http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204789,one-militant-killed-in-attack-in-indian-kashmir.html Srinagar, Kashmir - A suspected Muslim militant was killed during an attack by rebels on security forces in India-administered Kashmir on Monday, a day after seven people were killed in a fierce gunbattle in the region, officials said. Army spokesman... India,World Mon, 12 May 2008 11:14:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204789,one-militant-killed-in-attack-in-indian-kashmir.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204766,nobel-laureates-urge-indian-authorities-to-free-rights-activist.html New Delhi - Twenty-two Nobel laureates have appealed to the Indian government to release human rights activist Binayak Sen, jailed for a year in the central state of Chhattisgarh, news reports said Monday. The appeal, made in a letter to Prime Minist... India,World Mon, 12 May 2008 10:05:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204766,nobel-laureates-urge-indian-authorities-to-free-rights-activist.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204731,rebels-kill-nine-railway-workers-in-indias-assam-state.html New Delhi - At least nine railway workers were shot dead by tribal separatist rebels in two weekend attacks in India's north-eastern state of Assam, police said Monday. Heavily armed militants from the banned Dima Halam Daoga (DHD) attacked a railway... India,World Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204731,rebels-kill-nine-railway-workers-in-indias-assam-state.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204650,seven-killed-in-militant-strike-in-indian-kashmir--summary.html Srinagar, India - Two militants were killed by security forces in India's northern Jammu and Kashmir state on Sunday after a 10-hour gunbattle that left five others, including a soldier, dead, police sources said. A group of militants entered the hou... India,World Sun, 11 May 2008 13:59:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204650,seven-killed-in-militant-strike-in-indian-kashmir--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204633,ruling-party-wins-provincial-elections-in-sri-lankas-east--summary.html Colombo - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's party won provincial elections Saturday in the east where the military had ousted Tamil rebels in military operations earlier this year, election officials said Sunday. The ruling United People's Fre... India,World Sun, 11 May 2008 11:12:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204633,ruling-party-wins-provincial-elections-in-sri-lankas-east--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204624,four-killed-in-militant-attack-in-indias-jammu-and-kashmir.html Srinagar, India - Four people including a photojournalist were killed in an attack by suspected militants in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police sources said. A group of militants entered the house of Hoshiar Singh in Kal... India,World Sun, 11 May 2008 08:32:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204624,four-killed-in-militant-attack-in-indias-jammu-and-kashmir.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204623,four-killed-in-militant-attack-in-indias-jammu-and-kashmir.html Srinagar, India - Four people including a photojournalist were killed in an attack by suspected militants in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police sources said. A group of militants entered the house of Hoshiar Singh in Kal... India,World Sun, 11 May 2008 08:32:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204623,four-killed-in-militant-attack-in-indias-jammu-and-kashmir.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204616,ruling-party-wins-provincial-polls-in-east-sri-lanka--update.html Colombo - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's party won Saturday's provincial election in the eastern province, where the military previously ousted Tamil rebels in a series of operations, election officials said Sunday. The ruling United People... India,World Sun, 11 May 2008 07:16:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204616,ruling-party-wins-provincial-polls-in-east-sri-lanka--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204615,ruling-party-wins-provincial-elections-in-sri-lanka--update.html Colombo - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa's  party won Saturday's provincial election in the eastern province, where the military ousted Tamil rebels in a series of a military operations earlier, election officials said Sunday. The ruling Unite... India,World Sun, 11 May 2008 07:10:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204615,ruling-party-wins-provincial-elections-in-sri-lanka--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204501,voting-begins-in-sri-lankas-provincial-poll-in-east.html Colombo - Voting in a crucial provincial election in eastern Sri Lanka opened Saturday amid high security and under the watch of more than 4,000 observers, officials said. The election is being held in three districts - Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Am... India,World Sat, 10 May 2008 02:14:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204501,voting-begins-in-sri-lankas-provincial-poll-in-east.