Waiting for a home

The picture shows a child of a displaced Sinhalese family in Jaffna making the Jaffna Railway Station her home till the house that was promised to her is provided. Several families who were displaced due to the war were promised houses to resettle in the Jaffna province. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana    

Security tightened

A police peacekeeper guards near children during U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos' visit to Al Salam IDPs camp at Al-Fasher in North Darfur November 7, 2010. REUTERS

White tiger

Khan, a 9-month-old male rare Bengali white tiger, growls inside a cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, November 7, 2010. Khan, transported to Krasnoyarsk one week ago, is the offspring of mother Zaika and father Zao at the zoo of the city of Novosibirsk in Siberia at the end of January 2010.  REUTERS

Under control

Army personnel are seen in front of the Welikada prison after a clash between the police and the prison inmates left 50 police officers injured this morning. The police were conducting a sudden drug raid when the inmates attacked the police and prison officers. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Healing an officer

The picture shows a police officer who was attacked by Welikada prison inmates during a drug raid being treated at the National Hospital. Around 48 police and prison officers were attacked by the inmates this morning. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Back to the pavilion

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews walks off after being given out during their one-day international cricket match in Brisbane November 7, 2010.  REUTERS

Stunts in bikes

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Elephant hug

In this handout photograph released by the Taronga Zoo, baby elephants Luk Chai and Pathi Harn  meet the newest and yet un-named baby elephant (C), in Sydney.  The Zoo’s elephant keepers have completed the introductions of the newborn who was born on November 2, to the calves and other adult females in the herd in the last 24 hours.  Taronga’s five adult elephants, including bull Gung, came from Thailand in 2006, with a

Taking flight

An air demonstration was planned at the Rathmalana Air Base by the Sri Lankan Air Force Museum today. The picture shows one of the oldest aircrafts in the Sri Lankan Air Force fleet being prepared to take flight. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

Recovering

Richard Tesore, head of the NGO Rescate Fauna Marina, holds a baby La Plata river dolphin in Piriapolis, 100 km (62 miles) east of Montevideo. The dolphin, which was found on the beach in the city four days ago, is recovering at the reserve from injuries believed to have been caused by a fishing net. REUTERS

Deepavali in Jaffna

The picture shows Army personnel in Jaffna taking part in Deepavali festival celebrations. The Deepavali festival was celebrated by Hindus island wide in a peaceful atmosphere. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

A friendly chat

The picture shows Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva having a friendly chat, while Minister Susil Premjayantha looks on in the middle during the opening of the new Dharmashala at the Nalandarama Temple this afternoon. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Victorious

Lasith Malinga celebrates the wicket of Australian tailender Clint McKay to win the second one-day cricket match in Sydney today. Sri Lanka wrapped up the best-of-three series with their second win over Australia. AFP PHOTO

Among the children

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A photo event

The 60th anniversary of the National Photographic Art Society of Sri Lanka was celebrated at the Sri Lanka Exhibition & Convention Center with a photographic, bridal & fashion fair today. The event will be held till November 7. Pic by Kithsiri De Mel

Making an offering

A Hindu priest is seen here making an offering to an idol at the Muneeswaran Kovil during Diwali prayers. Prayers and offerings are made to Hindu gods and goddesses on the occasion of Diwali, the annual festival of lights. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Celebrating Deepavali

Deepavali a festival celebrated by Hindus all over the worlds and popularly known as the festival of lights falls today. The picture shows Hindu devotees talking part in religious rituals in light of the Deepavali festival. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

A gentle touch

A Peruvian U.N. peacekeeper holds a baby as the mother is helped down from a truck as earthquake survivors are relocated to a more secure location before the arrival of Tropical Storm Tomas in Port au Prince November 4, 2010. Tomas was expected to hit Haiti on Thursday night as it bore down on the poor Caribbean country already reeling from a cholera epidemic and destruction from a January quake, battering the stark and largely deforested land

With one leg…

Two disabled children, lost their legs due to anti personnel mines, are seen at an event organized by the Seva Vanitha Unit of the Sri Lanka Air Force on Thursday in Ramanathanpuram in Kilinochchi. The Air force gifted the pre- school children with a newly constructed building, new school bags, uniforms and stationery items. Pics by Pradeep Pathirana

X Fighters in Town

Four Red Bull X Fighters Jams daredevil riders Jimmy Verburgh and Gilles Dejong (both of Belgium), Nick De Wit (South Africa) and Daniel Bodin (Sweden) are in town. The foursome will give an exhibition of freestyle motocross stunt display at the Galle Face Green from 5.00 p.m. onwards on November 6.

UNP leaders in Welikada…

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya and General Secretary Tissa Attanayake are seen here coming out of Welikada Jail today after visiting former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka. Pic by Nisal Baduge

A job well done

President Mahinda Rajapaksa who declared open the 12.9km tunnel of Upper Kotmale Hydropower project is seen at the site with engineers and ministers.

Federer in action

Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball to Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia at the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament in Basel November 3, 2010. REUTERS

Sri Lanka beat Australia

Sri Lanka beat Australia by one wicket in the first ODI against the hosts played in Melbourne today. Australia scored 239/ 8 and Muttiah Muralitharan the last batsman for SL hit a boundary to pass the mark. Mathews 77 not out, Malinga 56  Pic Reuters

Handbill Politics

The Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) launched a campaign near the Fort railway station today to educate the public of their grievances by distributing hand bills about their struggle. Pics by Kushan Pathiraja

Taken for a ride

Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa with UNICEF Representative Desiree Jongsma at an event held at Galle Face Green today during which the UNICEF handed over Rs.30 million worth of supplies and equipment to strengthen the mine risk education activities of the Economic Development Ministry’s Humanitarian De-mining Unit. Pic by Nisal Baduge

To the Melbourne Cup

Jockey Gerald Mossie raises his finger in celebration as he crosses the finish line on French horse Americain to claim victory in the 6.175 million Australian dollar (6.086 million US dollar) Melbourne Cup horse racing event on November 2, 2010.  Americain won the 150th edition of the 3200m race from Maluckyday in second and favourite So You Think finished third. AFP

Asimo

Honda Motor's humanoid robot Asimo, performs with dancer Papaya Suzuki during a promotional event marking the robots tenth anniversary at the company's headquarters in Tokyo. Asimo, which officially stands for “Advanced Step in Innovative MObility”, was the culmination of two decades of humanoid robotics research by Honda engineers, who began research on the project in the 1980s and unveiled Asimo in 2000. AFP PHOTO

In memory of the departed

All Souls' Day which commemorates the faithfully departed was celebrated by Christians the world over today. The picture shows participants of a mass organized at the Borella Cemetery to commemorate "All Souls' Day". Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

IBUF protest

The Inter University Bhikku Federation (IBUF) held a protest march today.  Seen here are student monks taking part in the protest at the Nugegoda fly over. The protest march which started from the Sri Jayewardenepura University made its way to the University Grants Commission in Colombo. Pix by Nisal Baduge