Day June 17, 2006

Nepal’s Maoist rebels embrace government

In a historic move, Nepal’s government yesterday agreed to dissolve parliament and form a temporary coalition with Maoist rebels who have been waging an insurgency in the Himalayan kingdom for the past decade. The Maoists will also dissolve a rival…

Heavy clashes erupt in Sri Lanka

Heavy fighting has broken out between government forces and suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka. That’s an odd phrase, “suspected Tamil Tiger rebels” I mean, who else would the government be attacking? On Friday the air force pounded rebel…