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Murder inquiry into Woolmer death
BBC, March 23. Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered in his hotel room on Sunday after the team's World Cup loss to Ireland, Jamaican police say.

A post-mortem examination established that the former England player had died as a result of "manual strangulation", police Commissioner Lucius Thomas said.

"In these circumstances, the matter of Mr Woolmer's death is now being treated as murder," he added. More... Discuss this story
Published: Thu Mar 22 23:49:59 EDT 2007

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India-SL tie: Air thick with fixing rumours
Indiatimes, march 23. Every World Cup sees a flood of conspiracy theories being floated, which are usually laughed off. Unfortunately, Bob Woolmer’s mysterious death means that no conjecture is now being treated as implausible.

Inevitably, talk of match-fixing has reared its head. Claims have already been made by former Pakistan paceman Sarfraz Nawaz, among others that Pakistan’s match against Ireland was fixed and Woolmer was killed because he was about to expose several Paksitani players and officials. More... Discuss this story
Published: Thu Mar 22 20:02:25 EDT 2007 Back to the top

Sri Lanka, Tamil Tiger Rebels Fight a War That Can't Be Won
bloomberg, march 22. March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam escalated fighting in recent months, creating a refugee population of more than 200,000 people, in a conflict that analysts said won't be won by either side.

``The two parties have decided to fight each other,'' said Rohan Gunaratna, head of terrorism research at Singapore's Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies. ``Continuing the current spate of violence is not going to bring about a different outcome or change the status quo.''

The South Asian island nation of 20 million people is experiencing the worst fighting since a cease-fire was declared in 2002, a truce that helped the $26 billion economy post uninterrupted growth since then. Two rounds of peace talks in Geneva last year between the government and LTTE failed to make any progress. More... Discuss this story
Published: Wed Mar 21 22:38:03 EDT 2007 Back to the top

India-Sri Lanka: the most significant match of the World Cup(ASHIS RAY'S ANALYSIS
 NerveWS, March 23. Port of Spain (Trinidad) March 22 -It's plain and simple. If India beat Sri Lanka on Friday, these two teams will qualify for the Super Eight... Back to the top
Sri Lanka ready for the big game, says coach Moody
 Associated Press, Thu March 22, 2007 16:23 EDT . SANDEEP NAKAI - AP Sports Writer - PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) Sri Lanka - is preparing to deliver the knock-out blow that could put the India team on the flight home after the first round of the World Cup... Back to the top
In Sri Lanka, Tamil journalist released after four-month detention
 CPJ, March 23. New York, March 22, 2007—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today’s release of Tamil journalist Parameswaree Maunasámi, who petitioned the Supreme Court that she was being illegally detained after being held for four months without charge... Back to the top
India in make-or-break clash with Sri Lanka
 afp, march 23. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP) - India are determined to ward off the spectre of an early exit and its repercussions as they gear up for their do-or-die clash with Sri Lanka in the World Cup... Back to the top
Indians weigh impact of first-round exit
 SuperCricket, march 23. If India fail to reach the Super Eights stage of the World Cup, analysts and businesses have already started to weigh up what the impact would be in the cricket-crazy nation... Back to the top
Unidentified gunmen kill 2 Tamil businessmen in northern Sri Lanka
 Associated Press, Thu March 22, 2007 07:39 EDT . - - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Gunmen shot dead two ethnic minority Tamil businessmen after forcing their way into a house in a volatile town in northern Sri Lanka - , police said Thursday... Back to the top
At least 17 die in northeast Sri Lanka clashes
 Associated Press, Wed March 21, 2007 05:58 EDT . DILIP GANGULY Associated Press Writer COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ Separatist Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lankan troops battled overnight for territory in a volatile eastern district, leaving at least eight rebels and four soldiers dead, the military said Wednesday... Back to the top
Sri Lankan police reject Buddhist monk who wants to be a police officer
 Associated Press, Thu March 22, 2007 04:56 EDT . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ A Buddhist monk who wanted to join Sri Lanka's police force had his application rejected and told he'd first have to give up his saffron robes and leave the monastery... Back to the top
'Forced conscription' by LTTE
 bbc, march 23. ri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are accused of forcibly recruiting civilians who have sought shelter in sacred Madu church... Back to the top
Tamil Tigers attack army camps
 tvnz, march 21. Tamil Tiger rebels attacked five army camps in Sri Lanka's east and tried to infiltrate government lines in the north, sparking fierce clashes that killed at least 17 people, the military said... Back to the top
Air force says fighter jets bomb Tamil rebel positions in Sri Lanka 's volatile east
 Associated Press, Wed March 21, 2007 02:54 EDT . - - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Air force fighter jets bombed separatist Tamil Tiger positions Wednesday in Sri Lanka - 's volatile east, where ground troops were engaged in a heavy battle with insurgents, the military said... Back to the top
Sri Lanka, India agree on joint border patrolling
 xinghua, march 21. The Sri Lankan government claimed Wednesday that the Indian and Sri Lankan governments have agreed to conduct joint patrolling of the maritime border between the two South Asian nations... Back to the top
Woolmer death termed 'suspicious'
 bbc, march 21. The death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is being treated as suspicious, a Jamaican police spokesman has said... Back to the top
World Cup: Sri Lanka trounces Bangladesh to reach Super 8s
 Associated Press, Wed March 21, 2007 17:58 EDT . SANDEEP NAKAI - AP Sports Writer - PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) Sanath Jayasuriya scored 109 in an injury interrupted innings and led Sri Lanka - into the Super 8s with a 198-run win Wednesday over Bangladesh at the World Cup... Back to the top
World Cup: Bangladesh wins toss, asks Sri Lanka to bat
 Associated Press, Wed March 21, 2007 09:18 EDT . PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar won the toss and asked Sri Lanka - to bat first Wednesday in World Cup Group B match at Queen's Park Oval... Back to the top
Vaas terms this one to be his last World Cup
 hindu, march 21. Port of Spain (Trinidad), March 21. (PTI): Sri Lanka's pace workhorse Chaminda Vaas says, the ongoing World Cup would be the last time he would be seen on the game's big stage although he intends to play at the international level a few more seasons... Back to the top
Colombo fails to release Parameswary despite Court order
 Tamilnet, march 21. The Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) of Sri Lanka failed to produce Mounasamy Parameswary by Wedesday evening despite a Supreme Court order Wednesday morning to release the Tamil woman journalist who has been kept in remand for the last three months, legal sources said, legal sources said... Back to the top
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