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Sri Lanka Appeals For Help As Floods Cripple Water Supply

Sri Lanka appealed for volunteers Tuesday to help with a massive recovery operation in the wake of devastating flooding...

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Hundreds of Thousands Evacuated As Cyclone Hits Bangladesh

Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh Tuesday packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour (73mph) after authorities evacuated...

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Sri Lanka Deploys More Troops As Flood Toll Climbs To 180

At least 180 people have now been confirmed dead in the worst flooding to hit Sri Lanka for 14 years. More than half a...

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Nearly 300,000 Evacuated As Cyclone Approaches Bangladesh

Bangladesh has evacuated nearly 300,000 people as Cyclone Mora barrelled towards its southeastern coast at speeds of...

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Sri Lanka Deploys More Troops As Flood Toll Climbs To 177

Thousands of Sri Lankan troops battled Monday to get relief supplies to nearly half a million people displaced by the...

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Sri Lanka Monsoon Toll Climbs To 164

Sri Lanka's monsoon toll climbed to 164 with the discovery of more bodies of people buried in landslides triggered by...

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New Zealand’s Taylor Tires of Runner-Up Tag

Ross Taylor is matter-of-fact when he reviews his career and previews New Zealand's Champions Trophy hopes: is this the...

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South Africa Pursue Great Cricket Obsession

South Africa´s quest for a major international cricket trophy has become enough of an obsession for star batsman and...

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Sri Lanka Steps Up Relief As Monsoon Toll Exceeds 150

Emergency teams rushed food and water Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced by the island's worst flooding for...

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Sri Lanka Rushes Aid To Half A Million Flood Victims

Emergency teams rushed to distribute aid Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced after the island's worst...

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New Pakistan Skipper Faces Trophy Acid Test

New captain Sarfraz Ahmed will face his stiffest test yet when he leads unfancied Pakistan in the Champion's Trophy --...

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Armed With Fizz and Self-Belief, Bangladesh Seek A Champions Trophy…

With a fiery new bowler named Fizz leading the young guns and all-rounder Mushfiqur Rahim the old guard, Bangladesh are...

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Sri Lanka Hope For Malinga Magic At Champions Trophy

Sri Lanka have turned to old warhorse Lasith Malinga to put fight into their Champions Trophy campaign and reverse...

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India Out ‘to Enjoy’ Champions Trophy After Money Row

Virat Kohli says India will go out "to enjoy" their cricket as they aim to defend their Champions Trophy crown against...

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India Aids Sri Lanka As Monsoon Kills 100

India joined Sri Lanka's relief operation Saturday as 230,000 people were driven from their homes after an intense...

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Indian Aid Arrives As Sri Lanka Monsoon Toll Hits 100

Indian medical teams and emergency relief arrived in Sri Lanka Saturday as the monsoon-related death toll reached 100...

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Sarfraz Says Pakistan Have ‘nothing To Lose’ In Champions Trophy

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed believes his side will "have nothing to lose" when the Champions Trophy one-day...

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Jayawardene Named Coach of Bangladesh League Team

Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene was Friday named as the head coach of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)...

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Monsoon Rains Kill At Least 25 In Sri Lanka

Landslides and floods killed at least 25 people and left another 42 missing in Sri Lanka following heavy monsoon rains...