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Pope’s trip to Sri Lanka and Philippines: 5 things to know

January 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nicole Winfield Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis embarks on his second Asian pilgrimage this

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, Associated Press, Bernardo Cervellera, ENVIRONMENT, Federico Lombardi, Giuseppe Vaz, Gregory Gaston, John Paul, New Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Philippines, Pontifical Filipino College, Pontifical Holy Cross University, Prasad Harshan, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ramzi Yousef, Rizal Park, Tamil Tiger, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

Sri Lanka military helps 35,000 civilians flee

April 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Bharatha Mallawarachi The Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A thick line comprising thousands of Sri Lankan civilians — with only a handful of backpacks for belongings among them — streamed out of the last sliver of land held by rebels on Monday, April 20. Video footage provided by the air force showed […]

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: APTN, COLOMBO, Keheliya Rambukwella, New York, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Robert Wood, Sri Lankan, State Department, Tamil Tigers, Television News, Udaya Nanayakkara, Velupillai Prabhakaran

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