Colombo

Tuesday 9th February

France approves sale of high-tech warship to Russia

Dries Belet, 9 February 2010
International concern about sale of French amphibious warship to Russia. US aims for new sanctions on Iran “within weeks”. 197 people indicted for murder over Philippine massacre. Sir Lankan opposition leader treated “like an animal”. All this and much more in today’s security briefing.
Wednesday 27th January

Sri Lankan president re-elected

Rukeyya Khan, 27 January 2010
Mahinda Rajapakse claims Sri Lanka election victory. North and South Korea trade fire. Taliban moderates taken off UN blacklist. Russia says US arms treaty to be ready in weeks. British court overturns freezing of terrorism assets. US blames Nigeria for extremism. All this and more in today’s security briefing.
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