“Thank God every day when you get up that you have something to do that day which must be done whether you like it or not. Being forced to work and forced to do your best will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will.”
Smartly dressed young boys and giggly girls in green saris staff the counters. They fill out forms, check vehicles and bags and hand out passes to visitors driving into Sri Lanka's rebel-held Wanni region.
Iraq's Governing Council met on Saturday and prepared to unveil plans for a faster power transfer from U.S.-led authorities, as the killing of another American soldier underlined the postwar guerrilla challenge.
Britain’s security services have been put on their second highest state of alert after warnings of possible plans by Al-Qaeda supporters, the BBC reported today, but said there was no specific or imminent threat.
The Al-Qaeda terror network has decided to use chemical or biological weapons in future attacks, and international efforts to halt the group are failing, according to a confidential report by a UN panel of experts.
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said he believed there were ''international links''in two bomb attacks which ripped through two synagogues in Istanbul today killing at least 16 people.
