Indian peacekeepers moved to Red Cross, but really so?
The 21 Indian soldiers in the custody of the RUF rebels were shifted to the warehouse of the ICRC in Pendembu. But that is little reason to cheer as the building belongs to the RUF and the ICRC had packed up operations in Pendembu, three years ago.



Grenade blast greets Norwegian peace enovy's visit to Colombo
A grenade blast rocked the office of the Norwegian-funded NGO in Colombo, hours after the arrival of Norway's special envoy to Sri Lanka Eric Solhiem to hold fresh round of peace talks with President Chandrika Kumaratunga and other leaders.



Swiss report five-fold rise in frozen dubious wealth
Switzerland on Tuesday reported a five-fold increase in funds frozen for suspected money laundering and said the rise demonstrated its determination to get tough on criminals.



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