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Colombo - US Assistant Secretary of StateRobert Blake Wednesday expressed satisfaction on with Sri Lanka's programme of resettling ethnic Tamils displaced by the civil war in northern Sri Lanka. Tens of thousands of Tamils have been held in held in h...
Sri Lanka defeated India by 29 runs in the first Twenty20 international here on Wednesday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.
MUMBAI, India (AP) — India closed in on a lopsided victory in the third test against Sri Lanka, reducing the visitors to 274-6 at stumps Saturday on Day 4 despite a century from captain Kumar Sangakkara.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field in the first Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's president signed a decree Monday calling for early elections, hoping to take advantage of his popularity after ending the country's 25-year civil war to win a new six-year term.
In the annals of Indian cricket, Sunday’s date is likely to be written in letters of gold, as its team has ascended to the top of the most prestigious world rankings.
There are many significant indications to suggest the impact of Portuguese and Dutch rule on the society of Sri Lanka remains very deep in present day society. However, thorough studies of the impact are rare.
Sri Lanka began the crucial third and final Test against India on a rousing note here on Wednesday, cruising to 117-1 by lunch on the opening day.
Sri Lanka: A/S Blake's Upcoming Trip (Taken Question) Bureau of Public Affairs , Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC Question Taken at the December 4, 2009 Daily Press Briefing December 4, 2009 Question: What are the details of A/S Blake’s upcoming travel to Sri Lanka? Answer: A/S Blake will be in Sri Lanka from December 8-9. This will be his first visit to the country as Assistant Secretary ...
LONDON (AP) -- Leading wicket-takers in test cricket (x-active): 792-- x-Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka (132 matches) 708-- Shane Warne, Australia (145) 619-- Anil Kumble, India (132) 563-- Glenn McGrath, Australia (124) 519-- Courtney Walsh, West Indies (132) 434-- Kapil Dev, India (131) 431-- Sir Richard Hadlee, New Zealand (86) 421-- Shaun Pollock, South Africa (108) 414-- Wasim Akram ...
Under intense pressure, the Sri Lankan government has begun to open the gates of a camp where 130,000 civilians have been waiting for their lives to begin since the end of the nation's civil war in May
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s consumer and corporate credit grew in September for the first time this year as the lowest interest rates in five years encouraged borrowing.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka must ensure that Tamil war refugees receive assistance now they are allowed to leave transit camps where they were held since the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam were defeated in May, the United Nations and human rights groups said.
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Scoreboard Friday at end of India's first innings on the third day of the third test match against Sri Lanka at Brabourne Stadium:
Sri Lanka's former military chief who led troops to victory over Tamil separatists in May said he fears fugitive rebels will try to assassinate him during his presidential election campaign.
JAFFNA, 2 December 2009 (IRIN) - Thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have left camps in Sri Lanka's north say they are struggling to claim back their lives even as the government implements a programme to support them.
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