Sri Lanka says Bhutto killing shows need for committed ‘fight on terror’
Dec 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka condemned Friday the assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and said it underscored the need for "absolute …
Dec 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka condemned Friday the assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and said it underscored the need for "absolute …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - Thursday's assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is one of a long series of political assassinations …
Dec 28, 2007(LBO) – Sri Lanka can manage without printing money for next year if the government keeps to the budget deficit of around 7.5 to 8 percent of …
Dec 27, 2007 (LBO) – A digital satellite radio disaster alert system that can be remotely activated which was field tested in Sri Lanka is now ready for …
Dec 27, 2007 (LBO) – A Sri Lanka minister who was held hostage by angry colleagues inside a television station after he assaulted the news chief of the …
Dec 27, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan fisherman are using mobile phones to 'auction' their catch before reaching shore, allowing them to get better prices, …
MOSCOW, Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged government ministers to fight inflation by making Russia's agriculture sector …
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed Thursday in a suicide attack at a campaign rally, the interior …
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 26, 2007 (AFP) - Nepal's state-owned oil company on Wednesday hiked petrol prices by nearly 10 percent, the second increase in the last …
VALLETTA, Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - The tiny Mediterranean island nations of Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone on January 1, turning the single-currency area from …
Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka sent a crack commando unit into the state-run television station Thursday to rescue a government minister kidnapped by …
Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military announced air strikes inside rebel-held territory on Thursday, a day after a sea battle left a large number of …
Dec 26, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's 3-month treasury bill yield soared 116 basis points to 21.30 percent amid a year-end cash crunch as the Central Bank refrained …
MATARA, Sri Lanka, Dec 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka marked Wednesday the third anniversary of the devastating Asian tsunami by opening a showpiece bridge in the …
COLOMBO, Dec 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Wednesday clashed with suspected Tamil Tiger vessels off the island's northern coast of Jaffna, leaving at least …
Dec 26, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's navy is investigating a ship off the island's east coast on suspicion that it could be a Tamil Tiger arms smuggling …
Dec 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka detained two foreign television journalists and 11 locals from a Tamil family they were filming in the island's south, police …
Dec 26, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank kept its policy rates frozen in December with inflation raging close to 20 percent a month before, but said …
VATICAN CITY, Dec 25, 2007 (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday used his Christmas homily to speak out against selfishness and the degradation of the …
LONDON, Dec 24, 2007 (AFP) - England captain Michael Vaughan was on Monday fined 40 percent of his match fee for his team's slow over rate during the third and …