Sri Lanka FM hits back over crackdown criticism Jul 5th, 2012 - 00:20h (CET +01.00) Sri Lanka hit back Wednesday over claims it is clamping down on press freedom after criticism from rights groups and Washington for its shuttering of opposition news websites. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lanka, hits, back, crackdown, criticism, Top Keywords

Sri Lanka make spirited start in rain-hit Test Jul 2nd, 2012 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) Resolute Sri Lankan batting and wet weather frustrated Pakistan's bid to drive home the advantage on the third day of the second Test in Colombo on Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lanka, make, spirited, start, rainhit, test, Top Keywords

Rain relief for Sri Lanka as Pakistan bat on Jul 1st, 2012 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) Azhar Ali smashed 157 and Mohammad Hafeez narrowly missed a double century but wet weather dampened Pakistan's hopes of forcing a result over hosts Sri Lanka in the second Test on Sunday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rain, relief, lanka, pakistan, rainhit, test, Top Keywords

Sri Lanka urged to stop 'harassing' media Jun 30th, 2012 - 12:40h (CET +01.00) An international rights group on Saturday called on Sri Lanka to stop "harassing" media organisations, a day after police shut down opposition news websites for allegedly carrying false reports. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lanka, urged, stop, 'harassing', media, test, Top Keywords

Pakistan 94-1 in second Sri Lanka Test Jun 30th, 2012 - 09:00h (CET +01.00) Pakistan, sent in to bat by Sri Lanka, were 94 for one at lunch on the opening day of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Saturday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan, second, lanka, test, media, test, Top Keywords

Sri Lanka troops join battle against dengue fever Jun 29th, 2012 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) Thousands of Sri Lankan troops Friday joined a massive clean up operation to eliminate mosquito-breeding grounds as part of a national effort to contain the dengue virus, officials said. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lanka, troops, join, battle, against, dengue, fever, Top Keywords

Sri Lanka shuts main opposition news websites Jun 29th, 2012 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) Sri Lankan police Friday shut down opposition news websites, accusing them of carrying "false and vulgar reports", months after imposing censorship on news alerts issued by mobile phone companies. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lanka, shuts, main, opposition, news, websites, fever, Top Keywords

Canada hastens Sri Lanka human smuggling trial Jun 28th, 2012 - 03:10h (CET +01.00) Canadian prosecutors announced they were forgoing a preliminary hearing and proceeding to trial for six men charged with smuggling hundreds of Tamils aboard a rickety ship into Canada. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : canada, hastens, lanka, human, smuggling, trial, fever, Top Keywords

Sri Lanka break Younis-Shafiq stand Jun 25th, 2012 - 11:50h (CET +01.00) Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq defied Sri Lanka during a fifth-wicket stand of 151 as Pakistan fought for survival in the first Test in Galle on Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lanka, break, younisshafiq, stand, smuggling, trial, fever, Top Keywords

S. Lanka bowl out Pakistan for 100 in cricket Test Jun 24th, 2012 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) Sri Lanka turned the screws on Pakistan in the first cricket Test in Galle, bowling the tourists out for 100 on the third day on Sunday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lanka, bowl, pakistan, cricket, test, trial, fever, Top Keywords