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Australia Holds on to Beat Sri Lanka

Articles: 10, Last update: Feb 10, 2012 6:57:00 PM, Start: Feb 10, 2012 2:08:00 PM

Sources: 10 , Peak: 21, Current rank: 46, Previous rank: 68, Change: +150%

PHILIPPINES: Aid management goes automated

Articles: 4, Last update: Feb 10, 2012 5:18:00 PM, Start: Feb 10, 2012 3:20:00 PM

Sources: 4 , Peak: 59, Current rank: 50, Previous rank: 59, Change: 0%

Articles published more than 10 minutes ago

Sri Lanka, Pakistan to expand bilateral trade to US$2 billion

Source country colombopage Friday, February 10, 2012 7:15:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lankan[6]; Sri Lanka[9];

Entities: Hafeez Sheikh[1]; Yousaf Raza Gillani[2]; Hina Rabbani Khar[1]; Mahinda Rajapakse[1]; Salman Bashir[1]; Abdul Hafeez Shaikh[1]; Salman Faruqui[1]; Lalith Weeratunga[1]; Abdul Hafeez[1]; Rehman Malik[1]; Asif Ali Zardari[3];

Feb 10, Islamabad: Sri Lanka and Pakistan aim to expand the bilateral trade between the two countries to reach US$ 2 billion from the current US$ 375 million in the next three years....

Articles published more than 20 minutes ago

Clarke leads Australia to thrilling victory at WACA

Source country taipeitimes Friday, February 10, 2012 6:57:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[6];

Entities: Kumar Sangakkara[1]; Mahela Jayawardene[1]; Clint McKay[1]; Michael Clarke[1]; Nuwan Kulasekara[1]; Dinesh Chandimal[1]; Ricky Ponting[1]; Mitchell Starc[2]; Mike Hussey[1]; Matthew Wade[1]; Angelo Mathews[1]; George Bailey[1]; David Hussey[1]; David Warner[1]; Tillekeratne Dilshan[1];

Australia captain Michael Clarke’s inspired start to the year continued when he led his side to victory over Sri Lanka in their tri-series one-day international at the WACA in Perth yesterday. Man-of-the-match Clarke had an impact with both bat and ball as Australia won by five runs to remain unbeaten after two outings in the triangular tournament....

Articles published more than 30 minutes ago

Maldives mishandled by India: Eurasia Review

Source country minivannews Friday, February 10, 2012 6:55:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[1];

Entities: Mohamed Nasheed[1]; Maumoon Abdul Gayoom[1]; Rajiv Gandhi[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Conflict; EU-Asia;

The Government of India appears to have been caught napping in the Maldives on two counts, writes B. Raman for the Eurasia Review....

Variations in susceptibility to common insecticides and resistance mechanisms among morphologically identified sibling species of the malaria vector A

Source country 7thspace Friday, February 10, 2012 6:51:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[5];

Background: Anopheles subpictus s.l., an important malaria vector in Sri Lanka, is a complex of four morphologically identified sibling species A-D. Species A-D reportedly differ in bio-ecological traits that are important for vector control. We ......

Articles published more than 40 minutes ago

العراق يشارك في قرعة تصفيات الأولمبية الآسيوية

Source country almadapaper Friday, February 10, 2012 6:41:00 PM CET [en] [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] سريلانكا[1];

 بغداد/ المدى الرياضي تحتضن العاصمة الماليزية كوالالمبور الثلاثاء المقبل سحبة قرعة تصفيات أول بطولة لمنتخبات تحت (22) عاما التي سيطلقها الإتحاد الآسيوي في حزيران المقبل التي ستقام ادوارها النهائية في حزيران 2013 بمشاركة العراق الى جانب 40 دولة اعلنت مشاركتها رسمياً ....

Iraq to take part in the draw for Olympic qualifiers Asian

d'Études de Populations Baghdad-term sports embraces the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur next Tuesday سحبة qualifying draw for the first championship teams under (22) years, which will the Asian Federation next June, which will be held finals in june 2013 with the participation of Iraq, along with 40 countries announced their participation officially.

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Zardari, Rajapaksa agree to increase bilateral trade to $2b

Source country tribune Friday, February 10, 2012 6:24:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lankan[5]; Sri Lanka[6];

Entities: Mahinda Rajapakse[1]; Farhatullah Babar[1]; Asif Ali Zardari[3];

[[IMAGE: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is presented a guard of honour as he arrives at the Presidency in Islamabad on February 10, 2012. PHOTO: INP]] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have agreed to jack up their bilateral trade to $2 billion in the next three years, as President Asif Ali.......

India sends envoy to Maldives as crisis deepens

Source country timesofindia Friday, February 10, 2012 6:05:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[1];

Entities: Ranjan Mathai[1]; Mohamed Nasheed[1]; Manmohan Singh[1];

India on Friday sent its special envoy to Male to assess the situation in the island where ex-president has been insisting that he was ousted in a coup....

