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Gulf stocks reel under impact of Arab unrest

2011-03-02 00:00:00

KUWAIT CITY, Mar 1 (AFP): Stocks listed in the energy-rich Gulf states dropped, some sharply, Monday as they reeled under the impact of sweeping unrest in many Arab countries. The small Muscat Securities Market led the slide Monday, shedding 4.9...

Strauss confident ahead of Ireland clash

2011-03-02 00:00:00

BANGALORE, Mar 1 (AFP): England captain Andrew Strauss wants his side to build on their thrilling tie with co-hosts India when they face Ireland in a potential banana-skin World Cup clash Wednesday. Strauss, who has admitted in the past that...

SA spoilt for choice ahead of Dutch clash

2011-03-02 00:00:00

MOHALI, Mar 1 (AFP): South Africa go into their clash against the Netherlands Thursday with the enviable choice of a three-prong spin attack or mixing it up to boost their pace options. The Proteas fielded three spinners in their World...

Jayawardene mulls action over corruption allegation

2011-03-02 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Mar 1 (AFP): Sri Lanka's former skipper Mahela Jayawardene is reportedly considering suing a state-run television network for hinting he may have helped fix a World Cup match against Pakistan. Jayawardene, who lost his middle stump for just two...

Sehwag to see doctor over injury

2011-03-02 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 1 (AFP): Big-hitting Indian opener Virender Sehwag is seeing a doctor in New Delhi after being struck in the ribs during a net session last week, a report said Tuesday. "He is going to see a personal...

England v Ireland head-to-head

2011-03-02 00:00:00

Matches: 3 England wins: 3 Ireland wins: 0 No result: 0 First meeting: June 13, 2006, Dublin - England won by 38 runs Last meeting: August 27, 2009, Dublin - England won by 2 runs D/L

Malinga's hat-trick destroys Kenya

2011-03-02 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 1 (AFP): Sri Lankan slingshot Lasith Malinga became the first man to claim two World Cup hat-tricks Tuesday with a sensational six-wicket destruction of Kenya. The 27-year-old, who famously took four wickets in four balls against South...

Afridi tells Pakistan to get into winning habit

2011-03-02 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Mar 1 (AFP): Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has ordered his unpredictable team to wave farewell to their era of frustration and welcome in a new golden age of winning consistency. Pakistan, whose World Cup build-up was characteristically chaotic, went...

I turned down WC chance, saya Samuels

2011-03-02 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 1 (AFP): West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels, who served a two-year ban due to alleged links with an Indian bookmaker, said Tuesday he turned down a chance to return to the subcontinent for the World Cup. The...

Kabul governor quits over lack of resources

2011-03-02 00:00:00

KABUL, March 1: The governor of the province containing the Afghan capital Kabul has resigned, accusing President Hamid Karzai's government of bypassing his authority and breaking promises. Zabihullah Mujadadi, who took charge of Kabul province around two years ago, also...

Pilot killed as Sri Lankan fighter jets collide

2011-03-02 00:00:00

COLOMBO, March 1: Two Sri Lankan fighter jets collided in mid-air during an aerobatics training exercise on Tuesday, killing one of the pilots. The pilots from both of the Israeli-built Kfir aircraft ejected, but one of them died while being...

11 to die 20 get life term in India's Gujarat riots case

2011-03-02 00:00:00

AHMEDABAD, March 1: An Indian court Tuesday handed down 11 death sentences and 20 life terms to those found guilty of setting a train on fire in 2002, triggering anti-Muslim rioting that left 2,000 dead. Last week, 31 Muslims were...

Massive anti-regime protest in Yemen capital

2011-03-02 00:00:00

SANAA, March 1: Vast numbers of protesters poured into the centre of Yemen's capital Sanaa on Tuesday for a massive anti-regime rally called by the opposition, an AFP correspondent said. Protesters crowded three streets leading to a square near Sanaa...

South African trio miss training

2011-03-01 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (AFP): South African trio Imran Tahir, JP Duminy and Dale Steyn all missed training Sunday, but their absences were shrugged off by team management. "Imran has an upper respiratory tract infection and rested as a precaution,"...

India under fire after dramatic WC tie

2011-03-01 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (AFP): World Cup favourites India came under fire from a demanding media Monday after their dramatic tie with England as fallen giants West Indies looked for their first win against the Netherlands. In a gripping contest...

