for the majority of sri lankans, life was and continues to be hard.aveled to a little village north and inland, untouched by the tsunami. >> what's life like here? >> i work everyday, and i'm sad. my life is pretty sad. >> this lady works at a factory that makes rope out of coconut husk. >> i wake up at 4:00 o'clock in the morning. 7:00o'clock i'm at work. 12:00o'clock i come back home. then i go back to work at 1:00 o'clock and come back at 5:00. >> do you make enough money to support yourself and your children? >> sometimes we go without enough food. sometimes we are okay. >> violet provides for her two teenage boys and her pregnant date. at 55, her wants are practical and simple. >> i wish for a house, a nice house, and thrive in a nice house. >> do you think your dream will ever come true? >> i have a hard time believing that it will come true, but i still go on dreaming. >> what she doesn't know is she is slated to get a house with the help of a bay area sponsor who adopted violet's family through world vision. >> seeing that it kind of confirms

the sri lankan president, under pressure to address human rights abuses, has ordered an investigation into mass disappearances. many want to return to their own homeland, which they left during the three decade war, and resume a peaceful life without any military ruling. quick solomon was a fisherman until 1990, before he was displaced. according to the human rights commission, around 700 people disappeared between 2006 and 2009. onto bali would now. --bollywood. this duo has taken up the promotion of their film, said to be released on the 15th of november. >> bollywood actors are launching the first look of their upcoming romantic from a -- drama. the lead actors talk about the construct in the characterization. they said the plot of the story was very different and refreshing from other romantic dramas. >> i remember when i was being given the character description, you write a few words about the character. it was raw, rugged, energetic, intense. he is basically a young guy must lad -- a young, strapping lad. it is my take on romeo. >> it is a take on romeo and juliet. >> i think s

. >> a sri lankan journalist was forced to flee the country after her home was invaded and she got death threats. she is the third editor in the sunday leader newspaper to be targeted. five men held the editor at knife point, threatened her family and cysted through documents. like her predecessors, she recently set up a trade union for journalists. in 2009 the paper's founder was gunned down in broad daylight. prior to his death, he published an article in which he predicted that he would be killed, blaming the government. he was followed into a job by an editor that was forced to flee after being threatened by a government minister, a transcript which she published. on this latest development, it was said: >> interesting media developments coming out of china that may seem contradictory. on 22 september the disgraced politician bo xilai was sentenced to life for embezzlement abusive power. the court posted updates and edited transcripts on a twitter-like blog. it was inpress dented. reports have emerged a 16-year-old blogger was arrested for causing trouble after posting comments about

against it just as the sri lankan government had that right against the tamil tigers which should exercise but it makes a sizing that right it must not itself to the atrocities it must not commit crimes against humanity it must not commit war crimes enormous the other side but remember we didn't have two sides in this at the beginning we simply had a one sided violence we had the regime gunning down essentially peace and justice are not the diameter of a. point and there is a lot of documented evidence those crowds of protesters included aren't people people who are doing the kidnappings the people who are doing the provocations people who are doing assassinations and to pretend that that didn't happen i think was one of the main reasons why the responsibility for that attack never materialized and the case that's the area we all acknowledge those of us who've been following this that there was very very soon enough to the initial explosion of violence that it did morph into something resembling much more of the civil war which is now a full scale civil war and i think we do all acknowledg