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- Tracing the road to White House
- Reviewed by Ernest Corea - Former Editor Daily News Sri Lanka The election of Senator Barack Hussein Obama as the next American president, the first African-American to hold the position, is the kind of seismic political event that happens perhaps once
- SL whitewash Zimbabwe
A sprawling Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu tries to stop the ball as Sri Lanka batsman Jehan Mubarak looks on during the fifth ODI yesterday. Photo: AFPSri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 19 runs here on Sunday to complete a 5-0 whitewash in their one-day
- Cricket-Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka fifth one-day scoreboard
Nov 30 (Reuters) - Scoreboard after Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 19 runs in the final one-day international in Harare on Sunday to win the five-match series 5-0. Sri Lanka innings U. Tharanga b Rainsford 6 M. Jayawardene c Utseya b Mupariwa 0 K. Sangakkara
- Egypt resort becomes Tourism EarthLung
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt's Red Sea Resort, has become the second EarthLung destination of the world. Egypt's Minister of Tourism, Zoheir Garranah, declared the commitment of Egyptian Tourism and said, 'Following the initiative of Sri Lanka, we are happy to
- Sri Lanka bat first in final Zimbabwe ODI
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first in the fifth and final ODI against Sri Lanka here on Sunday. Sri Lanka lead the series 4-. Teams Zimbabwe: H Masakadza, V Sibanda, T Taibu, E Chigumbura, S Matsikenyeri, CJ Chibhabha, T
- President Mahinda Rajapakse in Rome to meet the Pope on Monday
(Asiantribune.com): Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse is expected to arrive in Rome this morning with a small delegation to meet Pope Benedict XVI on Monday and then to proceed to Ankara, Turkey on a two-day state visit. Sri Lanka President Mahinda
- Sri Lankan Floods Uproot Thousands
Floods caused by days of heavy rain killed at least seven people, left four soldiers missing and displaced more than 88,000 in northern Sri Lanka, officials said Saturday. 
- Mubarak gets Lankans home
AJANTHA MENDIS took six wickets and Jehan Mubarak top-scored with 60 not out on Friday to steer Sri Lanka to a two-wicket win over Zimbabwe and a 4-0 lead in the five-match limited-overs series. After Mendis took 6-29 from nine overs to help bowl out
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Occupied by the Portuguese in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century, the island was ceded to the British in 1802. As Ceylon it became independent in 1948; its name was changed in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted in violence in the mid-1980s. Tens of thousands have died in an ethnic war that continues to fester.
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