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COLOMBO - A newly appointed Catholic cardinal called Wednesday on the Sri Lankan government to speed up a search for a political solution to the country's long-standing ethnic tensions, which led to a 26-year military conflict.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - R&B star Akon has postponed a planned concert in Sri Lanka following angry protests over a music video he is in where scantily clad women dance in front of a Buddha statue.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka says it won't issue a visa for R&B singer Akon for a planned concert next month, following outrage over his video showing scantily clad women near a Buddha statue.
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka has denied visa to US hip-hop singer Akon in the wake of protest over his controversial video album featuring scantily-clam women dancing around a statue of Lord Buddha.