Sri Lanka to get US$ 200 million credit facility from Pakistan

Source country colombopage Friday, February 10, 2012 5:44:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[4];

Entities: Anura Priyadarshana Yapa[1];

Feb 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka will enter into a loan agreement with Pakistan to receive a US$ 200 million Export Credit Facility through the State Bank of Pakistan....

Zardari calls for expanding Pakistan-Sri Lanka bilateral trade

Source country dawn Friday, February 10, 2012 5:38:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lankan[3]; Sri Lanka[3];

Entities: Hafeez Sheikh[1]; Hina Rabbani Khar[1]; Mahinda Rajapakse[1]; Haroon Rashid[1]; Salman Bashir[1]; Abdul Hafeez Shaikh[1]; Salman Faruqui[1]; Farhatullah Babar[1]; Abdul Hafeez[1]; Rehman Malik[1]; Asif Ali Zardari[3];

Other categories: DG Communication;

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday called for stepping up efforts to fully realize the potential of a Free Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka. He called for an increase in bilateral trade between the two countries from $375 million to $2 billion target in the next three years. The president urged for further exploring [....

New Zealand tour a warm-up for England — Kirsten

Source country businessday Friday, February 10, 2012 5:36:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[2];

Entities: Dale Steyn[1]; Graeme Smith[1]; Justin Ontong[1]; Gary Kirsten[1]; Jacques Kallis[1];

Quotes in this article

Gary Kirsten told: "It’s our responsibility to do well around the world in any conditions,"

Gary Kirsten said: "They are street smart and understand their conditions well," "We’re purposefully going a bit earlier than usual because the guys need a lot of time in the nets. They need time to get used to the pace and bounce, and they’ll have five good days of practice. It is different over there, even the weather — the warmest it gets is about 21 degrees"

SA’s upcoming battles with "streetsmart" New Zealand are an important warm-up for their England tour later this year as the Proteas get there early to hone their skills, coach Gary Kirsten said on Friday....

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President calls for expanding Pak-Sri Lanka bilateral trade

Source country nation Friday, February 10, 2012 5:07:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lankan[1]; Sri Lanka[2];

Entities: Mahinda Rajapakse[1]; Asif Ali Zardari[3];

President Asif Ali Zardari Friday called for stepping up efforts to fully realize the potential of Free Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka and building a mutually beneficial economic and trade partnership to jack up the bilateral trade from current $375 million to $2 billion target in the next three years....

Sri Lanka's Marxist party to commence protest campaign with farmers

Source country colombopage Friday, February 10, 2012 4:58:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka's[2]; Sri Lanka[2];

Entities: Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna[1];

Feb 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is to commence a series of protests with farmers in the agricultural areas in the country....

Sri Lankan government to pay compensation for deaths of storm-affected Southern fishermen

Source country colombopage Friday, February 10, 2012 4:58:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lankan[2]; Sri Lanka[3];

Feb 10, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has received approval from the cabinet to pay compensation to the kin of the fishermen who were killed or lost during an unexpected storm that lashed southern coast last November....

A one on one meeting was held between President Asif Ali Zaradri and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Islamabad today.

Source country ptvworldnews Friday, February 10, 2012 4:55:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lankan[2];

Entities: Mahinda Rajapakse[2]; Asif Ali Zardari[4];

Matters of mutual interest and bilateral cooperation were discussed. The two leaders also exchanged views on the regional situation and the ways to increase regional cooperation. Both sides agreed to make SAARC forum more affective for regional peace and stability....

President Zardari calls for expanding Pakistan-Sri Lanka bilateral trade

Source country app-en Friday, February 10, 2012 4:54:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka-Pakistan[1]; Sri Lankan[4]; Sri Lanka[3];

Entities: Mahinda Rajapakse[2]; Farhatullah Babar[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Conflict;

The Sri Lankan President was assisted by Prof G.L Peiris, Minister for External Affairs, Duminda Dissanayake, Deputy Minister, Sajin de Vass Gunawardena, Monitoring MP, Lalith Weerathunga, Secretary to the President, Karunatilaka Amunugama, Secretary Ministry of External Affairs, ACM Jayalath Weerakkody, Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Pakistan....

Australia edge Sri Lanka by five runs

Source country irishsun Friday, February 10, 2012 4:45:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[5];

Entities: Xavier Doherty[1]; Mitchell Starc[1]; Michael Clarke[1]; David Warner[1];

Angelo Matthew's valiant 50 went in vain as Australia scored a five-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third match of the ODI tri-series here Friday....

Comment: “We might be tourists but we are not blind or deaf”

Source country minivannews Friday, February 10, 2012 4:39:00 PM CET [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[1];

Tourists staying in the country's upmarket resorts are not blind to the country's political situation, writes Irwin Glass in an open letter....

Helpers in a hostile world: the risk of aid work grows

Source country csmonitor Friday, February 10, 2012 4:28:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lankan[1]; Sri Lanka[1];

Other categories: Echo;

Some 242 aid workers were killed in 2010, up from 91 a decade before. Is 'humanitarian space' shrinking, or are aid groups spreading out to more conflict zones than before?...

