Indo-Pak cricket brings cross-border fans

Published 06 January 2013 18:03

The India-Pakistan border incident on Sunday underlines why sporting contests between those two nations are not just about sport. The Kashmir skimishes come as Pakistan's cricket team is completing its first series in India since cricketing ties were suspended following the Mumbai attacks in 2008. Al Jazeera's Divya Gopalan has more on the thousands of Pakistani fans who made the trip to India.

S Korea project keeps tabs on waste

Published 06 January 2013 06:01

South Korea is one of the worst offenders when it comes to throwing away food. But a new government-sponsored scheme is hoping to change that. Not every district in South Korea will be able to afford the new technology. But, the new law is designed to make residents think a lot harder about what exactly they are throwing away. Al Jazeera's Florence Looi reports from the capital, Seoul.

Sri Lanka's flooded farms inundated with debt

Published 06 January 2013 11:56

Farmers in Sri Lanka are facing mounting debts after severe weather destroyed their crops. Months of drought were followed by severe flooding which deluged their land, and the changing weather patterns have caused havoc with the crop cycles. Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports from Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.