International aid workers have evacuated Sri Lanka’s north, where government forces are pursuing a major offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels.
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A suspected car bomb exploded outside the gate of the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa Wednesday reportedly killing 16 people including security guards and civilians. MORE… — Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:24:13 PM
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102nd birth anniversary of Former President J.R Jayewardene was held at Sirikotha Today.Pictured here Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe speaking with the Party Chairman Rukman Senanayake. Pic by Dinuka Liyanawatte
— Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:16:20 PM
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102nd birth anniversary of Former President J.R Jayewardene was held at Sirikotha Today. Pictured here Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe speaking with the Party Chairman Rukman Senanayake. Pic by Dinuka Liyanawatte
— Wednesday, September 17, 2008 3:40:01 PM
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Kaluthara Chief Magistrate today refused bail to four suspects in the case of selling a three-month-old infant for Rs. 5,000. He also remarked that the receipt given in relation to the purchasing of the child is similar to one given at a grocery store. — Wednesday, September 17, 2008 3:04:50 PM
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COLOMBO, Sept 18 Asia Pulse - Sri Lanka’s People’s Leasing Company (PLC) said net profit rose seven per cent to 803 million rupees (US$7.5 million) in the year ending March 31, 2008 and that it was diversifying its business to include ship finance.
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A lady Assistant Engineer attached to the Nations Building Ministry in Batticaloa was shot dead by an unidentified gunman at Kalawanchikudi in Batticaloa this morning. — Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:31:40 PM
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Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 7% during the second quarter of 2008, the Census and Statistics department said today. — Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:17:12 PM
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Sept 17, Colombo: Jaffna Police on information given by a civilian have found four female bodies in Nainativu and Nedantivu sea areas this morning.
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Sept 17, Colombo: Census and Statistics Department of Sri Lanka says that the female population of the country had surpassed the male population dramatically.
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