Tendulkar hit his third century in a row but could not stop South Africa from moving closer to victory on the fourth day of the first Test against India on Tuesday.(AFP/Pal Pillai)

South African spinner Paul Harris after taking the wicket of ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:57 GMT

(AFP) - South African spinner Paul Harris after taking the wicket of Indian batsman Murali Vijay in Nagpur on February 9. Sachin Tendulkar hit his third century in a row but could not stop South Africa from moving closer to victory on the fourth day of the first Test against India on Tuesday.(AFP/Pal Pillai)

Anoma Fonseka weeps at a press conference in Colombo on February ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:10:30 GMT

(AFP) - Anoma Fonseka weeps at a press conference in Colombo on February 9. Anoma, the wife of Sri Lankan ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, accused the government on Tuesday of abducting her husband and treating him "like an animal" following his dramatic arrest.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

US Marines check their equipment in Toor Ghar in Helmand province ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:19 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Marines check their equipment in Toor Ghar in Helmand province on February 8. US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)

US Marines in Toor Ghar in Helmand province on February 8. US ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:19 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Marines in Toor Ghar in Helmand province on February 8. US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)

US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault ...

(afp.com) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:19 GMT

(afp.com) - US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(afp.com)

The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential vote, ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:51:56 GMT

(AFP) - The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential vote, former army chief Sarath Fonseka, was arrested hours after vowing to give evidence before any war crimes tribunal.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

Sri Lankan soldiers lower their national flag in the evening ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:51:56 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sri Lankan soldiers lower their national flag in the evening of the nation's 62th Independence Day in Colombo on February 4. Amnesty International accused Colombo of stepping up a "crackdown on political opposition" and urged President Mahinda Rajapakse to make progress on human rights.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)

A Sri Lankan man reads a newspaper report on the arrest of Sri ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:51:56 GMT

(AFP) - A Sri Lankan man reads a newspaper report on the arrest of Sri Lankan former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka (poster) in Colombo on February 9, 2010. Fonseka will face a court martial for "military offences", an official said Tuesday.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential ...

(afp.com) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:47:43 GMT

(afp.com) - Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled, officials said Tuesday, a day after he was hauled away from his office by armed troops.(afp.com)