India’s double-digit inflation inches higher
NEW DELHI, July 14, 2010 (AFP) - India's double-digit inflation edged higher in June, touching an annual rate of 10. online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with …
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Sri Lanka disappointed no review system for India
July 12, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said Monday he was disappointed that the umpire review system would not be used for the upcoming …
New Charge
July 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police have filed a new case against former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka for allegedly …
Bangladesh police bust extortion town
DHAKA, July 12, 2010 (AFP) - Bangladesh's elite security forces said Monday they had made a major breakthrough in the fight against extortion with a raid on …
Make cricket fan-friendly, says Sri Lanka’s captain
July 11, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara has urged world cricket chiefs to win back fans to Test and one-day games with a balanced …
Australia backs away from Timor refugee plan
SYDNEY, July 9, 2010 (AFP) - Australia's new prime minister Julia Gillard appeared Friday to be backing away from a controversial proposal to process asylum …
Sri Lanka’s Murali calls bowling action ‘a gift from God’
July 8, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan on Thursday brushed aside criticism of his bowling action saying his …
Security Change
July 08, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is rapidly removing military checkpoints and transferring public security to the police to return the country to normalcy after …
Maldives president reappoints cabinet : official
July 7, 2010 (AFP) - Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed on Wednesday reappointed his cabinet in a bid to end the power struggle between himself and …
Sri Lanka’s retiring Muralitharan says his time is up
NEW DELHI, July 7, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan said on Wednesday he was retiring from Test cricket because he had …
Sri Lanka top tea brand invests in plantations
July 07, 2010 (LBO) – Tea bag exporter Ceylon Tea Services, part of Sri Lanka's Dilmah brand group, is to invest 233.3 million rupees in a tea …
Bangladesh sex workers plump up on cow steroids
FARIDPUR, July 7, 2010 (AFP) - Whenever Bangladeshi brothel owner Rokeya, 50, signs up a new sex worker she gives them a course of steroid drugs often used to …
Celebrations as Dalai Lama turns 75
DHARAMSHALA, July 6, 2010 (AFP) - The Dalai Lama marks his 75th birthday on Tuesday, with thousands set to celebrate the occasion in his hometown-in-exile and …
Indian cricket captain Dhoni to marry late Sunday: reports
NEW DELHI, July 4, 2010 (AFP) - Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is worshipped by millions of sports fans across the country, was to marry his …
Australia PM vows no ‘political correctness’ on immigration
SYDNEY, July 4, 2010 (AFP) - Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard Sunday vowed not to let "political correctness" get in the way of tackling …
Waugh slams ICC’s Howard veto
LONDON, July 2, 2010 (AFP) - Australia great Steve Waugh on Friday blasted the International Cricket Council's decision to block the bid of former Australia …
Sri Lanka tea bag exports fall
July 02, 2010 (LBO) – Shipments of tea bags from Sri Lanka to Russia, the main market for tea, the island™s biggest export commodity, have fallen as …
Sri Lanka cocoa price hike may prompt imports
July 02, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan cocoa prices have shot up owing to cop failure and heavy demand for cocoa beans might prompt the confectionary industry …
Australia’s Howard fights on despite ICC snub
SYDNEY, July 1, 2010 (AFP) - Australia's John Howard vowed to fight on to become world cricket president despite his embarrassing rejection by Africa and Asia, …
House arrest for Maldivian opposition MPs as crisis drags
July 1, 2010 (AFP) - A Maldivian court has ordered the house arrest of two key opposition lawmakers amid a power struggle between the country's president and …