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Sri Lankan president postpones poll announcement
COLOMBO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday postponed the expected announcement of dates for early presidential and parliamentary elections due by April without giving a reason. The delay followed the resignation on Friday ... Full Article
FACTBOX: Security developments in Pakistan
(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Pakistan at 0953 GMT on Sunday. Full Article
FACTBOX-Security developments in Pakistan, Nov 15
(For full coverage of Pakistan and Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK]) Nov 15 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Pakistan at 1144 GMT on Sunday. MINGORA - Security forces have killed at least 20 militants in the last 24 hours in search ... Full Article
Q&A-Sri Lanka's top general mulls presidential bid
By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's president on Friday accepted General Sarath Fonseka's resignation, which frees up the veteran soldier to run for president after playing a decisive role in defeating the Tamil Tigers in May. [ID:nCOL68950] ... Full Article
Sri Lanka general hits out before possible poll bid
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka on Friday accepted the resignation of its top general, who delivered a scathing departure letter accusing the president he may challenge at polls next year of unjustly sidelining him over unfounded coup fears. Full Article
Sri Lanka general hits out before possible poll bid
* Govt grants Fonseka's request to retire * Fonseka says president fails to 'win the peace' * Opposition hand seen in resignation letter (Recasts, adds details) By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka on Friday accepted ... Full Article
Sri Lanka top general retires, may run for president
* Top general expected to challenge incumbent in poll * Had been given new post by president * President to accept resignation, source says (Adds more quotes from Fonseka, retirement date) By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's top general, ... Full Article
S.Lanka shares up on hope of earnings recovery
COLOMBO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's shares gained on Thursday to a one-week high, on hopes of recovery in earnings after the country's top mobile operator Dialog Telekom <DIAL.CM> showed signs of recovery in its September quarterly earnings. ... Full Article
TABLE-Sri Lanka NDB Q3 group net up 75.5 pct yr/yr
COLOMBO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Group results for Sri Lanka's National Development Bank <NDB.CM> for the three months ended September 30, 2009, as released on Friday (in millions of rupees unless stated): Full Article
Hungary's MOL sees Pakistan gas output jump by Dec
ISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Hungarian oil and gas firm MOL <MOLB.BU> on Wednesday said production from the Tal block natural gas field in northwest Pakistan would more than double to 250 million cubic feet per day by December. Full Article
