Teen on mechanical heart gets transplant
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5, 2007 (AFP) - A Malaysian teenage girl desperately looking for a new heart has successfully undergone a transplant operation after being …
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Dilshan dropped from Sri Lanka squad for Aussie Tests
Oct 5, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan selectors Friday dropped seasoned middle-order batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan from their 16-man squad for the two-Test tour of …
Sprint queen Marion Jones admits doping: report
WASHINGTON, Oct 4, 2007 (AFP) - Sprint superstar Marion Jones, who has dodged doping allegations for years, has admitted using steroids before her triumphant …
ECB to hold rates steady as euro rocks near record high
VIENNA, Oct 4, 2007 (AFP) - The European Central Bank was set to hold interest rates steady Thursday amid concern that the euro's strength and a slowing …
Dollar-pegged oil exporters mull break as inflation goes out of control
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 1, 2007 (AFP) - The US interest rates cut has revived a fierce debate on whether the oil-rich Gulf Arab states should keep their currencies …
Deutsche Bank reports 2.2-bn euro hit from subprime crisis
FRANKFURT, Oct 3, 2007 (AFP) - Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, said Wednesday it would take charges of roughly 2. online pharmacy buy diflucan with …
Maldives raises fuel prices
October 03, 2007 (LBO) -- Maldives on Wednesday raised fuel prices to keep pace with galloping world crude prices, the State Trading Organisation said. online …
No Atappattu for Sri Lanka tour of Australia: chief selector
Oct 03, 2007 (Vimasuma.com) Former Sri Lanka captain and opener Marvan Attapattu would not be included in a forthcoming tour of Australia, chief selector …
Indonesia issues tsunami alert after quake
JAKARTA, Oct 2, 2007 (AFP) - Indonesia issued a tsunami warning to coastal areas along its west Sumatra island Tuesday after a 6. online pharmacy buy diflucan …
Soaring euro, slowing economy dampen odds of eurozone rate hike
FRANKFURT, Oct 2, 2007 (AFP) - The European Central Bank is keeping an eye on inflation but the chances it will raise its base lending rate Thursday are nil …
Lonely Planet founders say BBC sale offers chance to move on
SYDNEY, Oct 2, 2007 (AFP) - The founders of Lonely Planet guidebooks said Tuesday that they decided to sell the "backpackers' Bible" to BBC Worldwide because …
Yearly inflation in OECD area falls to 1.8 percent in September
PARIS, Oct 2, 2007 (AFP) - Annual inflation in the 30 industrialised members of the OECD fell to 1. online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today …
Air ambulance to evacuate wounded British honeymooners
Oct 2, 2007 (AFP) - An air ambulance arrived in the Maldives Tuesday to evacuate a British honeymoon couple wounded in a weekend bomb attack, a minister said. …
Jewels of the Maharajah’s wife to be auctioned
LONDON, Oct 1, 2007 (AFP) - Jewels that once previously belonged to Anita Delgado, a Spanish dancer who became the fifth wife of a wealthy Indian maharaja, are …
Sri Lanka Union Bank get capital from Arabian prince
Oct 01, 2007 (LBO) – Union Bank has got a 420 million rupee capital infusion from Saudi Arabia that will help it meet new Sri Lankan Central Bank …
US corners 42 percent of world arms market
WASHINGTON, Oct 1, 2007 (AFP) - The United States reaffirmed last year its leadership in world arms trade, cornering nearly 42 percent of the market as the …
Thailand’s inflation 2.1 percent in September
BANGKOK, Oct 1, 2007 (AFP) - Thailand's inflation rate in September rose to 2.1 percent year-on-year due to a spike in food prices and rising fuel prices, the …
FBI helping probe Maldives blast: United Sates
Oct 01, 2007 (LBO) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is helping Maldives probe a blast in the capital that injured 12 tourists Saturday, the US …
Maldives arrest foreign nationals over blast
Oct 1, 2007 (AFP) - The Maldives has arrested 10 suspects and is seeking outside help to investigate a bombing that wounded 12 foreign tourists in the first …
Sri Lanka’s Hoole, Sritharan win Swiss human rights prize
Burundi cop, Sri Lanka professors win Swiss human rights prize GENEVA, Oct 1, 2007 (AFP) - A policeman from the central African country of Burundi and two …