html, body, ul, li {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}
img {
	border: 0;
}
a {
	font: Bold 11px tahoma, verdana, sans-serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	
}
a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
.more {
	text-align: right;
}
.left {
	float: left;
}
.clear {
	clear: both;
}

body {
	font: 13px tahoma, verdana, sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color:#333333;

}

h1, h2, form {
	font: Bold 11px tahoma, verdana, sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #333333;
}

h4{
	font: 12px tahoma, verdana, sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #5C5C5C;
}

h5{
	font: 13px tahoma, verdana, sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #5C5C5C;
}
h6{
	font: 10px tahoma, verdana, sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #5C5C5C;
}
h3{
	font: 11px verdana,tahoma,sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #5C5C5C;
}

lead{
	font: bold 13px tahoma, verdana, sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #5C5C5C;
}

body {
	background:  url("index_files/header_bg.jpg") repeat-x;
}
#wrapper {
	margin: auto;
	width: 978px;
	color: #E5E5E5;
}

#header {
	height: 150px;
	position: absolute;
}
#header h1 {
	margin-top: 44px;
}
#header h1 img {
	display: block;
}
#nav {
	margin-top: 7px;
}
#nav img {
	float: left;
}

#headline {
	padding-top: 10px;
}

#photo {
	float: left;
	width: 250px;
}
#photo div {
	border: 1px solid #D8D8D8;
	padding: 2px;
}
#photo img {
	display: block;
}

#more_news {
	float: right;
	width: 100%;
	background: #E6E7E7;
	border-top: 1px solid #CFD0D0;
	margin: 0px 0 0 0;
}

#search-news {
	float: left;
	width: 119px;
}
#search-news div {
	padding: 0 0 0 0;
	margin: 0;
}
#search-news #q {

	width: 119px;
	border: 1px solid #859D31;
}
#search-news .downcast {
	background: #E6E7E7;
	border-top: 1px solid #CFD0D0;
	padding: 3px 4px 4px 4px;
	margin: 2px 0 0 0;
}
#search-news h3 {
	background:  url("index_files/bullet_letter.gif") no-repeat;
	padding-left: 15px;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 1em 0 0.4em 0;
}
#search-news p {
	padding-left: 15px;
	padding-right: 2px;
	margin: 0.1em 0;
}
a {
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #5C5C5C;
}

#body {
	padding-top: 2em;
	text-align: justify;
}

#body-left {
	float: left;
	width: 408px;
}
#body-right {
	float: right;
	width: 330px;
}

#body-left ul.plussbullets {
	margin-top: 45px;
	margin-left: 120px;
	padding: 0;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#body-left ul.plussbullets li {
	background: top left url("index_files/bullet_plus.gif") no-repeat;
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
	padding: 0 0 0 25px;
}

#body h2, #body p {
	margin: 0.3em 0;
}

#body-right p {
	margin-right: 2em;
}

#body a.green {
	color: #9AAB68;
	font-weight: normal;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#gallery img {
	float: left;
}

#footer {
	color: #FFFFFF;
	background: #42453D url("index_files/footer_bg.gif") repeat-x;
	padding: 1px 0 5px 0;
	margin-top: 0px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#footer p {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

/* past days news */	
#past_news {
	width: 98%;
	background: #E6E7E7;
	border-top: 1px solid #CFD0D0;
	margin: 0px 0 0 0;
}
#past_days { background: url(index_files/past_days.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:73px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
.pastnews { float:left; margin: 2px 2px 0px 1px; border: 1px solid #D8D8D8; padding: 2px;}


/* horizontal tabbed menu */	
#tabs { font: 11px tahoma,verdana, sans-serif; color: #000; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;  height:30px; text-align: center; padding: 0px 0px 0px 80px;  }
#tabs li { display: inline; height: 25px; }
#tabs li a { float: left; background:   url("index_files/barbg.gif") no-repeat; color: #000000; padding: 6px 0px 0px 0px; height:25px; width: 100px; text-align: center;  font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }
#tabs li a:hover { color: #990000; height:25px; }	
#tabs li a.current { background:   url("index_files/barbg_over.gif") no-repeat; color: #990000; height:25px; }	
.key { text-decoration: underline; }

#truth_logo { background: url(index_files/sltruth.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 55px; width:465px; padding: 1px 1px 0px 1px }
#truth_hr { background: url(index_files/truth_hr.gif) no-repeat center; color: #000; height: 55px; width:100px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }

#blue_back {
	background: url(index_files/side-head.gif) no-repeat left;
	height: 21px;
	width:340px; margin-left:10px;
	text-align: center;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#photo_back {
	background: url(index_files/photo_back.gif) no-repeat left;
	height: 20px;
	width:225px;
	margin-left:1px;
	text-align:left;
	font-weight: normal;
}

#gray_banner {
	background: url(index_files/gray_banner.gif) no-repeat left;
	height: 60px;
	width:622px;
	margin-left:1px;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight: normal;
}
#gray_back {
	background: url(index_files/border_line.gif) repeat left;
	height: 5px;
	width:100%;
}

#leading_news { background: url(index_files/leading_news.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:92px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#latest { background: url(index_files/latest.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:143px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#massacre { background: url(index_files/massacre.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:182px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#read_also { background: url(index_files/read_also.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:69px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#search{ background: url(index_files/search.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:93px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#victims{ background: url(index_files/victims.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 25px; width:134px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#vic_report{ background: url(index_files/vic_report.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 93px; width:321px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }

