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A recent photo expedition off Sri Lanka produced more than just photos of blue whales. Instead, there was a sighting of killer whales assaulting sperm whales.
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Biologists say they have discovered a new species of giant tarantula in northern Sri Lanka. The spider, about the size of a human face, belongs to the genus Poecilotheria, tree-dwelling venomous tarantulas found in India and Sri Lanka
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Welikada -
A prisoner at the high-security Welikada jail in Colombo, Sri Lanka tried to hide a cellphone in his rectum, during a search by the guards. All would have been fine, but the darn thing decided to ring.
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Matale -
The remains of dozens of people were unearthed last month in the center of the country as a variety of theories try to solve this bizarre and suspicious find.
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According to a newly released UN report, the international body failed to protect civilians in the last months of the Sri Lankan civil war, which ended in May 2009 with the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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Los Angeles -
A US actress who stars in the anti-Muslim film, "The Innocence of Muslims," is suing the film's producer. Cindy Lee Garcia claims that under the pseudonym Sam Bacile, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula told her the film was a "desert adventure film."
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Colombo -
The country has a problem. Sri Lankan law provides the death penalty for certain offences but currently has no hangmen. Not to worry. Interviews are currently being held to fill the two vacant positions.
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Galle -
The arrest of three French tourists in Sri Lanka over their kissing antics featuring the statue of the Buddha has sparked an international debate on faith and tourism.
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Elephants, elephants and more elephants. If you have a passion for pachyderms you can get your fix in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka, home of the Elephant Orphanage.
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Guwahati -
At least 77 people have been killed in serious flooding in India's Assam state. The region is famous for its steep hills and tea cultivation.
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Sydney -
If you were to ask the average Australian who’s running our refugee program, the short answer would be “the people smugglers”. Canberra has taken forever to get any sort of consensus, and the new moves aren’t much better.
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Toronto -
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa attended Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations this week. The Sri Lankan leader was warmly welcomed by the British establishment, but Tamils across the globe are protesting his attendance.
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Toronto -
Despite being robbed of large portion of its star power two days prior, the cricket all-star Twenty20 match in Toronto was entertaining and did not lose its competitive spirit.
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Caracas -
A Sri Lankan man has been trapped for three months at the Maiquetia International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela; there is confusion about where he came from and it has not been possible to find a destination where to send him.
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The government of Sri Lanka has ordered that a controversial 60-year-old mosque be relocated, following protests by 300 Buddhist monks and their supporters, who stormed the Masjidul Khaira mosque in Dambulla on Friday.
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Countries such as Indonesia passed a critical test after its tsunami alert system successfully alerted citizens following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2004, as well as yesterday's disaster.
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Bob Barker comes through again for the elephants. This time for Thika, Toka, and Iringa from Toronto, who will be traveling in style aboard a jet liner.
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Jakarta -
Reuters first and then BBC are reporting hundreds missing as another wooden (perhaps fiberglass) boat sinks off the Indonesian coast of East Java. No doubt these are more 'illegal' immigrants (mostly from the Middle East) attempting to reach Australia.
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Geneva -
Originally meant to be built in Waxahachie, Texas, under the nickname of Desertron, Switzerland-France's CERN states it has seen "tantalizing hints" of the elusive Higgs boson, also called the "God particle," in two of their experiments.
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The sacrifice asylum seekers make leaving troubled homelands is not made easier arriving in Australia where detention practices are likely to cause additional harm.
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