India minister asks people to vote twice
NEW DELHI, March 24, 2014 (AFP) - An Indian cabinet minister found himself at the centre of a vote-rigging row Monday, after he asked supporters to vote twice …
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Cricket: Clinical Sri Lanka upstage South Africa
CHITTAGONG, March 22, 2014 (AFP) - World number one Sri Lanka held their nerve in the final overs to pull off a narrow five-run victory over South Africa in …
Cricket: Perera lift Sri Lanka to 165-7 in World Twenty20
CHITTAGONG, March 22, 2014 (AFP) - Kusal Perera hit a robust half-century to lift Sri Lanka to 165-7 in their group one Super-10 stage match against South …
Maldives to go ahead with polls, says commission
MALÉ, March 21, 2014 (AFP) - The Maldivian elections commission said Friday it planned to go ahead with this weekend's parliamentary polls despite the …
Maldives probe reports of possible MH370 sighting
NEW DELHI, March 19, 2014 (AFP) - Authorities in the Maldives were probing reports Wednesday that islanders saw a "low-flying jumbo jet" on the day the missing …
Python’s homing trick stuns scientists
PARIS, March 19, 2014 (AFP) - The Burmese python has a built-in compass that allows it to slither home in a near-straight line even if released dozens of …
Sri Lanka’s Watawala Plantations ends management deal
Mar 18, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Watawala Plantations Plc said a management agreement with Estate Management Services (Pvt) Ltd, its key shareholder has been …
Digital Commerce
Feb 18, 2014 (LBO) - Every day we are moving closer to having almost as many mobile subscribers as there are people on earth. Close to 40 percent of the …
Toyota suspends Indian auto production amid labour unrest
TOKYO, March 17, 2014 (AFP) - Toyota said Monday it has suspended production at its two Indian auto assembly plants in response to threats against management …
Cricket: Sri Lanka’s Sangakkara to quit T20 after world meet
COLOMBO, March 16, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara will retire from Twenty20 internationals after the ongoing World T20 in Bangladesh, the veteran …
India suspends search for plane, awaits new instructions
NEW DELHI, March 16, 2014 (AFP) - India on Sunday suspended its search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 around the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in …
US ship, plane to search Bay of Bengal for missing jet
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2014 (AFP) - A US naval ship and surveillance plane are heading to the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal to search for a missing Malaysian …
Cricket: Afridi hopes to regain fitness ahead of World T20
LAHORE, March 13, 2014 (AFP) - Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi said Thursday he was hopeful of a quick recovery from injury in time for the World Twenty20 in …
Gallow Fright
COLOMBO, March 11, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's new executioner panicked after seeing the country's main gallows for the first time and has since gone AWOL leaving …
Sri Lanka capital to get wetland and beach parks
Mar 11, 2014 (LBO) - Wetland's in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo will be preserved and a educational wetland park is also being built, under a World Bank funded …
One worker killed in Indian nuclear submarine accident
NEW DELHI, March 9, 2014 (AFP) - One Indian worker was killed in an accident during construction of a nuclear submarine, a defence statement said Sunday, the …
Sri Lanka thump Pakistan for Asia Cup title
DHAKA, March 8, 2014 (AFP) - Opener Lahiru Thirimanne hit a magnificent century to help Sri Lanka thump Pakistan by five wickets to regain the Asia Cup title …
Grave Affair
COLOMBO, March 8, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities halted excavations after recovering 81 skeletal remains from an unmarked mass grave atop an old burial …
E-cigarette use linked to higher smoking odds
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2014 (AFP) - E-cigarette use among US youths doubled in just one year, and those who tried the unregulated devices were more likely to …
Cricket: Sangakkara, Afridi set to light up Asia Cup final
DHAKA, March 7, 2014 (AFP) - Rampaging Shahid Afridi and prolific Kumar Sangakkara have set the stage for a rousing contest when Pakistan face Sri Lanka in the …