#island{ background: url(index_files/island.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 30px; width:95px; padding: 1px 3px 1px 0px }
#casuality{ background: url(index_files/casuality.gif) no-repeat right; color: #000; height: 18px; width:250px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }

#pic_day{ background: url(index_files/pic_day.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 28px; width:120px; padding: 3px 1px 0px 0px }

#video_bar{ background: url(motionvideo/video.gif) no-repeat right; color: #000; height: 22px; width:355px;}

#y_space {background: url(index_files/y_space.gif) repeat left; color: #000; height: 1px; width:100%; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }

#uni_hr { background: url(index_files/hr_outline.gif) no-repeat center; color: #000; height: 216px; width:125px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }

#features { background: url(index_files/news_features.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:100px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#opinion { background: url(index_files/opinion.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:63px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#press { background: url(index_files/press.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:104px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#interview { background: url(index_files/interview.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:72px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#editorial{ background: url(index_files/editorial.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:62px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#analysis{ background: url(index_files/analysis.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:59px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }


#bruce { background: url(index_files/bruce.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:73px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#brian { background: url(index_files/brian.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:119px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }
#comments { background: url(index_files/comments.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:16px;}
#comments_right {float:right; background: url(index_files/comments.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:16px;}

#mass_blog { float:right; background: url(index_files/mass_blog.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 15px; width:150px;}


.left_quote{ float:left; vertical-align:top; background: url(index_files/left_quote.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }

.right_quote{ float:right; vertical-align:bottom; background: url(index_files/right_quote.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px }

.newstext { padding:1px 3px 1px 3px; margin: 0 0 0;}
.unitext { padding:1px 2px 1px 5px; margin: 0 0 0;}
.aligntext { padding:1px 0px 1px 4px; margin: 0 0 0;}
.alertnews { float:left; width:100%; padding:1px 1px 1px 5px; margin: 0 0 0;}

.leadnews { float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;  padding: 2px ; text-align:justify}
.thumbnail { float: left; margin: 3px 2px 0px 1px; border: 1px solid #D8D8D8; padding: 2px; text-align:justify}

.image_center{ margin: 2px 1px 2px 1px; border: 1px solid  #D8D8D8; padding: 1px; text-align:center; line-height:11px; font: 11px tahoma,verdana, sans-serif;}
.image_left{ float: left; margin: 3px 5px 3px 1px; border: 1px solid  #D8D8D8; padding: 1px; text-align:justify; line-height:11px; font: 11px tahoma,verdana, sans-serif;}
.image_right{ float: right; margin: 3px 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid  #D8D8D8; padding: 1px; text-align:center; line-height:11px; font: 11px tahoma,verdana, sans-serif;}

.image_text{ background-color:#CCCCCC; width:auto; float:center;  border: 1px solid #D8D8D8; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px; text-align:justify; font: 11px tahoma,verdana,sans-serif;}

.morenews { float:left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; border: 1px solid #D8D8D8; padding: 2px 5px 5px 5px; text-align:justify}


.description {  padding:1px 3px 1px 3px; margin: 2px 2px 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted #FF0000 ; line-height:11px;}

.box { float: left; margin: 1px 1px 1px 1px; border: 1px solid #D8D8D8; padding: 2px; text-align:justify}

.button { float: left; padding: 2px 0px 0px 0px;}
.kick_table{ margin: 0px 0px 0px 285px;}

.divider { padding: 0 0 2px 0; margin: 2px 2px 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted #CCCCCC ; line-height:11px;}

.gbox { background: #dedede url(index_files/gbox.gif) no-repeat bottom left; color: #444; padding: 1px 3px 1px 3px; margin: 0 0 2px 0; }

#bbox_left_top { background: url(index_files/bbox/left_top.gif) no-repeat right; color: #000; height: 5px; width:11px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }
#bbox_right_top { background: url(index_files/bbox/right_top.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 5px; width:11px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }

#bbox_left_top_mid { background: url(index_files/bbox/left_top_mid.gif) no-repeat right bottom; color: #000; height: 5px; width:11px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }
#bbox_right_top_mid { background: url(index_files/bbox/right_top_mid.gif) no-repeat left bottom; color: #000; height: 5px; width:11px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }

#bbox_right_under { background: url(index_files/bbox/right_under.gif) no-repeat left; color: #000; height: 11px; width:11px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }
#bbox_left_under { background: url(index_files/bbox/left_under.gif) no-repeat right; color: #000; height: 11px; width:11px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }
#bbox_under { background: url(index_files/bbox/under.gif) repeat ; color: #000; height: 11px;  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }
#bbox_right { background: url(index_files/bbox/right.gif) repeat left; color: #000; width: 11px;  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }
#bbox_left { background: url(index_files/bbox/left.gif) repeat right; color: #000; width: 11px;  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }

#aboutus { background: url(aboutus/Sri_Lanka_Districts.png) no-repeat center; color: #000; width:366px; height:630px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px }

blockquote {
  background: transparent url(index_files/left_quote.gif) left top no-repeat;
}
blockquote div {
  padding: 0 48px;
  background: transparent url(index_files/right_quote.gif) right bottom no-repeat;
}