Tobacco control reduces Canada heart disease deaths
OTTAWA, June 22, 2009 (AFP) - Heart disease deaths dropped 30 percent in Canada between 1994 and 2004, likely as a result of fierce campaigns against smoking …
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Yousuf, Razzaq return to Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka
KARACHI, June 22, 2009 (AFP) - World Twenty20 champions Pakistan on Monday unveiled the 15-man squad to tour Sri Lanka next week, including in the line-up …
Fired-up Pakistan lift World T20 title
LONDON, June 21, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistan won their first major title in 17 years when they stunned Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the World Twenty20 final at a …
Sri Lanka’s Dilshan named player of World Twenty20
LONDON, June 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan was on Sunday named as the player of the tournament at the World Twenty20 despite being …
Dispute Resolution
June 22, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is hosting an international conference on arbitration with the Singapore International Arbitration centre on June 27, the …
Tests still pinnacle, says Sri Lanka skipper Sangakkara
LONDON, June 22, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara put aside the hype over Twenty20 on Monday and declared that Test cricket remains the pinnacle …
Pakistan resumes legal battle as World Cup talks fail
LONDON, June 20, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistan cricket chiefs said on Saturday they will restart legal proceedings against the International Cricket Council after …
Sri Lanka’s Sangakkara wary of ‘unpredictable’ Pakistan
LONDON, June 20, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara believes Pakistan's major asset ahead of Sunday's World Twenty20 final is their penchant for …
UN says two staff members arrested in Sri Lanka
June 20, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations said on Sunday that two of its employees working among tens of thousands of war-displaced civilians had been arrested …
Mathews, Dilshan see Sri Lanka into final
LONDON, June 19, 2009 (AFP) - Angelo Mathews's astonishing first over treble strike and Tillekaratne Dilshan's 96 not out helped see Sri Lanka into the World …
Sri Lanka’s Sangakkara hails ‘pioneer’ Dilshan
LONDON, June 19, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara hailed Tillekaratne Dilshan as a "pioneer" on Friday after the opener hit an unbeaten 96 to …
Stanford: the man who hit cricket (and banks) for six
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2009 (AFP) - Texan billionaire financier Allen Stanford has long had a love of luxury and the finer things in life, such as tropical …
India asks US, China to restart stalled Doha round
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2009 (AFP) - India on Thursday called on the United States, China and other powers to return to talks immediately to frame a world trade …
Michelin to invest 1.0 billion euros in India: report
NEW DELHI, June 18, 2009 (AFP) - French tyre giant Michelin, which has announced plans to shed nearly 1,100 jobs in France, may invest more than one billion …
Sri Lanka’s Mendis confident he remains a mystery
LONDON, June 18, 2009 (AFP) - Unorthodox Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis insisted Thursday ahead of the World Twenty20 semi-final with the West Indies that …
Sri Lankan tea production falters in May
June 19, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tea production in May dropped 22.7 percent to 25.54 million kilos from a year ago owing to the effects of drought, a …
Pakistan arrests Sri Lanka cricket attack suspect: police
LAHORE, June 17, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistani police said Wednesday they had arrested one of seven men from a shadowy Taliban-linked group accused of plotting the …
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June 18, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top rights panel said Thursday it has concluded investigations into the murder of 17 local employees of a French charity and …
Doomed mammoths hung on for several millennia: study
PARIS, June 17, 2009 (AFP) - Woolly mammoths survived in Britain until 14,000 years ago, around 6,000 years longer than previously thought, according to a …
India enters deflation as economy slows
NEW DELHI, June 18, 2009 (AFP) - India's annual inflation rate slipped into negative territory, official data showed Thursday, with the country's slowing …