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Australia paceman Tait to retire from ODIs

2011-03-29 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Mar 28 (AFP): Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait Monday announced his retirement from one-day cricket to concentrate on the Twenty20 form of the game. Tait, 28, who has just returned from the World Cup on the subcontinent, said he...

India's tiger numbers up in new count

2011-03-29 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 28: India, home to most of the world's wild tigers, on Monday reported a rise in the animal's numbers for the first time in years in a rare piece of good news for conservationists. The census found...

India arrests 16 Somali pirates

2011-03-29 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 28: The Indian navy has arrested 16 Somali pirates and freed the same number of crewmen after a battle with a hijacked ship in the Arabian Sea, a spokesman said Monday. A navy vessel and a coast...

Berlusconi attends fraud case hearing

2011-03-29 00:00:00

MILAN, Mar 28: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attended a legal hearing on Monday for the first time in eight years, over allegations of fiscal fraud and breach of trust in his business interests. The hearing in Milan is part...

Pro-Ouattara forces push west Ivory Coast offensive

2011-03-29 00:00:00

ABIDJAN, Mar 28: Fighters backing recognised president Alassane Ouattara launched Monday their biggest offensive yet to seize control of western Ivory Coast, attacking a key town held by his presidential rival. Fierce fighting raged throughout the morning in the strategic...

Muralitharan in doubt for semi-final against New Zealand today

2011-03-29 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Mar 28 (AFP): Sri Lanka's record-breaking spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is a doubt for Tuesday's World Cup semi-final against New Zealand after struggling to shake off a hamstring injury and knee problem. The veteran player, who will retire after the...

India cricket visit in national interest: Pak PM

2011-03-29 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (AFP): Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Monday his visit to India to watch the World Cup cricket semi-final between the two arch-rivals was in the "national interest". Gilani accepted an invitation from his Indian...

Pakistan warns team against match fixing

2011-03-29 00:00:00

KARACHI, Mar 28 (AFP): Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has warned the country's cricket team against match fixing and said they were under surveillance for Wednesday's highly charged World Cup semi-final against India. Pakistan cricket has been rocked by match...

Lorgat hopes WC semi-final builds Indo-Pak bridge

2011-03-29 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Mar 28 (AFP): ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat on Monday hoped the high-profile World Cup semi-final between arch-rivals Pakistan and India will build a bridge between the two nations. Title favourites India take on Pakistan at Mohali on Wednesday...

Bangladesh to probe WC failures

2011-03-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh will investigate their World Cup failure after the team failed to qualify from the first round despite playing all of their matches in favourable home conditions, a minister said Monday, reports AFP. Sports minister Ahad Ali Sarker said the...

Australia paceman Tait to retire from ODIs

2011-03-29 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Mar 28 (AFP): Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait Monday announced his retirement from one-day cricket to concentrate on the Twenty20 form of the game. Tait, 28, who has just returned from the World Cup on the subcontinent, said he...

India's tiger numbers up in new count

2011-03-29 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 28: India, home to most of the world's wild tigers, on Monday reported a rise in the animal's numbers for the first time in years in a rare piece of good news for conservationists. The census found...

India arrests 16 Somali pirates

2011-03-29 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 28: The Indian navy has arrested 16 Somali pirates and freed the same number of crewmen after a battle with a hijacked ship in the Arabian Sea, a spokesman said Monday. A navy vessel and a coast...

Berlusconi attends fraud case hearing

2011-03-29 00:00:00

MILAN, Mar 28: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attended a legal hearing on Monday for the first time in eight years, over allegations of fiscal fraud and breach of trust in his business interests. The hearing in Milan is part...

Pro-Ouattara forces push west Ivory Coast offensive

2011-03-29 00:00:00

ABIDJAN, Mar 28: Fighters backing recognised president Alassane Ouattara launched Monday their biggest offensive yet to seize control of western Ivory Coast, attacking a key town held by his presidential rival. Fierce fighting raged throughout the morning in the strategic...