Sleepy Younis misses India-England match

2011-03-01 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Feb 28 (AFP): While millions of fans across the world watched a pulsating tie between India and England Sunday, Pakistan's senior batsman Younis Khan preferred sleep over high-voltage cricket. "I slept early, so I couldn't watch the England-India match,"...

Bangladeshi cattle trader injured by BSF in Benapole

2011-03-01 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Feb 28 (UNB): A Bangladeshi cattle trader was mercilessly stabbed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at their Angrail camp opposite Putkhali border here early Monday. BGB Putkhali camp commander Emdad Hossain said Anwar Ali (30), son of Shamsher...

Diesel crisis to hit Boro cultivation in Magura

2011-03-01 00:00:00

MAGURA, Feb 28 (UNB): Target of Boro paddy cultivation may not be achieved this year due to acute scarcity of diesel supply in the district. Dealers of Padma, Meghna and Jamuna oil companies said that demand for diesel is more...

Longest decline in world bonds since 2008 masks junk surge amid recovery

2011-03-01 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Feb 28 (Bloomberg): Bond market investors are showing the greatest confidence in global economic growth since credit markets crashed three years ago. Yields on debt securities are rising for a fourth month as prices fall, the longest stretch...

Egypt bourse to resume trading today as Gulf stocks tumble

2011-03-01 00:00:00

DUBAI, Feb 28 (Bloomberg): Egypt's bourse, shut for a month because of the popular uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, will resume trading tomorrow as unrest in Libya and Oman is causing stocks in the region to tumble. Dubai's benchmark...

Auto shares rebound as no hike in excise duty

2011-03-01 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Feb 28 (Economic Times): Shares of auto companies bounced back in positive territory as the finance minister didn't hike the excise duty on automobiles as feared by the industry, say analysts. Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra rose 5.53 per...

Gatehouse plans $97m Islamic bond by end Q1

2011-03-01 00:00:00

ABU DHABI, Feb 28 (Reuters): Gatehouse Bank, a London-based sharia compliant investment bank, plans to bring a 60-million-pound ($96.77 million) Islamic bond to market by the end of the first quarter, its chief executive said Sunday. Richard Thomas, speaking on...

Dad's crash death inspires Cup kid Kumar

2011-03-01 00:00:00

NAGPUR, Feb 28 (AFP): Sixteen-year-old schoolboy Nitish Kumar became the youngest ever World Cup player Monday, but his only regret was that his father, killed in a 2005 car crash, was not there to see it. The teenager was named...

South African trio miss training

2011-03-01 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (AFP): South African trio Imran Tahir, JP Duminy and Dale Steyn all missed training Sunday, but their absences were shrugged off by team management. "Imran has an upper respiratory tract infection and rested as a precaution,"...

India under fire after dramatic WC tie

2011-03-01 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (AFP): World Cup favourites India came under fire from a demanding media Monday after their dramatic tie with England as fallen giants West Indies looked for their first win against the Netherlands. In a gripping contest...

Sleepy Younis misses India-England match

2011-03-01 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Feb 28 (AFP): While millions of fans across the world watched a pulsating tie between India and England Sunday, Pakistan's senior batsman Younis Khan preferred sleep over high-voltage cricket. "I slept early, so I couldn't watch the England-India match,"...

Bangladeshi cattle trader injured by BSF in Benapole

2011-03-01 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Feb 28 (UNB): A Bangladeshi cattle trader was mercilessly stabbed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at their Angrail camp opposite Putkhali border here early Monday. BGB Putkhali camp commander Emdad Hossain said Anwar Ali (30), son of Shamsher...

Diesel crisis to hit Boro cultivation in Magura

2011-03-01 00:00:00

MAGURA, Feb 28 (UNB): Target of Boro paddy cultivation may not be achieved this year due to acute scarcity of diesel supply in the district. Dealers of Padma, Meghna and Jamuna oil companies said that demand for diesel is more...

Probe into banks' forex dealings begins

Siddique Islam | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

Siddique Islam The central bank has started special inspections to verify reporting and holding and utilisation of foreign exchange by commercial banks, officials said Monday. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) took the move against the backdrop of allegations that some commercial...

DSE shares keep sliding amid pervasive gloom

FE Report | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka stocks continued to dip for the fifth straight session, hitting 13 months' low Monday which prompted hundreds of angry investors to take to the street and demonstrate in front of the country's premier bourse, the Dhaka Stock Exchange...