Newsline 27 January 2010: Sri Lanka's opposition candidate challenges President Rajapakse's second term win; humanitarian agencies voice concern over the “militarisation of aid” in Afghanistan; and the names of 102,000 Dutch victims are read out to mark World Holocaust Remembrance Day:
Sri Lanka second term win faces challenge:
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse has won an overall majority in elections, securing a second term in office. His main rival, former General Sarath Fonseka, says he will challenge the result in court.
Listen to Sri Lanka analyst Bart Klem
Military under fire over aid policy in Afghanistan:
Leading aid agencies working in the region say the "militarisation of aid" is putting ordinary Afghans on the frontline because insurgents will target any reconstruction work associated with armed forces.
Listen to Ashley Jackson of Oxfam International
Names of Dutch holocaust victims read out:
Special commemorations are taking place around the world today to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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