Newsline 4 November 2009: A Sri Lankan general avoids tricky US questions about alleged war crimes committed during an offensive against Tamils; Romania's still questioning its dark past 20 years after the fall of Communism, and a Dutch Olympics drinking institution faces being barred by Canadian authorities.
 

Sri Lankan government orders return of top army chief
After reports the US was planning to question the Sri Lankan General Sarath Fonseka over alleged war crimes committed during this year's offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels, he returned home immediately at the request of his bosses. We spoke to the Tamils Against Genocide group about why he should have been held to account by international authorities.

Romania struggles to deal with the past
It is 20 years since the fall of Communism in Romania, where hundreds of thousands of people were tortured and killed by the oppressive regime. Richard Walker reports from Transylvania where he finds people still questioning their country's dark past.

Will the Dutch Olympic drinking den be barred
The Holland House is a bar that's been set up by the Dutch government at every recent Olympic games, and which offers visitors a chance to wind down with sports stars and politicians. But Canadian authorities in charge of the Vancouver Winter Olympics say they're planning to bar this popular institution. Journalist Milo Cernetig explains why the bureaucrats are blocking it.