Britain, France fail to win Sri Lanka truce
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - The foreign ministers of Britain and France said on Wednesday they had failed to persuade Sri Lanka to end its offensive against Tamil …
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India’s Bharti Airtel Q4 profit jumps 21 pct
MUMBAI, April 29, 2009 (AFP) - India's top mobile phone company Bharti Airtel reported Wednesday that fourth-quarter net profit jumped 21 percent year on year, …
Sri Lankans asked to limit foreign travel to prevent swine flu spread
April 29, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankans should limit non-essential foreign travel to protect themselves from swine flu, the island's health ministry said, …
Britain, France fail to get Sri Lanka truce
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - The foreign ministers of Britain and France said Wednesday they had failed to secure agreement on halting Sri Lanka's military campaign …
Panic in Mexico, US as killer swine flu fears cross globe
MEXICO CITY, April 27, 2009 (AFP) - World health officials on Monday stepped up the battle against a new swine flu blamed for dozens of deaths in Mexico, after …
Fast Track
April 27, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ordered a list of assets of the failed Golden Key Credit Card Company and its directors to be filed by May …
UN humanitarian chief urges ‘pause’ in S.Lanka fighting
April 26, 2009 (AFP) - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes on Sunday appealed to Sri Lanka to halt their military offensive against the Tamil Tigers in order to …
Sri Lanka tea prices perk up as rupee weakens
April 23, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices rose sharply at this week's auctions, propelled by the weakening of the rupee against the dollar and lower …
Sri Lanka rubber regains bounce
April 21, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan rubber prices have bounced back as demand picks up and tapping slows down during the off-season, industry officials said. "So …
Record Gulf remittances bleak comfort for Pakistan
KARACHI, April 21, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistani expatriate workers wired home a record 739. buy stromectol online …
India launches spy satellite
BANGALORE, April 20, 2009 (AFP) - India put an Israeli-built spy satellite into orbit Monday, aimed at boosting its defence surveillance capabilities in the …
Losing Proposition
April 18, 2009 (LBO)- During the three decades beginning from 1978, Sri Lanka had recorded on average an annual inflation rate of slightly over 11 percent. …
US environment agency deems CO2 a health risk
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2009 (AFP) - The US Environmental Protection Agency shifted course Friday by deeming carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases a health …
Convicted
LONDON, April 17, 2009 (AFP) - A London court convicted a man described as the head of the Tamil Tigers in Britain on two terror-linked charges Friday, …
US to give Pakistan one bln dlrs in aid
TOKYO, April 17, 2009 (AFP) - The United States will give Pakistan one billion dollars in aid over two years, the US envoy Richard Holbrooke announced Friday …
India begins voting in marathon election
NEW DELHI, April 16, 2009 (AFP) - Indians voted in their tens of millions Thursday as month-long general elections -- the world's largest democratic exercise …
Hurting Sri Lankans happy to be back in action
April 16, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan cricketers will be wary, changed men when they line-up at the IPL, their first foreign assignment since they were caught up …
EU presidency urges truce extension in Sri Lanka
BRUSSELS, April 14, 2009 (AFP) - The EU presidency on Tuesday welcomed the Sri Lankan government's two-day pause in its offensive against Tamil rebels, but …
An old-style battle to be India’s PM
NEW DELHI, April 15, 2009 (AFP) - With a combined age of 157, the two men vying for the post of India's prime minister are having a high old time lobbing …
Indians line up for election marathon
NEW DELHI, April 15, 2009 (AFP) - India braced Wednesday for marathon elections expected to throw up an unstable coalition government at a time when the …