BEIRUT, Feb 26: A prominent Shiite opposition leader is returning to Bahrain after months of voluntary exile in London. Hassan Mushaima's return could mark a new phase for the anti-government movement pressing for more political freedoms in the Gulf nation....
OTTAWA, Feb 26 (Reuters): Canada will outpace the United States and Mexico in first-quarter automobile production growth, which will add roughly 1.5 per centage points to the country's economic growth, according to a report released by Bank of Nova Scotia....
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters): Regulators closed one bank in the US Friday, bringing to 23 the total number of bank failures in 2011. In 2010 157 banks failed following 140 failures in 2009. The bulk of the failures increasingly have...
VERONA, Italy, Feb 26 (Reuters): Monetary policy makers must closely watch emerging inflation tensions to head off any decline in expectations for price stability, European Central Bank Governing Council member Mario Draghi said Saturday. In a speech in the northern...
NEW YORK, Feb 26 (AP): Interpublic Group of Cos., the parent company of major advertising agencies such as Draftfcb and McCann Erickson, said Friday its fourth-quarter net income jumped 51 per cent, surpassing Wall Street's expectations as the advertising market...
BOGRA, Feb 26 (UNB): Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on-collision between a bus and a truck on Bogra-Dhaka highway near Ghoga bridge in Sherpur Upazila early Saturday. The identity of the deceased could not be...
RANGPUR, Feb 26 (BSS): Three persons including a female mental patient were killed in separate incidents at different places in the district last night, police sources said. Youth Aminul Islam (22), son of Khoka Mian of Dhap Chiklirvata area under...
NARSINGDI, Feb 26 (BSS): A total of 300 disabled persons in Narsingdi district in the first phase have received their free traveling pass issued by the local Transport Owner`s Association. Deputy Commissioner of Narsingdi Amrita Bario distributed the free pass...
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Our CorrespondentNATORE, Feb 26: The roads of Natore Pourasava areas are in a bad shape causing constant inconvenience to the pedestrians and vehicles for a long time. Stagnation of water here and there and logging of water in many parts...
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Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Feb 26: A total of 1,309 ful affected poultry birds and 371 eggs have been destroyed at Anwar Poultry Firm at Nurnagor, Boyra of the city last week. The livestock department has declared it affected area and taken...
CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 26: Fresh aftershocks sent masonry tumbling among rescuers in New Zealand's quake zone and a cat sparked false alarms Saturday of a possible survivor, as the disaster's death toll rose to 145 with more than 200 missing. Grim...
KHOST, Feb 26: A roadside bomb struck a civilian vehicle in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday killing nine civilians, including women and children, a provincial deputy police chief told AFP. The civilians were driving into Khost city, capital of Khost province,...
ADEN, Feb 26: Police gunfire killed four people as the biggest protests yet swept impoverished Yemen, demanding that President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down after three decades in power. At least 19 people have now been killed in almost daily...
BAGHDAD, Feb 26: Gunmen attacked Iraq's largest oil refinery Saturday, killing a guard and detonating bombs that sparked a fire and forced the facility to shut down, officials said. The assailants, carrying pistols fitted with silencers, broke into the Beiji...
BEIRUT, Feb 26: A prominent Shiite opposition leader is returning to Bahrain after months of voluntary exile in London. Hassan Mushaima's return could mark a new phase for the anti-government movement pressing for more political freedoms in the Gulf nation....
NAGPUR, Feb 26 (AFP): Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes Sri Lanka will provide his side with a severe examination of their World Cup credentials when the champions next take the field. Ponting, bidding for an unprecedented third straight World Cup...
Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, shook off the World Cup ticketing fiasco, saying that the online ticket ballot which is about to be instituted for the finals and semi-finals was the best way to deal with the heavy demand...
SAO PAULO, Feb 26 (AP): Brazil is facing serious hurdles in its race to upgrade airports, improve infrastructure and build stadiums before the 2014 World Cup, according to a report from a government watchdog. In a key year in which...
LONDON, Feb 26 (AFP): Former Tottenham and Wolves defender Dean Richards died Saturday aged 36 after losing his battle with a long-term illness. Richards, who also played for Bradford and Southampton, was forced to retire from the game in March...
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26 (AFP): Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and paceman Mohammad Aamer have lodged appeals against their bans for corruption at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, lawyers said Saturday. "We have filed a statement of appeal in...
DOHA, Feb 26 (AFP): Caroline Wozniacki blitzed Marion Bartoli in straight sets to storm into the final of the WTA Qatar Open here on Friday. The world number one, who has been hardly pushed in Doha, once again came up...
LONDON, Feb 26 (AFP): Liverpool visit West Ham United on Sunday with forward Dirk Kuyt insisting that a Champions League spot is still a realistic aim this season. Kuyt scored the winner against Sparta Prague on Thursday night to book...
LONDON, Feb 26 (AFP): Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal will use the League Cup final against Birmingham on Sunday to prove they are finally ready to turn their vast potential into tangible achievement. When Patrick Vieira lifted the FA Cup following...
PARIS, Feb 26 (AFP): French radio stations have vowed to boycott the Manchester United v Marseille Champions League clash next month over the "exorbitant" transmission fees being demanded by the English Premier League giants. Radio France chief of sport Jacques...
CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 26: Fresh aftershocks sent masonry tumbling among rescuers in New Zealand's quake zone and a cat sparked false alarms Saturday of a possible survivor, as the disaster's death toll rose to 145 with more than 200 missing. Grim...
KHOST, Feb 26: A roadside bomb struck a civilian vehicle in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday killing nine civilians, including women and children, a provincial deputy police chief told AFP. The civilians were driving into Khost city, capital of Khost province,...
ADEN, Feb 26: Police gunfire killed four people as the biggest protests yet swept impoverished Yemen, demanding that President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down after three decades in power. At least 19 people have now been killed in almost daily...
BAGHDAD, Feb 26: Gunmen attacked Iraq's largest oil refinery Saturday, killing a guard and detonating bombs that sparked a fire and forced the facility to shut down, officials said. The assailants, carrying pistols fitted with silencers, broke into the Beiji...
BEIRUT, Feb 26: A prominent Shiite opposition leader is returning to Bahrain after months of voluntary exile in London. Hassan Mushaima's return could mark a new phase for the anti-government movement pressing for more political freedoms in the Gulf nation....
BANGALORE, Feb 26 (AFP): Sachin Tendulkar and Kevin Pietersen are poised for a heavyweight World Cup clash of superstars Sunday when India and England go head-to-head. Tendulkar is the world's leading scorer in both Test (14,692 runs) and one-day (17,657)...
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