COLOMBO - SRI Lanka issued a stark warning to civilians trapped in fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels on Monday, a day after shells hit a crowded hospital in the northeast combat zone, killing at least nine people.
BEIJING - CHINA blocked 9.62 tonnes of bacteria-tainted milk powder and formula from Taiwan and Australia from entering the domestic market, the country's quality supervision watchdog and state media said on Monday.
VIENNA - INDIA signed an inspections agreement with the UN atomic watchdog on Monday as part of a deal lifting a 34-year-old embargo on nuclear trade with New Delhi, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
NEW DELHI - TIBET'S exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was taken to a hospital in New Delhi on Monday after complaining of 'a mild discomfort' in both his arms, his aides said.
