The UAE is not a signatory of the 1951 Refugee Convention and not legally obliged to allow refugees to stay, but has said it will provide shelter while the UNHCR finds homes for the 19 in another country. Read Article UAE pledges safe haven for 19 Sri Lankan refugees
Politicians in Tamil Nadu state, which has seen daily protests against Colombo, have passed a resolution asking New Delhi to stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly country until it probes the 'genocide' of ethnic Tamils. Read Article India's Tamil Nadu urges Sri Lanka economic embargo
A key ethnic Tamil party has withdrawn from India's coalition goverment, accusing it of watering down a UN resolution criticising Sri Lanka's wartime conduct against its minority Tamil population. Read Article Sri Lanka vote threatens India's government
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Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night, while Justin Bieber responded to boos from the crowd. See our picture gallery here. Taylor Swift sweeps 2013 Billboard Awards
It is the manual for many US psychiatrists and the latest edition is out this week. Yet the DSM-5 is already under attack for listing as mental disorders what others regard as just personality traits.
Mental illness or just personality traits?
