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Pakistan’s Wahab Riaz Out of Cricket Champions Trophy

Pakistan will seek to bring in a replacement for Wahab Riaz after the fast bowler was ruled out Monday of the remainder...

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Panicked Qatar Shoppers Stock Up As Gulf Rift Bites

Shoppers in Doha were taking no chances on Monday despite Qatari officials reassuring residents there was no need to...

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Sri Lanka Hails Record Military Deployment As Toll Hits 213

Sri Lanka's military recorded its biggest peacetime deployment for search and rescue operations after monsoon rains...

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South Africa Beat Sri Lanka In Champions Trophy

Leg-spinner Imran Tahir and former captain Hashim Amla excelled in South Africa's 96 run win over Sri Lanka in their...

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Sri Lanka Targets Unauthorised Builders After Monsoon Deaths

Sri Lanka announced plans Saturday to prosecute a slew of companies and individuals behind illegal construction...

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Kumble-Kohli Row Clouds India-Pakistan Champions Trophy Opener

Title-holders India will look to put an off-field row behind them when they face arch-rivals Pakistan in their...

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Sri Lanka Sweat On Mathews As Proteas Duo Get All Clear

Sri Lanka face a nervous wait to discover if captain Angelo Mathews will be fit for their Champions Trophy one-day...

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Bangladesh Rescues 24 More Cyclone Survivors From Sea

The Bangladesh navy said Friday it has rescued 24 more fishermen from the Bay of Bengal, bringing the total to 80 since...

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Pride and Prejudice As India, Pakistan Clash In Champions Trophy

India have far more at stake in Sunday's Champions Trophy match against arch-rivals Pakistan than launching their title...

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Proteas Eager To Maintain Sri Lanka Run In ICC Champions Trophy

South Africa begin their Champions Trophy challenge at the Oval on Saturday by taking on a Sri Lanka side against whom...

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Group of 20 Helpless Whales Rescued From Shallow Waters In Sri Lanka

A group of 20 helpless whales that became beached after a cyclone have been rescued. The desperate mammals had become...

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Sri Lanka Pressed Over Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes

Sri Lanka-based Western diplomats Thursday urged Colombo to investigate a wave of anti-Muslim violence in the...

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Raft Capsizes In Flood-Hit Sri Lanka, Kills Three

Three people drowned Thursday when their makeshift raft capsized in Sri Lanka, which has been hit by its worst flooding...

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Afghanistan Cancels Pakistan Games After Kabul Attack

Afghanistan have cancelled proposed home and away cricket fixtures with Pakistan after a deadly bomb attack blamed by...

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South Africa Reveal T20 Name, Logo

Cricket South Africa announced on Wednesday that its planned high-profile Twenty20 league will be named the T20 Global...

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Sri Lanka Saves Pod of Stranded Whales

Sri Lanka's navy and local residents rescued a pod of about 20 stranded pilot whales off the island's northeastern...

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Sri Lanka Bans Open Garbage Dumping To Protect Elephants

Authorities in Sri Lanka on Wednesday banned the open dumping of garbage near wildlife sanctuaries to discourage...

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Refugees Face ‘acute Crisis’ In Cyclone-Hit Bangladesh

Aid workers warned Wednesday of an "acute crisis" in Bangladesh after a cyclone damaged or destroyed thousands of homes...

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Foreign Aid Arrives In As Sri Lanka Flood Toll Exceeds 200

International aid arrived into Sri Lanka on Wednesday as the death toll from the island's worst floods and landslides...