Fidel Castro: The Last Titan
CASTRO himself is now largely absent from the
scene. Forty years ago, he was everywhere: on television every
night, in the newspapers every day, and, if you were lucky, he might
turn up at your hotel. Cuba never indulged in a soviet style cult of
the personality, but almost nothing happened without his say-so, and
his enthusiasms became those of the country.
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World shaken by Israel's 'massacre of innocents'
As most of the world views with great outrage
the Israeli-triggered 'massacre of the innocents' in the South
Lebanese village of Qana, a question that asserts itself is whether
Israel has irrevocably shattered all hope of making speedy progress
towards resolving the Middle East conflict.
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Sigiriya: the most spectacular site in South Asia
SIGIRIYA sited in the central province is 92
miles from Colombo and 10 miles from Dambulla. Dr. Bandaranayaka
describes the complexity of Sigiriya as "a unique concentration of
5th century, urban planning architecture, gardening, engineering,
hydraulic technology and art, centered on a massive rock.
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Sri Lanka Through RUAH's eyes
A Sunday stroll in the Colombo City
The day started with an early-morning text
message from my nangie, "Ruah akka, kohomada? Apita oya matakai." I
rolled over in bed and text my little host sister back that I was
doing fine and I was thinking of her and the family, too.
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