Nepal’s ex-king says it all in a few words

KATHMANDU – As he started his dynasty’s ritual worship of Dashain, Nepal’s biggest Hindu festival, the country’s deposed king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah is still smarting under a fierce sense of injustice, two years after parliament formally declared an end to his 240-year-old monarchy.

Royalists, who continue to demand the restoration of monarchy, gave …. Source article  : Nepal’s ex-king says it all in a few words.

Canada asks China to free Nobel Prize winner

TORONTO – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined US President Barack Obama in calling upon China to free pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo after he won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

“I would hope the fact that he is now a Nobel Peace Prize winner would cause our friends in the Chinese government to look seriously …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Canadian Tamils support former Sri Lankan army chief

TORONTO – Throwing their support behind their former tormentor and army chief Sarath Fonseka, who was sentenced to 30 months in jail last week, the Sri Lankan Tamil community in Canada Thursday condemned the Rajapaksa government for its treatment of the former military boss.

“We had problems with Fonseka as a military general, but we … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Canadian Tamils support former Sri Lankan army chief.

Nobel Peace Prize serves anti-China purpose: Chinese daily

BEIJING -The Nobel Peace Prize has been “degraded to a political tool that serves an anti-China purpose” and is an attempt “to impose Western values on China”, an editorial in a Chinese daily said after a leading political dissident was awarded the prestigious prize.

The Global Times, an English language newspaper that targets expats and …. Source  : Nobel Peace Prize serves anti-China purpose: Chinese daily.

Nobel laureate’s wife forced to leave Beijing

BEIJING – Chinese police have forced the wife of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo to leave Beijing and are believed to have taken her to the northeastern city of Jinzhou, where her husband is imprisoned, reports said Saturday.

“(The police) are sitting there waiting for me to get my things together,” US-based Radio Free … Original article on : Nobel laureate’s wife forced to leave Beijing.

LA judge rules message from Countrywide executive can be used in upcoming federal trial

LA judge says Countrywide exec message can be used

LOS ANGELES – A judge ruled Friday that federal regulators in an upcoming trial can use a message written by a former Countrywide Financial Corp. executive in which he called himself a “magnet” for prosecution.
The ruling was one of several issued by federal Judge John F. Walter … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : LA judge rules message from Countrywide executive can be used in upcoming federal trial.

Obama praises Nobel Peace winner

WASHINGTON – Jailed Chinese dissident and writer Liu Xiaobo, who was awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, sacrificed his freedom for his beliefs, US President Barack Obama said Friday.

“We call on the Chinese government to release Mr Liu as soon as possible,” he said.
Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, which brought him …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Obama praises Nobel Peace winner.

Satyam fraud case: CBI seeks more time from Supreme Court

NEW DELHI – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday sought six months more time from the Supreme Court to investigate the alleged role of former Satyam chairman B. Ramalinga Raju into the multi-crore financial scam case.

Janata Party President … Read more : Satyam fraud case: CBI seeks more time from Supreme Court.

Taiwan hails Nobel Peace Prize winner’s fight

TAIWAN – Taiwan Friday risked irking China by hailing jailed Chinese dissident and writer Liu Xiaobo for his efforts to fight for human rights that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize.

The President’s Office in Taipei issued a statement congratulating Liu for winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for promoting human rights in China. It [..] Read the original article: here.

Few isolated incidents in marriage not cruelty: Apex court

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Friday said married life should be assessed as a whole and few isolated incidents over a period of time would not amount to cruelty.

“Sustained unjustifiable and reprehensible conduct affecting physical and mental health of the other spouse may lead to mental cruelty,” said a bench of Justice P. … Read more : Few isolated incidents in marriage not cruelty: Apex court.