Psychologists help Sri Lanka cricketers
March 8, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has hired psychologists to help its national cricket team overcome the trauma they suffered in the militant attacks in …
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Imran Khan sees ‘foreign element’ in cricket attack
SLAMABAD, March 7, 2009 (AFP) - Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan believes a "foreign element" could be involved in this week's attack on the Sri Lankan …
Sri Lanka tea prices rise as output falls
March 07, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices rose at this week's Colombo auctions mainly because of a shortfall in crop as well as improved quality, brokers …
Pakistan IDs cricket attackers, security concerns mount
LAHORE, March 6, 2009 (AFP) - Authorities in Pakistan said they had identified the gunmen who attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team, as international concern …
Sri Lanka players recover in hospital after Pakistan attack
March 5, 2009 (AFP) - Two Sri Lankan cricketers injured during a gun and grenade attack in Pakistan have undergone surgery and are recovering in hospital, a …
Sri Lanka tea exports fall sharply
March 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka, one of the world's biggest tea exporters, registered a 30 percent drop in overseas sales in January because of a decline in …
Maldives bans reef shark hunting
Mar 05, 2009 (LBO) – The Indian Ocean atoll nation of Maldives said it had banned shark hunting close to shore and a complete ban on shark products …
Aussie umpire slams security for terror attack
SYDNEY, March 5, 2009 (AFP) - Australian cricket umpire Steve Davis slammed Pakistan on Thursday for failing to protect him and other officials who came under …
Pakistan hunts attackers of Sri Lanka cricket team
LAHORE, March 4, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistan stepped up a manhunt on Wednesday for the armed militants behind a deadly ambush targeting Sri Lanka's cricket team, …
Sri Lankan cricketers rushed to hospital on return from Pakistan
March 4, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's wounded and shaken cricketers flew home to Colombo Wednesday and were rushed straight to a local hospital, a day after being …
Cricketer ambush an attack on Sri Lanka-Pakistan relations: United States
Mar 04, 2009 (LBO) – An armed ambush of the Sri Lanka cricket team, which visited Pakistan when India pulled out of a tournament, was an attack on …
Several Sri Lankan players shot and wounded in Lahore: manager
LAHORE, March 3, 2009 (AFP) - Several Sri Lankan cricket players were shot and wounded Tuesday when their bus came under fire in Pakistan's eastern city of …
Three Sri Lanka cricketers wounded in Pakistan shooting: minister
March 3, 2009 (AFP) - At least three players in the Sri Lankan cricket team were hurt in a gun attack while being driven to the Lahore cricket stadium in …
Sri Lankan cricketers hurt in Pakistan attack: police
LAHORE, March 3, 2009 (AFP) - Masked gunmen opened fire on the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing at …
Pakistan attackers laid siege then fled: police
LAHORE, March 3, 2009 (AFP) - The attackers who ambushed Sri Lanka's cricketers near a Pakistani stadium mounted a sophisticated assault using rockets, …
Sri Lanka Dilshan hits ton after Samaraweera double
LAHORE, March 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka continued to pile the pressure on Pakistan as Tillakaratne Dilshan followed up Thilan Samaraweera's double century with …
Sri Lanka’s Sangakkara, Samaraweera defy Pakistan
LAHORE, March 1, 2009 (AFP) - Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera notched brilliant hundreds to help Sri Lanka recover from early wobbles on the opening …
Global warming could delay, weaken monsoons: study
CHICAGO, March 1, 2009 (AFP) - Global warming could delay the start of the summer monsoon by five to 15 days within the next century and significantly reduce …
Ancient Kenya fossil footprints show modern feet
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2009 (AFP) - Anthropologists have uncovered ancient fossil footprints in Kenya dating back 1.5 million years, the oldest evidence yet …
UN braces for Sri Lankans fleeing conflict
GENEVA, February 27, 2009 (AFP) - The UN refugee agency said Friday it was preparing for the arrival of tens of thousands of displaced people fleeing the …