Lebanon refugee camp cornered An artillery bombardment sent clouds of white smoke rising from the Nahr el-Bared camp, where Fatah al-Islam militants have been under siege by the Lebanese army for 13 days.
Bhutan trapped in weeding drive Marijuana plants grow in abundance almost everywhere in this Himalayan kingdom, providing a ready fodder for smugglers.
Captors treating me well: BBC journo The BBC reporter, who was kidnapped at gunpoint in Gaza City on March 12, appears in a red top, filmed from the waist up and talking to camera in the video posted on the Al-Ekhlaas website, which is frequently used by Islamic militants.
A skull worth 50 million The skull, cast from a 35-year-old 18th century European male, is coated with 8,601 diamonds, including a large pink diamond worth more than four million pounds in the centre of its forehead.
Police asks loitering Tamils to leave Colombo The presence of a large number of Tamils from the troubled regions in Colombo was a threat to national security and the safety of others, Police Inspector General Victor Perera says.
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