NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (agencies): Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal has vowed to end Delhi's "VIP culture" as he was sworn in as the Indian capital's chief minister. The ceremony took place at an open ground, the Ramlila Maidan, in front...
BANGKOK, Feb 14 (AFP): Dozens of anti-coup activists held a demonstration in central Bangkok Saturday, handing out roses and copies of George Orwell's "1984"-a rare expression of public dissent in a nation still under strict martial law. The demonstrators, a...
DONETSK, Feb 14 (agencies): Ukraine's president has warned that a deal to end fighting in the east is in "great danger" after heavy fighting ahead of Saturday night's ceasefire. Petro Poroshenko also accused Russia of "significantly increasing" its offensive despite...
SANA, Feb 14 (Reuters): Clashes between Shi'ite Houthi militiamen and Sunni tribesmen fighting alongside Al Qaeda militants killed 26 people in Yemen, local officials said, as the United Arab Emirates joined Saudi Arabia and Western countries in closing its embassy...
GOMBE, Feb 14 (Reuters): Heavily armed Boko Haram militants attacked the northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe on Saturday, fleeing residents and a security source said. Explosions and gunfire could be heard after the fighters overwhelmed a checkpoint at the edge...
MANDALAY, Feb 14 (AFP): Myanmar rebels Saturday said the national army had launched fresh air strikes following the government's rare admission that dozens of its soldiers had died in a dramatic resurgence of conflict in a remote region bordering China....
Gunmen kill driver, wound polio worker in Pakistan PESHAWAR, Feb 14: A government official says gunmen have killed a driver and wounded a polio worker in a northwestern tribal region of Pakistan ahead of a nationwide anti-polio drive. Manzoor Khan...
Expectations and deepest fears were both met almost exactly on the World Cup's opening day in Melbourne. Australia, the hosts and champions, defeated England, one of the outsiders, by 111 runs on Valentine’s Day (Saturday). It was a hopelessly one-sided...
MELBOURNE, Feb 14 (AFP): Australia's Aaron Finch scored the first hundred of the World Cup against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday. The opener flicked Steven Finn off his hip to the boundary to raise his century in 129...
Over the next six weeks more than two billion people, many of them bleary-eyed, are expected to watch the 2015 Cricket World Cup unfold in Australia and New Zealand. The multi-million dollar global showcase will be a sporting marathon, not...
The eyes of the world will be on Adelaide when India plays Pakistan today (Sunday) at 9.30 am. More than a billion people will watch the sub-continental neighbours clash in a match that has been sold out for six months....
A number of big stars will be seen playing for the last time in a World Cup in this edition in Australia and New Zealand. While some have announced their ODI retirement, for others age is simply not on their...
The fourth round matches of the four-day Walton 16th National Cricket League will begin at 9:30 am tomorrow (Monday) at separate venues in the capital and its suburbs, reports UNB. On Monday's matches, league leader Dhaka Division will take on...
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 (AFP): Big screens are going up, TV sales are booming and even the Taliban are getting their transistor radios ready for the biggest grudge match in cricket: Pakistan against India. From the beaches of Kerala to the...
Shaheed Sheikh Moni Memorial International Rating Chess Tournament kicks off at 2:00 pm tomorrow (Sunday) at the lounge of the National Sports Council auditorium in the city, reports UNB. Barrister Fazle Noor Taposh, MP, inaugurated the six-day tournament as the...
MELBOURNE, Feb 14 (AFP): The International Cricket Council said the match umpires had made a mistake after reviewing England's final dismissal in the World Cup against Australia on Saturday which potentially cost James Taylor a century. While England were well...
The handball referee training course ended Saturday at the Handball Stadium in the city, reports BSS. Orient Food Managing Director Mahabubuzzaman was the chief guest on the closing day of the three-day meet that began Thursday. A total of 60...
HAMILTON, New Zealand, Feb 14 (AFP): Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura is optimistic his team can carry the good form they showed during the warm-up matches into their opening World Cup Pool B tie against South Africa in Hamilton Sunday. The...
Sangakkara passes Ponting on ODI run list CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Feb 14: Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara Saturday became the second highest run-maker in one-day international history during the World Cup clash against New Zealand in Christchurch. Sangakkara started the day...
DUBAI, Feb 14 (AFP): Serena Williams, who captured her 19th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last month while struggling with a persistent virus, has withdrawn from the Dubai Open, apparently suffering from the same ailment. Williams' achievement in...
MUMBAI, Feb 14 (Reuters) : India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp's (ONGC) net profit halved in the third quarter, its second successive quarterly profit drop, hurt by the continuing decline in crude prices which impacted the state explorer's sales. Brent...
LONDON, Feb 14 (AFP): Brent oil prices soared above $61 this week for the first time this year, aided by upbeat news on Ukraine and Greece and by rebounding economic growth in eurozone powerhouse Germany. Elsewhere in commodity markets, India...
CHICAGO, Feb 14 (Xinhua) : Chicago Board of Trade agricultural commodities closed higher on Friday with wheat, corn, and soybeans rising. The most active corn contract for March delivery gained 4.25 cents, or 1.11 per cent, to close at 3.8725...
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 14 (Reuters) : Foreigners will be barred from owning land in South Africa and no individual will be able to own more than 12,000 hectares, the equivalent of two farms, under legislation currently in the works, President Jacob...
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