Asian shares mostly lower

2011-03-29 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Mar 28 (AFP): Asian shares mostly fell Monday, with Tokyo slipping as emergency work to bring under control a crippled nuclear plant in Japan continued to be held up by high levels of radioactivity. Crews battling to avoid...

US consumer spending rises 0.7 per cent

2011-03-29 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Mar 28 (Reuters): United States (US) consumer spending rose slightly more than expected in February for the eighth straight month of gains as households tapped their savings, government data showed Monday, while inflation accelerated at its fastest pace since...

European stocks steady awaiting key data

2011-03-29 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 28 (AFP): European stock markets steadied Monday after a recent run higher, as traders geared up for the week's major economic releases and set aside concerns over the eurozone debt crisis. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.06...

Lorgat hopes WC semi-final builds Indo-Pak bridge

2011-03-29 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Mar 28 (AFP): ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat on Monday hoped the high-profile World Cup semi-final between arch-rivals Pakistan and India will build a bridge between the two nations. Title favourites India take on Pakistan at Mohali on Wednesday...

Bangladesh to probe WC failures

2011-03-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh will investigate their World Cup failure after the team failed to qualify from the first round despite playing all of their matches in favourable home conditions, a minister said Monday, reports AFP. Sports minister Ahad Ali Sarker said the...

Australia paceman Tait to retire from ODIs

2011-03-29 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Mar 28 (AFP): Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait Monday announced his retirement from one-day cricket to concentrate on the Twenty20 form of the game. Tait, 28, who has just returned from the World Cup on the subcontinent, said he...

India's tiger numbers up in new count

2011-03-29 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 28: India, home to most of the world's wild tigers, on Monday reported a rise in the animal's numbers for the first time in years in a rare piece of good news for conservationists. The census found...

India arrests 16 Somali pirates

2011-03-29 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 28: The Indian navy has arrested 16 Somali pirates and freed the same number of crewmen after a battle with a hijacked ship in the Arabian Sea, a spokesman said Monday. A navy vessel and a coast...

Berlusconi attends fraud case hearing

2011-03-29 00:00:00

MILAN, Mar 28: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attended a legal hearing on Monday for the first time in eight years, over allegations of fiscal fraud and breach of trust in his business interests. The hearing in Milan is part...

Pro-Ouattara forces push west Ivory Coast offensive

2011-03-29 00:00:00

ABIDJAN, Mar 28: Fighters backing recognised president Alassane Ouattara launched Monday their biggest offensive yet to seize control of western Ivory Coast, attacking a key town held by his presidential rival. Fierce fighting raged throughout the morning in the strategic...

US stock futures rise, but Japan, Libya issues weigh

2011-03-29 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Mar 28 (Reuters): United States (US) stock index futures rose Monday, building on three sessions of gains, though developments in Japan and Libya remained in view, suggesting further volatility ahead. Reports of soaring radiation levels at a damaged...

TEPCO shares plunge amid nuclear crisis

2011-03-29 00:00:00

TOKYO, Mar 28 (AFP): Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co. plunged nearly 18 per cent Monday, with no end in sight to a deepening crisis at the beleaguered utility's stricken nuclear power plant. TEPCO nosedived by their daily limit, hitting...

Glencore to seek HK IPO approval this week

2011-03-29 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Mar 28 (Reuters): Glencore (GLEN.UL), the global commodities trading giant, is set to appear before the listing committee of the Hong Kong stock exchange this week, the strongest sign yet it will go ahead with a roughly $10...

Canada banking watchdog warns of next global crisis

2011-03-29 00:00:00

CALGARY, Alberta, Mar 28 (Reuters): Canada's banking watchdog warned Sunday that that the next global financial crisis may not be far off and that now is the time for regulators to get tough on the financial industry. "I think we...

Bangladesh to probe WC failures

2011-03-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh will investigate their World Cup failure after the team failed to qualify from the first round despite playing all of their matches in favourable home conditions, a minister said Monday, reports AFP. Sports minister Ahad Ali Sarker said the...