Sri Lanka to continue the big lead trend in third test
KANDY, Sri Lanka, July 13, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan batsmen took advantage of a rain-free period to set themselves for a big total in the third and final …
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Euro hits record high against dollar on US economy worries
NEW YORK, July 11, 2007 (AFP) - The euro surged to a record high against the dollar Wednesday on growing concerns about risky loans in the US property market …
Graft Web
July 11, 2007 (AFP) - A grouping of companies launched Wednesday a website dedicated to collecting information about officials and governments around the world …
McDonald’s to start coffee chain in Japan
TOKYO, July 12, 2007 (AFP) - McDonald's said Thursday it will launch a chain of coffeeshops in Japan, hoping to tap into the country's growing love of coffee …
Sri Lanka spins off Bangladesh cheaply
KANDY, Sri Lanka, July 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed 6-28 as Bangladesh were shot out for 131 on the second morning of …
Strikes at Chilean mines send copper prices sky-high
SANTIAGO, July 10, 2007 (AFP) - Copper prices soared Tuesday as labor strikes pressured some of the largest copper mines in Chile, which supplies one-third of …
Free World
BRUSSELS, July 11, 2007 (AFP) - A top European court ordered EU antitrust regulators Wednesday to pay damages to French firm Schneider for wrongfully blocking …
Bangladesh lose wicket in rain-hit Sri Lanka Test
KANDY, Sri Lanka, July 11, 2007 (AFP) - Tourists Bangladesh lost a second wicket in the 20 minutes of play possible between lunch and tea on the opening day of …
Bangladesh in first day blues against Sri Lanka?
KANDY, Sri Lanka, July 10, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh are hounded by their repeated first innings failures as Sri Lanka seek a 3-0 sweep when the final Test …
Sri Lanka tea firms lose on wage hikes and strikes
July 10, 2007 (LBO) – A pay hike wrested by workers with a strike on Sri Lanka's tea estates last year has taken its toll on two more plantations …
British finance ministry plans to close arms sales department: report
LONDON, July 9, 2007 (AFP) - The British finance ministry wants to shut down the government arms sales department, the Defence Export Services Organisation …
Mercy Call
July 9, 2007 (LBO) – The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is calling on Muslim scholars to appeal a death sentence facing an under-aged Sri Lankan …
Oil prices drop as Nigerian rebels release British toddler
LONDON, July 9, 2007 (AFP) - World oil prices fell on Monday after rebels in key energy producer Nigeria freed a three-year old British girl. The kidnapping …
Please Hurry
July 9, 2007 (LBO) – A Hong Kong based rights body has offered to foot a part of the legal fees to appeal the case of a young Sri Lankan girl condemned …
Sri Lanka to tighten controls on tea imports
July 09, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Tea Board plans to double the import duty on foreign-made teas and introduce quality certification for imports to …
Seven ‘new’ Wonders of the World named amid controversy
LISBON, July 8, 2007 (AFP) - Seven "new" wonders of the world including the Great Wall of China and the Coliseum in Rome, selected by nearly 100 million voters …
India’s ‘King of Retail’ prepares to defend his crown
NEW DELHI, July 8, 2007 (AFP) - Kishore Biyani, known as India's "King of Retail", is spending the weekend his favourite way: trawling the aisles of one of his …
Sri Lanka names Twenty20 squad
July 7, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Saturday named a 30-man preliminary squad for the inaugural Twenty20 world championships in South Africa in September. Sri …
New materials are star of ‘Dreamliner’: Boeing
SEATTLE, Washington, July 6, 2007 (AFP) - The revolutionary materials used to build Boeing's ground-breaking Dreamliner 787 passenger jet look set to transform …
Indian baby girl rescued after being buried alive
HYDERABAD, India, July 7, 2007 (AFP) - A baby girl buried alive by her grandfather in southern India was in good condition on Saturday after being rescued, …