Krishna meets Lankan FM; discuss resettlement of IDPs
S M Krishna met his Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagama and is understood to have enquired about the progress in the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern parts of the country.

Nearly 1.45 lakh displaced Tamils resettled in Lanka
Nearly 1.45 lakh out of the 2.88 lakh Tamils displaced during the ethnic conflict in northern and eastern Sri Lanka have been resettled, the government has said.

Resettlement of IDPs in Lanka`s east completed: Army
Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday claimed that all displaced Tamils from the country`s eastern provinces have been resettled back in their homes.

Lanka starts resettling some 42,000 displaced Tamils
Nearly 42,000 ethnic Tamils displaced by the war against LTTE were sent to their homes in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka on Thursday as the government hailed India for its assistance in the resettlement process.

IMF to lend $3.2 bn to Pakistan
The IMF has approved an additional USD 3.2 billion loan to Pakistan to fund priority spending and help Islamabad provide assistance to nearly three million people displaced by military operations.