Sri Lanka navy sink rebel boats, kill 8: military
September 30, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lanka navy patrol destroyed two Tamil Tiger boats, killing eight rebels on board, in a clash at sea off the island's northern …
September 30, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lanka navy patrol destroyed two Tamil Tiger boats, killing eight rebels on board, in a clash at sea off the island's northern …
PARIS, September 30, 2008 (AFP) - As the shockwave from the US financial meltdown battered Europe on Tuesday, governments scrambled to shore up fragile banks …
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2008 (AFP) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned US lawmakers they had to act fast after the House rejected his …
TOKYO, September 30, 2008 (AFP) - Stocks plunged in Asia Tuesday as fears of escalating financial turmoil triggered panic selling on world markets after …
NEW YORK, September 29, 2008 (AFP) - The euro and the pound slid against the dollar Monday after the rescue of several European banks deepened worries about …
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2008 (AFP) - Shocked, open-mouthed and fearful US lawmakers stood in the well of the House of Representatives Monday, dumbfounded by …
NEW YORK, September 29, 2008 (AFP) - Global markets panicked Monday after US lawmakers rejected a 700-billion-dollar rescue of the financial system, raising …
Sept 30, 2008 (LBO) – Consumer prices in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo increased by 24.3 percent in the 12-months to September 2008, down from 24.9 percent …
Sept 30, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's rupee broke its peg at 107.90 and spiked to 108.35 rupees against the green back on Tuesday after the monetary …
Sept 29, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks lost more than one percent in lackluster trading Monday as market heavyweights like Dialog Telekom, Commercial Bank and …
Sept 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has slammed police and bribery authorities and summoned the country's former finance secretary to court …
NEW YORK, September 29, 2008 (AFP) - US lawmakers agreed a 700-billion-dollar bailout of financial groups, but the financial hurricane slammed into European …
FRANKFURT, September 29, 2008 (AFP) - Shares in German banks posted steep losses Monday as a distressed real-estate lender said it had been thrown a lifeline …
Sept 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka™s Apollo Hospitals is seeing interest for fertility treatment services from the Middle East, Maldives, Canada and USA …
Sept 29, 2008 (LBO) – An explosion ripped through the Fort business district of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, shortly after mid-day damaging several …
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2008 (AFP) - US authorities said Monday they had facilitated a takeover of Wachovia's banking operations by Citigroup Inc. online …
BERLIN, September 29, 2008 (AFP) - Berlin has joined a consortium of banks to rescue a stricken property lender, the government said on Monday, in the latest …
NEW DELHI, September 29, 2008 (AFP) - Russia on Monday offered its Cold War ally India the chance to jointly develop weapon systems in a bid to remain New …
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2008 (AFP) - US lawmakers Sunday posted on the Internet their hastily-crafted draft legislation to rescue the country's troubled …
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