India poised to stage biggest Games
NEW DELHI, October 2, 2010 (AFP) - India raced Saturday to put finishing touches to preparations for the biggest Commonwealth Games, with the start just a day …
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Dinosaur trove spills more secrets
CUENCA, October 2, 2010 (AFP) - Decades after a mechanical pine-tree digger first unearthed it, an extraordinary trove of dinosaur fossils in central Spain is …
Dinosaurs taller than thought: study
WASHINGTON, October 1, 2010 (AFP) - Some dinosaurs may have been at least 10 percent taller than previously thought, US paleontologists said Thursday in a …
Harsh Lessons
Oct 01, 2010 (LBO) - A citizen's group in Sri Lanka has outlined harsh lessons from the island's post independent history and suggested ways to a regain lost …
Value Symbol
Sept 30, 2010 (LBO) - Less than half of Sri Lanka's listed companies comply with a voluntary good corporate governance code developed by regulators and the …
Sri Lanka offers land for agri-business
Sept 27, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is offering 200 acres of land for commercial agriculture on the bank of a major river bordering the island north-eastern …
Sri Lanka should use low-yielding cows instead of importing: official
Sept 26, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should make better use of existing stocks of low yielding milch cows in larger privately owned herds rather than importing …
Ahletes set to arrive as things look up for Delhi
NEW DELHI, September 23, 2010 (AFP) - New Delhi's beleaguered Commonwealth Games was set to welcome its first athletes Friday after receiving a much-needed …
Sri Lanka natural resources seen threatened by weak laws
Sept 24, 2010 (LBO) - Protection of natural resources in Sri Lanka is endangered by the lack of peoples' right to information and legal confusion created by …
Delhi faces threat of mass exodus from Commonwealth Games
NEW DELHI, September 23, 2010 (AFP) - The chaotic Delhi Commonwealth Games faced dire warnings Thursday of a mass pullout by teams as organisers worked …
Bushrangers crush Sri Lanka’s dismal Wayamba
CENTURION, September 20, 2010 (AFP) - The Victoria Bushrangers outclassed a dismal Wayamba Elevens team at SuperSport Park on Monday night to keep alive their …
Lesson
September 20, 2010 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government's war probe Monday visited the final battleground where Tamil Tiger rebels were annihilated last year, but …
Sri Lanka new tea export levy by year’s end
Sept 20, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to impose a new levy on tea exports to raise funds for marketing and advertising to increase its market share in the highly …
Jail Protest
September 19, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ex-army chief and opposition leader Sarath Fonseka on Sunday rejected his conviction at a court martial and said he …
Legal Cover
Sept 20, 2010 (LBO) - Corporate lawsuits are on the rise in Sri Lanka with the collapse of financial firms and a new company law making directors and …
Detention Protest
SYDNEY, September 20, 2010 (AFP) - A Fijian man died suddenly at a Sydney immigration centre Monday, officials said, with a protest breaking out in the …
Dhoni’s Super Kings face survival battle
PORT ELIZABETH, September 18, 2010 (AFP) - After an unsuccessful gamble by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Chennai Super Kings will have to wait until …
Set Free
VANCOUVER, September 18, 2010 (AFP) - Canada's Federal Court ordered Friday the release of four women out of nearly 500 Tamils from Sri Lanka, who arrived via …
Rebels strike as Afghanistan goes to the polls
KABUL, September 18, 2010 (AFP) - Afghanistan was voting for a new parliament on Saturday against a backdrop of rebel attacks and a full security alert …
India shares breach 19,000 points level
MUMBAI, September 13, 2010 (AFP) - India's main stock market on Monday crossed the key 19,000 points marks to its highest level for more than two years, …