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Sri Lanka expects Cairn India to extract oil by 2010

Colombo, The Sri Lankan government Monday entered into a petroleum resources agreement with Cairn India Ltd to explore oil and natural gas deposits in the northwestern Mannar basin and expressed hope that oil could be extracted by 2010.

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South Asia - Bangladesh road accident kills 21
Dhaka, At least 21 people were killed and 25 injured Monday when a passenger bus collided with another vehicle in Bangladesh’s eastern district of Comilla. The accident took place on the highway co... - more news

South Asia - Pakistan frees Indian national
Islamabad, Pakistan Monday handed over an Indian national, who spent 10 years in jail for alleged spying, to Indian authorities at the Wagah border. The Indian named Ram Prakash was arrested from ... - more news

India - UN condemns attack on Indian mission in Kabul
New York, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday condemned in the "strongest terms" the suicide bombing that killed more than 40 people in Kabul. The attack near the Indian embassy’s gates i... - more news

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South Asia - Business leaders unite against HIV/AIDS
The Sri Lanka Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS' (SLBCH) second annual general meeting is to take place tomorrow at the Cinnamon Grand. The meeting will be a gathering of both existing and potential members, to assess how best they may utilize s - more news

South Asia - Muslim nations call for global efforts to tackle food crisis
Muslim leaders from the Group of Eight developing Islamic countries, or D8, Tuesday urged governments to find a solution to the worsening global food crisis, warning that a delay in actions would be especially disastrous for its member countries. - more news

South Asia - Political uncertainty a bad omen for economy
The current bout of political uncertainty in India could not have come at a worse time, with experts fearing that the fluid political situation will not help in checking inflation. Experts feel the government has not been able to concentrate on th - more news

South Asia - Vaghela calls for withdrawal of import duty on cotton

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South Asia - Rock singer's strip-tease for Ibrahim upsets Malaysian crowd
A rock singer's support for beleaguered opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went awry when he stripped to show off his boxer shorts during a performance. Half-way through the performance, the lead singer of the band Carburettor Dung showed his back to the audience, lowered his ... - more news

South Asia - Will glamour, technology driven 'Mahabharat' prove popular?
TV tycoon Ekta Kapoor's "Kahani Hamare Mahabharat Ki" scheduled to go air Monday night on 9X, is already the talk of the town for its array of TV stars, designer costumes and spectacular sets, but it remains to be seen whether it will match the standards of B.R. Chopra's ver... - more news

South Asia - Looking at Tibet through filmmaker Tsetan's camera lens
Meet Sonam Tsetan, one of the many young Tibetan filmmakers living in exile outside their country, who is trying to redefine the political turbulence in Tibet through his lens and narrative. "We, the new generation of Tibetan filmmakers, are looking at our homeland that we ... - more news

South Asia - Akshay Kumar is awesome in ’Fear Factor’: Meghna Naidu

South Asia - PCB confident over hosting Champions Trophy
Pakistan’s Cricket Board (PCB) remains confident that the ICC Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan even as a deadly blast killed 19 people in Islamabad Sunday when the country was hosting the Asia Cup final in Karachi. The suicide bombing for - more news

South Asia - Paes moves up eight places in ATP doubles rankings
India’s Leander Paes jumped eight places in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) doubles rankings after his semi-final appearance at Wimbledon. Paes, who reached the last four of the Grand Slam with Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy, is p - more news

South Asia - Tendulkar named best Asian batsman
Sachin Tendulkar spoilt what would have been a clean sweep of titles by Sri Lankan cricketers at the inaugural Asian Cricket Council (ACC) awards ceremony here by being named the continent’s best one-day batsman. At a glittering ceremony held at t - more news

South Asia - Night out at French Beach didn’t help India cricketers

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