On Anniversary, a Victory Parade and a Crackdown in Sri Lanka
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 18th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
On Anniversary, a Victory Parade and a Crackdown in Sri Lanka
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Police guards around Chinese buildings in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City effectively ended a week of protests over a Chinese oil rig in disputed waters.
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