Articles published more than 3 hours ago

Cricket: Australia wins by five runs

Source country channelnewsasia Friday, February 10, 2012 4:20:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka's[1]; Sri Lankans[2]; Sri Lankan[1]; Sri Lanka[2];

Entities: Mahela Jayawardene[1]; Kumar Sangakkara[1]; Clint McKay[1]; Michael Clarke[1]; Nuwan Kulasekara[1]; Dinesh Chandimal[1]; Ricky Ponting[1]; Mitchell Starc[2]; Mike Hussey[1]; Matthew Wade[1]; Angelo Mathews[2]; George Bailey[1]; David Hussey[1]; David Warner[1]; Tillekeratne Dilshan[1];

PERTH, Australia: Australian captain Michael Clarke's inspired start to 2012 continued when he led his side to victory over Sri Lanka in their tri-series one-day international at the WACA Ground on Friday....

Sri Lanka major opposition not to participate in the PSC without Tamil party

Source country colombopage Friday, February 10, 2012 4:12:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka's[1]; Sri Lanka[4];

Entities: Mangala Samaraweera[1]; Mahinda Rajapakse[1]; Tissa Attanayake[1]; Suresh Premachandran[1]; Ranil Wickremesinghe[1];

Feb 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major opposition United National party (UNP) has agreed with the major Tamil constituent, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) not to participate in the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) proposed by the government if TNA will not take part in it....

Training for Sri Lanka opposition party electoral organizers next month

Source country colombopage Friday, February 10, 2012 4:12:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka's[1]; Sri Lanka[3];

Feb 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party (UNP) has planned to hold training sessions for the new electoral organizers on March 12 and 16....

Arjuna Ranatunga willing to assume Sri Lanka's Minister of Sports post

Source country colombopage Friday, February 10, 2012 4:12:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka's[1]; Sri Lanka[3];

Entities: Mahinda Rajapakse[1]; Sarath Fonseka[1]; Arjuna Ranatunga[2];

Feb 10, Colombo: Former World Cup winning cricket captain of Sri Lanka and parliamentarian Arjuna Ranatunga has said that he would assume the post of the Minister of Sports in the name of the sports of the country....

Sri Lanka President arrives in Pakistan

Source country colombopage Friday, February 10, 2012 4:12:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lankan[2]; Sri Lanka[4];

Entities: Yousaf Raza Gillani[2]; Mahinda Rajapakse[1]; Lalith Weeratunga[1]; Asif Ali Zardari[6];

Feb 10, Islamabad: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Islamabad on Friday on a three-day state visit to Pakistan at the invitation of Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari....

Maldives crisis festers, India pushes for political deal

Source country deccanherald Friday, February 10, 2012 4:08:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[3];

Entities: Mohamed Nasheed[1]; Manmohan Singh[1]; Maumoon Abdul Gayoom[2]; Rajiv Gandhi[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Quotes in this article

Manmohan Singh told: "I have sent an envoy to Maldives to assess the situation,"

With the crisis in the Maldives deepening as defiant former president Mohamed Nasheed alleged a coup, India has stepped up its outreach to all key political interlocutors in the archipelago nation to push a political deal that spurs the process of forming a broad-based national government of unity....

India sends special envoy to Maldives as crisis deepens

Source country timesofindia Friday, February 10, 2012 3:48:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[1];

Entities: Ranjan Mathai[1]; Mohamed Nasheed[1]; Manmohan Singh[1];

India on Friday sent its special envoy to Male to assess the situation in the island where ex-president has been insisting that he was ousted in a coup....

Articles published more than 4 hours ago

PHILIPPINES: Aid management goes automated

Source country irinnews Friday, February 10, 2012 3:20:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[1];

Entities: Storm Washi[2];

Other categories: Natural Disasters; UN Bodies;

MANILA, 10 February 2012 (IRIN) - The Philippines government and an international aid agency are automating inventory systems to improve relief distribution in one of the world's most disaster-prone countries....

Australia Holds on to Beat Sri Lanka

Source country wsj-en Friday, February 10, 2012 3:13:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka's[1]; Sri Lanka[8];

Entities: Kumar Sangakkara[1]; Ryan Harris[2]; Lasith Malinga[1]; Clint McKay[1]; Michael Clarke[1]; Nuwan Kulasekara[1]; Dinesh Chandimal[1]; Xavier Doherty[1]; Mitchell Starc[1]; Angelo Mathews[1]; David Hussey[1]; Tillekeratne Dilshan[1];

Australia won its second consecutive tri-series cricket match with a tense five-run win over Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground....

The Pukhtoon dilemma – to support Afghanistan or Pakistan

Source country dawn Friday, February 10, 2012 3:08:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [SriLanka] Sri Lanka[1];

Entities: Habibullah Khan[1]; Shahid Afridi[1]; Younis Khan[1]; Umar Gul[1];

SHARJAH: Expats from both Pakistan and Afghanistan thronged the Sharjah Stadium for the first-ever one-day international here on Friday, with the fans uncertain who to support for a win. Afghanistan, who rose to gain one-day status in 2009, have played 18 one-day games against fellow Associate teams, but Friday’s match was their first against a [....

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