Special interest, but no special envoy -- Clinton
The United States needs to be more involved in South Asia to persuade India and Pakistan to talk but the two countries ``have to work out this business of Kashmir between themselves''.



Norway formally mandated in Lanka
After nearly two decades of armed conflict and a trail of broken negotiations, the unfamiliar syllables of a Norwegian name are poised to become the latest mantra for peace in Sri Lanka.



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