SANAA, March 18, 2011 : Four anti-regime protesters were shot dead and dozens wounded during a demonstration in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday, medics and witnesses said. According to witnesses, pro-regime "thugs" opened fire on protesters calling for the...
SYDNEY, Mar 18 : Protests by angry asylum seekers escalated at an Australian detention centre with rioters setting fire to buildings and police responding with tear gas and bean-bag bullets, officials said Friday. A group of around 250-300 detainees on...
PARIS, Mar 18 : Air France-KLM, was placed under investigation on Friday for involuntary manslaughter by a French court over a 2009 crash on a flight between Rio and Paris which killed 228 people, the airline's lawyer Fernand Garnault said....
NEW DELHI, March 18: Two British men were sentenced to six years in jail in India on Friday for sodomising young boys living at a children's shelter. Supreme Court justices P. Sathasivam and B. S. Chauhan said the men were...
ISLAMABAD, Mar18: A rare condemnation by the Pakistan army chief of an especially deadly U.S. drone attack and Washington's abrupt dismissal of his concern is a sign of how troubled the strategically vital relationship between the two countries has become....
It has been a difficult fiscal year for Bangladesh as far as the availability of external assistance for funding its development programmes is concerned. Disbursement of external assistance, both grants and loans, stood at Taka 29.42 billion in the first...
So Dhaka now wears a festive look. It's a cricket city in real term. In being so, not that the stadiums have undergone reforms, the city, particularly the main thoroughfares have been beautified, too. Starting from the airport, the main...
"Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago"-German Poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). This writer has been attending numerous conferences and workshops aboard for many years. Every year, I get the opportunity to meet new...
BENGHAZI, Mar18 (agencies): Fighting between insurgents and forces loyal to strongman Muammar Gaddafi raged Friday in the rebel-held towns of Zintan, Nalut and Misrata in western Libya, witnesses and rebel sources said. Gaddafi forces attacked Zintan, 120 kilometres (75 miles)...
SANAA, March 18, 2011 : Four anti-regime protesters were shot dead and dozens wounded during a demonstration in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday, medics and witnesses said. According to witnesses, pro-regime "thugs" opened fire on protesters calling for the...
SYDNEY, Mar 18 : Protests by angry asylum seekers escalated at an Australian detention centre with rioters setting fire to buildings and police responding with tear gas and bean-bag bullets, officials said Friday. A group of around 250-300 detainees on...
PARIS, Mar 18 : Air France-KLM, was placed under investigation on Friday for involuntary manslaughter by a French court over a 2009 crash on a flight between Rio and Paris which killed 228 people, the airline's lawyer Fernand Garnault said....
NEW DELHI, March 18: Two British men were sentenced to six years in jail in India on Friday for sodomising young boys living at a children's shelter. Supreme Court justices P. Sathasivam and B. S. Chauhan said the men were...
ISLAMABAD, Mar18: A rare condemnation by the Pakistan army chief of an especially deadly U.S. drone attack and Washington's abrupt dismissal of his concern is a sign of how troubled the strategically vital relationship between the two countries has become....
KOLKATA, Mar 18 (AFP): Paul Stirling smashed an explosive century as Ireland posted an emphatic six-wicket victory over the Netherlands in their last World Cup match Tuesday. The 20-year-old opener gave a superb exhibition of hitting, cracking two sixes and...
COLOMBO, Mar 18 (AFP): Australia captain Ricky Ponting is relishing the challenge of locking horns with Pakistan, the last team to beat the defending champions at a World Cup, when they meet Saturday. Australia have not lost a single game...
NEW DELHI, Mar 18 (AFP): England face a nervous weekend sweating on their World Cup fate after dramatically keeping their hopes alive as Sri Lanka and New Zealand, already qualified, jostle Friday for Group A finishing spots. The Ashes victors,...
Bangladesh will not be easily pushed aside when they take on powerful South Africa in a must-win World Cup match Saturday, skipper Shakib Al Hasan said, reports AFP. "We go into the match after two consecutive wins against England and...
COLOMBO, Mar 18 (AFP): Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has vowed to unleash a surprise assault on defending champions Australia in their eagerly-anticipated World Cup Group A clash Saturday. Both teams have a chance to top the group and face a...
South African captain Graeme Smith does not expect another shock World Cup loss at Bangladesh's hands when the two sides meet in their last league match Saturday, reports AFP. The Proteas' lone defeat in 13 one-day internationals against Bangladesh came...
MUMBAI, Mar18 (AFP): Kumar Sangakkara led from the front to hit a fine 111 as Sri Lanka posted 265-9 in Friday's World Cup clash against New Zealand which was marred by an unsavoury catch controversy. The Sri Lankan skipper also...
NEW DELHI, March 18: Two British men were sentenced to six years in jail in India on Friday for sodomising young boys living at a children's shelter. Supreme Court justices P. Sathasivam and B. S. Chauhan said the men were...
ISLAMABAD, Mar18: A rare condemnation by the Pakistan army chief of an especially deadly U.S. drone attack and Washington's abrupt dismissal of his concern is a sign of how troubled the strategically vital relationship between the two countries has become....
CHENNAI, India, Mar 18 (AFP): Sachin Tendulkar can complete another landmark on Sunday by hitting his 100th international hundred as India tackle West Indies in the World Cup's final group match. Both sides have yet to make sure of their...
INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar 18 (AFP): Top seed Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the semi-finals at Indian Wells after Victoria Azarenka pulled out of their match early in the first set with a hip injury. Wozniacki, of Denmark, was ahead 3-0...
COLOMBO, Mar 18 (AFP): Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Friday hailed Shoaib Akhtar, saying the Pakistani paceman was the fastest bowler he has ever faced. "Congratulations to him for being an outstanding cricketer," Ponting said of Akhtar who on Thursday...
LONDON, March 18 (AFP): After being dumped out of three competitions in 13 days, deflated Arsenal will turn their attention to their last remaining route to a trophy Saturday as the Premier League title chase resumes. The Gunners travel to...
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 18 (AFP): Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam on Friday declared he will challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency in June, opening a bitter fight for the football world's top post. Bin Hammam, the president of...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Mar 18 (AFP): Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq Friday urged his country's World Cup squad not to forget their late English coach Bob Woolmer if they go on to win the tournament. Woolmer died in mysterious circumstances in the...
MIAMI, Mar 17 (AFP): Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has withdrawn from the ATP and WTA Miami tournament with an abdominal injury, organizers said Thursday. Injury-plagued Williams suffered the injury earlier this year at the Australian Open. "I am very...
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