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		<title>Maldives president was &#8216;forced at gunpoint to resign&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has said that he was forced to resign "at gunpoint" by armed police and army officers in a coup]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16945764</link>
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		<title>Funding squeeze, apathy mean another half century of AIDS - UN expert</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UNAIDS official urges developing states to do more to tackle HIV rather than relying on foreign assistance]]></description>
		<link>http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/funding-squeeze-apathy-mean-another-half-century-of-aids-un-expert</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka suddenly hopeful</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DANGERMAN Virat Kohli has been run out at the WACA as Sri Lanka fight back to beat India in Perth.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/sri-lanka-suddenly-hopeful/story-fn67w6pa-1226265871398</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka opposition parties stage protest demanding release of former Army Commander</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feb 08, Colombo: Hundreds of activists of Sri Lanka's  main opposition political parties joined together in capital Colombo to stage a protest today, to demand the government to release the imprisoned former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Feb08_1328689479CH.php</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka make 233 against India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[INIDA will need to chase down 234 runs to beat Sri Lanka in their first ODI against each other on Australian soil at the WACA.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/cricket/sri-lanka-make-233-against-india/story-fn67xbkx-1226265871398?from=public_rss</link>
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		<title>Tri-Series: Sri Lanka vs India Scoreboard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Scoreboard Monday after the Sri Lanka innings in the Tri-Series limited-overs international against India. Sri Lanka won the toss Sri Lanka Innings Upul Tharanga c Tendulkar b Khan 4 Tillakaratne Dilshan c Kokli b Jaeja 48 Kumar Sangakkara c Dhoni b Khan 26 Dinesh Chandimal st Dhoni b Ashwin 64 Mahela [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-srilanka-indiascoreboard</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka set 233-run target for India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[INIDA will need to chase down 234 runs to beat Sri Lanka in their first ODI against each other on Australian soil at the WACA.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/cricket/sri-lanka-set-233-run-target-for-india/story-fn67xbkx-1226265871398?from=public_rss</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka: Illegal sand mining continues in East with Colombo backing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lankan presidential sibling and development minister Basil Rajapaksa, through an officer working in the Geological Unit of the District Secretariat of Batticaloa, has given permit to a Sinhala businessman N.T.I.Tilakaretna, a Sinhalese. The move was also backed by the Sri Lankan Government Agent in Batticaloa, according to civil sources at the Batticaloa District Secretariat. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=34858</link>
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		<title>Local government elections in Sri Lanka&#8217;s Mullativu district on March 24</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feb 08, Colombo: Elections Commissioner of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Deshapriya has decided to hold the elections for the two local government bodies in war-ravaged Mullativu District on March 24. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Feb08_1328687189CH.php</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s Southern Expressway earns over Rs. 150 million since opening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feb 08, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has earned Rs. 151 million from the Southern Expressway since its opening two months ago. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Feb08_1328686570CH.php</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka seven down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MS Dhoni claimed his third victim via stumping after Lahiru Thirimanne and Angelo Mathews made a big bungle in the middle of the pitch.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/cricket/sri-lanka-seven-down/story-fn67x93d-1226265871398?from=public_rss</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka President to visit Pakistan Friday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feb 08, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will leave for Pakistan on February 10  for a two-day official visit, the President Media Unit said. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Feb08_1328685022CH.php</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka 5/172</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AFTER escaping a clear edge on his first ball, Thisara Perera has been stumped by India captain MS Dhoni at the WACA in Perth.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/cricket/sri-lanka-5172/story-fn67xbkx-1226265871398?from=public_rss</link>
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		<title>Tri-Series: Sri Lanka leaves India 234 to win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dinesh Chandimal struck a dogged half century as Sri Lanka set India a victory target of 234 in their Tri-Series limited-overs international at the WACA Ground on Wednesday. Chandimal anchored much Sri Lanka&#39;s innings of 233-8, scoring 64 of 81 balls with four boundaries after captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat.]]></description>
		<link>http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-srilanka-india</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka now four down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SRI Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene managed 23 runs before he was sent back to the stands against India at the WACA in Perth.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/sri-lanka-now-four-down/story-fn67w6pa-1226265871398</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka running out of overs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SRI Lanka is moving slowly against India at the WACA in Perth with less than 20 overs left in their innings at the crease.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/cricket/sri-lanka-running-out-of-overs/story-fn67x93d-1226265871398?from=public_rss</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka: Eezham Tamils await dividends to come from Mahendrans book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is not a mere documentation sharing opinion, but it is on the demand for justice by the genocide-surviving Eezham Tamils, the plight of whom has not been experienced by any other society in the world, writes Communist Party of India stalwart C. Mahendran, in the introduction to his book on the Vanni War. He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=34857</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka opposition party welcomes progress in talks with government on former Army Commander&#8217;s release</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feb 08, Colombo:  Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) says it welcomes the progress made in the talks between the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) and the government to get former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka released from prison. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Feb08_1328677028JR.php</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka regain ground</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SRI Lanka has recovered after losing an early wicket to move to 1/32 at the WACA in their first ODI against India at the WACA in Perth.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/sri-lanka-regain-ground/story-fn67w6pa-1226265871398</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka lawmaker says finding grenades near court complex aimed at preventing protest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feb 08, Colombo: A legislator of Sri Lanka's Democratic National Alliance (DNA), Jayantha Ketagoda says the finding of hand grenades near the Hultsdorf Court Complex could be aimed at preventing the protest scheduled to be held outside the Court Complex today (8) to mark the second anniversary of DNA Leader Sarath Fonseka's arrest. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Feb08_1328676437JR.php</link>
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		<title>Four Lankans with fake documents jailed in UK .</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three men from Watford and one from Harrow have been jailed for their part in a conspiracy to create..]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2012/2/74318.html</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka Railways allocates Rs. 1 billion to install gates at unprotected rail crossings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka Railways is taking measures to install gates at all the unprotected rail crossings in the ..]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2012/2/74319.html</link>
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		<title>Interest rates move North on CB policy decision</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Benchmark and market interest rates spiked on Monday (Feb. 06) as the Central Bank increased key pol..]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2012/2/74320.html</link>
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		<title>Deyata Kirula ushers economic revival in A pura</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The government has spent about Rs 21,000 million for development projects in the Anuradhapura distri..]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2012/2/74321.html</link>
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		<title>CEB loses Rs. 55 bn in first 38 days of 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Ifham Nizam

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) losses for the 38 days of this year..]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2012/2/74322.html</link>
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		<title>Fonseka matter  on Agenda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The incarceration and release of the former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka had taken priority during ..]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2012/2/74323.html</link>
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		<title>A shameful badger hunt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nursing bloodied noses they suffered at the hands of China and Russia the other day in what may be d..]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2012/2/74324.html</link>
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		<title>Only UNP could protect Sri Lanka people&#8217;s rights - opposition leader</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feb 08, Colombo: Leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremasinghe says it is the UNP that could protect the rights of the people and take the country forward. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Feb08_1328674186CH.php</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka wins toss, bats first against India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat first in its opening Tri-Series limited overs match against India at the WACA Ground on Wednesday. India rested batsman Gautam Gambhir from the side that lost to Australia by 65 runs in Melbourne on Sunday, while Virender Sehwag returns to the lineup.]]></description>
		<link>http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-srilanka-india-toss</link>
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		<title>Sri Lanka assures support to the new President of Maldives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feb 08, Colombo: Noting the resignation of the Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed's resignation and the swearing in of its Vice- President, Dr. Mohamed Waheed as the new President of the Maldives, Sri Lanka extended its fullest support to the new government in Maldives. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Feb08_1328673059CH.php</link>
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