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LTTE agrees to free child soldiers in its ranks
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels on January 30 agreed to release conscripted child soldiers and sought Human Rights education for its own members, foreign truce monitors announced.
Lanka mulls evacuation plans in case of Iraq war
Colombo: Sri Lanka on January 30 said it has drawn up a contingency plan to evacuate about 170,000 of its nationals employed in Kuwait in case a war breaks out in Iraq.
Pak allows Nawaz's brother to visit US for treatment
Islamabad: Deposed Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif's brother and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahbaz Sharif has been permitted to visit the US for medical treatment from his exile in Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom has lifted travel restrictions on him at the instance of Islamabad.
UNICEF chief in Lanka for talks on child soldiers
Colombo: The executive director of UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) Carol Bellamy on January 30 met around 1,000 children affected by the island's decades-old ethnic conflict ahead of her talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the issue of child soldiers, UN officials said.
Thais evacuated from Cambodia after ethnic riots
Bangkok: Military jets from Thailand on January 30 evacuated hundreds of countrymen from Cambodia, a day after the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh was torched during violent anti-Thai protests in the neighbouring country.
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