Participants acting as casualties lie on the ground near a subway station entrance awaiting medical treatment during an emergency medical treatment exercise in a mock North Korean Scud missile attack scenario at Seoul City Hall Plaza August 19, 2011. The civil defence drill was conducted as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) military exercise, an annual joint exercise of South Korea and U.S. forces which runs from August 16-26. REUTERS
People eat as they participate in the White Dinner in Quebec City August 18, 2011. Guests are required to be dressed in white and bring their own food, drink and cutlery. According to the organisers, the event, which was held for the first time in Quebec City, attracted close to 700 people. REUTERS
Pet bird Xiao Nuo pecks at the flash while perched on the lens of a camera during an interview by local media with its owner in Kunming, Yunnan province, August 18, 2011. The bird is attracted to cameras and will approach and investigate any cameras it sees, according to the owner. REUTERS
An event organised under the theme "Battles won and wars that must still be fought - A symposium on post war Sri Lanka" was held at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies today. Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa along with many dignitaries participated in the event. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi
A protest was held today at the Sri Jayawardenapura campus urging the immediate removal of the Vice Chancellor of the University. The Inter-University Student Federation organised the protest citing the autocratic and dictatorial rule of the Vice Chancellor. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
The KDU Symposium 2011, ‘Challenges of Post Conflict Sri Lanka,’ was organised by the Sir John Kotalawela Defence University. G. L. Peiris, Minster of External Affairs and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary graced the event as Chief Guests this morning. The symposium will be held today and tomorrow. (Pix by Pradeep Pathirana)
Students take part in an “antigravity” yoga class at the Om Factory in New York August 16, 2011. “Antigravity” yoga makes use of hammocks to help practitioners gain greater flexibility, allowing for a wider range of yoga poses, according to the workshop's website. REUTERS
The UNP in a press conference today presented the complaints and details it had received from people regarding the recent low-quality petrol that was distributed, to the Colombo Bribery and Corruption Commission. Seen here are UNP officials at the commission office. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
The Embassy of Indonesia in Colombo today celebrated the eve of the 66th Indonesian Independence Day at the Indonesian Embassy in Colombo. Djafar Husein the Indonesian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and members of the Indonesian community in Sri Lanka also participated in the flag hoisting ceremony. Pix by Kithsri De Mel
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A family of three was killed when they met with an accident on their way to Anradhapura. They met with their fate in Yakkala on the Colombo Kandy main road. The car collided head on with an oncoming bus. The driver of the bus was taken into custody by Gampaha police pending further inquiries.
The Sri Lankan civil war, which began in 1983, saw the Tamil Tigers fighting government forces to create an independent Tamil state named Tamil Eelam in the north and the east of the island. After a 26-year-long military campaign, the Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009. ... (Pictures courtesy Aljazeera)
The National Freedom Front (NFF) organised an event, “Beloved Comrade Fidel: Happy Birthday to you” to celebrate the 85th Birthday of Comrade Fidel Castro at the Film Corporation Auditorium yesterday under the patronage of Minister Wimal Weerawansa and Cuban Ambassador in Sri Lanka Nirsia Castro Guevara. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
Cracks underwater, measuring at least 80 meter (262 feet) long and 1 meter (3.28 feet) deep, which are believed to have been created by the March 11 earthquake is pictured near the earthquake center in the east of Japan's Sanriku shorline on August 4, 2011 in this handout released by Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) August 15, 2011. The research conducted by “Shinkai 6500”, a manned submersible, was h
The High Commission of India today celebrated the eve of the 65th Indian Independence Day at India House in Colombo. Ashok K. Kantha, the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka is seen here hoisting the Indian National Flag at the ceremony. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
The No Nitro Hammond lakester makes a run during the second day of the 63rd annual Bonneville SpeedWeek race on the Bonneville Salt Flats outside Wendover, Utah, August 14, 2011. Hundreds of drag race cars will attempt to set land speed records during the course of the week. REUTERS
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hugs his mother Shin Hyun-soon as his wife Yoo Soon-taek looks on during their visit to Ban's hometown in Eumseong, southeast of Seoul, August 14, 2011. Ban is visiting his homeland South Korea for a six-day trip after he was re-elected as the U.N. chief. REUTERS
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