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10 Sri Lankans Vanish From Commonwealth Games: Official
Ten members of crisis-hit Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games contingent in Birmingham have disappeared in a suspected attempt to remain in Britain, a top sports official from the island nation told AFP on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka Declares State Of Emergency After Unrest Over Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka is facing severe shortages of essentials, sharp price rises and crippling power cuts in its most painful downturn since independence from Britain in 1948.
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Used Carpets, Mattresses: Sri Lanka Returns 3,000 Tonnes Of Garbage To UK
Sri Lanka shipped out to Britain on Monday the last of several hundred containers filled with thousands of tonnes of illegally imported waste, officials said.
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Prince Philip's 90-Year-Old Car Now Centrepiece Of Sri Lanka Museum
An almost 90-year-old car that once belonged to Britain's late Prince Philip is now the centrepiece of a seaside museum in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka Files Appeal Against UK's Move To Remove LTTE From Terror List
Sri Lanka has appealed against a judgement from Britain's Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission, which has delisted the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a proscribed terrorist organisation.
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India, Sri Lanka Files Among 195 Documents Destroyed In Britain
Around 195 files including documents relating to relations between India and Sri Lanka at the peak of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) led civil war have been destroyed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), sparking concern among archivists and researchers.
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Relief For Upul Tharanga As West Indies Loss Sees Sri Lanka Into World Cup
Tharanga backed his side to uphold the island's proud World Cup record after their automatic qualification for the 2019 edition in Britain was assured by West Indies' seven-wicket loss to England on Tuesday.
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Mohamed Nasheed, Dissidents 'Plotting To Overthrow' Maldives President
The Maldives' dissident former president met opposition groups in neighbouring Sri Lanka today to hatch a plan to topple strongman president Abdulla Yameen, opposition sources told AFP.
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Garfield Sobers Leads Special Tribute For Muhammad Ali at Lord's
Garfield Sobers and Muhammad Ali had met at Lord's in 1966 when the former was a member of the West Indies side playing England and the heavyweight boxing star was in London for his second fight with Britain's Henry Cooper.
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2013 marked by positive momentum in UK-India ties
The year 2013 saw positive momentum in India-UK ties with Prime Minister David Cameron leading not one but two delegations to India within months to strengthen bilateral relations though actions like a visa bond scheme conflicted with these initiatives.
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Channel 4 alleges harassment by Lankan security forces
Britain's Channel 4 news team said it left Sri Lanka early after days of extensive intimidation and surveillance by security forces.
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Britain's Cameron calls for international rights probe in Sri Lanka
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday threatened to push for an independent international inquiry into allegations of war crimes at the climax of Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war if the island nation does not conduct its own probe by March 2014.
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron puts Sri Lanka on notice over war crimes
Britain's David Cameron put Sri Lanka on notice Saturday to address allegations of war crimes within months or else he would lead a push for action at the United Nations.
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Boycott-hit Commonwealth summit begins in Sri Lanka
A Commonwealth summit meant to showcase post-war Sri Lanka was to begin in Colombo Friday but faced being upstaged by an historic visit to its northern killing fields by Britain's David Cameron.
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British TV crew blocked from reaching Sri Lanka's former war zone
British television journalists who have reported on war crimes allegations in Sri Lanka were stopped from reaching the north of the country on Wednesday by protesters who blocked their train, the TV station and local police said.
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10 Sri Lankans Vanish From Commonwealth Games: Official
Ten members of crisis-hit Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games contingent in Birmingham have disappeared in a suspected attempt to remain in Britain, a top sports official from the island nation told AFP on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka Declares State Of Emergency After Unrest Over Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka is facing severe shortages of essentials, sharp price rises and crippling power cuts in its most painful downturn since independence from Britain in 1948.
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Used Carpets, Mattresses: Sri Lanka Returns 3,000 Tonnes Of Garbage To UK
Sri Lanka shipped out to Britain on Monday the last of several hundred containers filled with thousands of tonnes of illegally imported waste, officials said.
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Prince Philip's 90-Year-Old Car Now Centrepiece Of Sri Lanka Museum
An almost 90-year-old car that once belonged to Britain's late Prince Philip is now the centrepiece of a seaside museum in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka Files Appeal Against UK's Move To Remove LTTE From Terror List
Sri Lanka has appealed against a judgement from Britain's Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission, which has delisted the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a proscribed terrorist organisation.
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India, Sri Lanka Files Among 195 Documents Destroyed In Britain
Around 195 files including documents relating to relations between India and Sri Lanka at the peak of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) led civil war have been destroyed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), sparking concern among archivists and researchers.
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Relief For Upul Tharanga As West Indies Loss Sees Sri Lanka Into World Cup
Tharanga backed his side to uphold the island's proud World Cup record after their automatic qualification for the 2019 edition in Britain was assured by West Indies' seven-wicket loss to England on Tuesday.
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Mohamed Nasheed, Dissidents 'Plotting To Overthrow' Maldives President
The Maldives' dissident former president met opposition groups in neighbouring Sri Lanka today to hatch a plan to topple strongman president Abdulla Yameen, opposition sources told AFP.
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Garfield Sobers Leads Special Tribute For Muhammad Ali at Lord's
Garfield Sobers and Muhammad Ali had met at Lord's in 1966 when the former was a member of the West Indies side playing England and the heavyweight boxing star was in London for his second fight with Britain's Henry Cooper.
-
2013 marked by positive momentum in UK-India ties
The year 2013 saw positive momentum in India-UK ties with Prime Minister David Cameron leading not one but two delegations to India within months to strengthen bilateral relations though actions like a visa bond scheme conflicted with these initiatives.
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Channel 4 alleges harassment by Lankan security forces
Britain's Channel 4 news team said it left Sri Lanka early after days of extensive intimidation and surveillance by security forces.
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Britain's Cameron calls for international rights probe in Sri Lanka
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday threatened to push for an independent international inquiry into allegations of war crimes at the climax of Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war if the island nation does not conduct its own probe by March 2014.
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron puts Sri Lanka on notice over war crimes
Britain's David Cameron put Sri Lanka on notice Saturday to address allegations of war crimes within months or else he would lead a push for action at the United Nations.
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Boycott-hit Commonwealth summit begins in Sri Lanka
A Commonwealth summit meant to showcase post-war Sri Lanka was to begin in Colombo Friday but faced being upstaged by an historic visit to its northern killing fields by Britain's David Cameron.
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British TV crew blocked from reaching Sri Lanka's former war zone
British television journalists who have reported on war crimes allegations in Sri Lanka were stopped from reaching the north of the country on Wednesday by protesters who blocked their train, the TV station and local police said.