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204499,navy-merchant-vessel-sunk-in-explosion-at-sri-lanka-harbour.html Colombo - A Navy merchant vessel was sunk by an underwater explosion in the early hours of Saturday, while moored in a harbour under high security, the Defence Ministry said. The explosion took place at the Trincomalee harbour, 240 kilometres north e... India,World Sat, 10 May 2008 01:06:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204499,navy-merchant-vessel-sunk-in-explosion-at-sri-lanka-harbour.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204459,11-killed-in-bomb-explosion-in-eastern-sri-lanka--summary.html Colombo - At least 11 civilians were killed in a bomb blast Friday that rocked a town in eastern Sri Lanka ahead of Saturday's crucial provincial election, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said. The bomb went off inside a hotel in Ampar... India,World Fri, 09 May 2008 17:16:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204459,11-killed-in-bomb-explosion-in-eastern-sri-lanka--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204368,india-protests-to-pakistan-over-border-firing.html New Delhi - India on Friday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan after its border guards came under heavy fire from suspected Muslim militants attempting to cross into India-administered Kashmir, news reports said. The firing took place in the Sam... India,World Fri, 09 May 2008 11:17:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204368,india-protests-to-pakistan-over-border-firing.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204306,troops-capture-strategic-town-in-north-western-sri-lanka.html Colombo - Government troops recaptured a strategic town from Tamil rebels after killing at least 15 rebels and losing two soldiers in military operations in the area, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said Friday. Adampan town, 312 north... India,World Fri, 09 May 2008 07:17:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204306,troops-capture-strategic-town-in-north-western-sri-lanka.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204302,death-toll-mounts-to-36-in-kashmir-bus-accident.html Srinagar, Kashmir - The death toll in an accident in which a bus fell into a river in India-administered Kashmir climbed to 36 with the recovery of four more bodies in search operations overnight, police said Friday. The bus skidded off a mountain ro... India,World Fri, 09 May 2008 07:03:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204302,death-toll-mounts-to-36-in-kashmir-bus-accident.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204155,at-least-32-killed-as-bus-plunges-into-river-in.html Srinagar, Kashmir - At least 32 people were killed as the bus they were travelling in plunged into a river in India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. The bus skidded off a mountain road and fell 122 metres into a tributa... India,World Thu, 08 May 2008 13:47:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204155,at-least-32-killed-as-bus-plunges-into-river-in.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204108,30-killed-as-bus-falls-into-river-in-indias-kashmir.html Srinagar, Kashmir - At least 30 people were killed as the bus they were travelling in fell into a river in India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. The bus skidded off a mountain road and fell 122 metres into a tributary ... India,World Thu, 08 May 2008 11:28:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204108,30-killed-as-bus-falls-into-river-in-indias-kashmir.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204087,indian-court-drops-obscenity-charges-against-artist.html New Delhi - An Indian court on Thursday dismissed three cases against a well-known artist who was accused of painting obscene pictures of a Hindu goddess, news reports said. Maqbool Fida Husain, 92, was charged with offending Hindus by painting Bhara... India,World Thu, 08 May 2008 10:31:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204087,indian-court-drops-obscenity-charges-against-artist.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204086,40-feared-dead-as-bus-falls-into-river-in-indias.html Srinagar - At least 40 people were feared dead as the bus they were travelling in fell into a river in India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police and news reports said. The bus skidded off a mountain road and fell 400 feet (122 m... India,World Thu, 08 May 2008 10:31:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204086,40-feared-dead-as-bus-falls-into-river-in-indias.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203788,madagascar-struggling-to-end-dependency-on-rice-imports.html Antananarivo - The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, a longtime rice producer, is failing to meet its targets on boosting production and ending its dependency on Asian imports, reports said Wednesday. Rice is the staple crop on Madagascar, the world... India,World Wed, 07 May 2008 11:05:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203788,madagascar-struggling-to-end-dependency-on-rice-imports.html