Sri Lanka claims first kill in air war
Sept 09, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's air force claimed its first kill of a Tamil Tiger aircraft following a guerrilla bombing mission to the frontier town of …
Sept 09, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's air force claimed its first kill of a Tamil Tiger aircraft following a guerrilla bombing mission to the frontier town of …
September 8, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday staged another air strike in the island's north and carried out a long-range artillery …
September 8, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka asked local and international aid workers to vacate Tamil Tiger-held territory ahead of a major military push to dismantle …
September 8, 2008 (AFP) - At least 10 people were wounded in a minor bomb blast in Sri Lanka's capital on Monday night, police said adding that it did not …
Sept 09, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Brandix, an apparel maker said one of its eco-friendly factories that made clothes for UK's Marks & Spencer retail chain, had …
NEW YORK, September 9, 2008 (AFP) - World economic growth is set to continue to slow in the second half of 2008 before a gradual recovery in 2009, the number …
BRUSSELS, September 9, 2008 (AFP) - EU Economics chief Joaquin Almunia warned on Tuesday that soon-to-be published growth forecasts would paint a dismal …
LONDON, September 9, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices slumped to 102 dollars a barrel on Tuesday, the lowest level since the start of April, as the market waited to see …
NEW DELHI, September 8, 2008 (AFP) - West Indian Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene and South African Dale Steyn are set to dominate …
GENEVA, September 9, 2008 (AFP) - The international Red Cross said Tuesday it has stepped up its efforts to assist thousands of displaced people in the …
September 9, 2008 (AFP) - The United Nations said Tuesday it was withdrawing all its aid agency personnel from Sri Lanka's embattled north, following a …
Sept 08, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka stocks closed flat Monday with power and energy sector dominating trade, provisional data from the Colombo Stock Exchange …
Sept 08, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka cellco Mobitel, a unit of fixed access carrier Sri Lanka Telecom is readying to call proposals to buy international bandwidth …
Sept 08, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is planning an optical fibre backbone to take broadband internet access to rural areas of the island, with the infrastructure …
September 7, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes and helicopter gunships pounded suspected Tamil Tiger bases in northern Sri Lanka on Sunday, the defence …
KUWAIT CITY, September 8, 2008 (AFP) - Kuwait's Oil Minister Mohammad Al-Olaim said on Monday as he left for an OPEC meeting that he saw no need to cut the …
SINGAPORE, September 8, 2008 (AFP) - Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Monday it will cut fuel surcharges on some of its international flights after recent …
VIENNA, September 7, 2008 (AFP) - The question facing the OPEC oil producer group which meets Tuesday is when, not if, to cut its oil production target as …
WASHINGTON, September 7, 2008 (AFP) - The US government took over ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday and placed them in a …
Sept 08, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has given the bunkering unit of John Keells Holdings (JKH) till September 12 to vacate a tank farm, and the …