KABUL, Jun 17 (Reuters): A Taliban suicide bomber blew up a police bus in the Afghan capital Sunday, killing around 35 people in one of Kabul's deadliest explosions in recent months amid rising nationwide violence, police said. The blast tore...
SEOUL, Jun 17 (Reuters): South Korea has welcomed North Korea's invitation to the United Nations nuclear watchdog to send a delegation to Pyongyang, a possible first step towards its nuclear disarmament. North Korea's state news agency said late Saturday the...
PARIS, June 17 (AFP): French President Nicolas Sarkozy looked set to win a sweeping mandate for his ambitious programme of reforms Sunday, as the French go back to the polls to elect a new National Assembly, the lower house of...
NAHR AL-BARED, Jun17 (Reuters): Lebanese troops and al Qaeda-inspired militants fought sporadically Sunday at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, the scene of often ferocious battles that have entered their fifth week. Witnesses said heavy overnight clashes erupted between...
TEHRAN, Jun 17 (Reuters): Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and the European Union's foreign policy chief may meet again in the next few days for talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Sunday. Iran's Ali Larijani and...
GAZA CITY, Jun 17 (AFP): BBC journalist Alan Johnston, kidnapped in Gaza more than three months ago, should be released "soon," a spokesman for Hamas said Sunday. "Major efforts are underway which should end soon with the liberation of Alan...
BAGHDAD, Jun 17 (Reuters): Iraqis slowly began returning to the streets of Baghdad when a curfew was lifted Sunday, four days after the bombing of a revered Shi'ite Muslim mosque to the north sparked fears of reprisal sectarian attacks. But...
BANGKOK, Jun17 (AFP): Thousands of supporters of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra braved rainy skies and heavy security late Saturday to protest against the junta that deposed him. The demonstration came a day after Thaksin addressed crowds in a recorded...
Sheikh Russel KC registered their sixth win in the B League, beating Chittagong Abahani by 4-3 goals in an exciting second phase match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Sunday, reports UNB.With this win, Sheikh Russell KC...
Bangladesh Cricket Board Sunday picked up 16 pace bowlers to join the phase-3 camp of the Grameenphone (GP) Pacer Hunt programme to be held from June 20 to 28 at the BKSP in Savar, reports UNB.The selected pacers have been...
England nipped out two wickets on the third morning at Chester-le-Street but, once again, one West Indian stood doggedly in their way: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who was dropped by Ian Bell on 9 Saturday afternoon, according to Cricinfo. Play began on...
Pakistan have shortlisted Australian trio Geoff Lawson, Richard Done and Dav Whatmore for the job of coaching the national team, it has been announced. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is searching for a foreign coach to replace former England player...
NEW DELHI, Jun 17 (AFP): India's cricketers will head for a tour of England Wednesday with their annual graded contracts back in place following a flip-flop by the sport's administrators. The Indian cricket board had cancelled the graded contracts--ranging from...
Maria Sharapova claimed Saturday two victories in a day to reach the semi-finals of the rain-hit DFS Classic at Edgbaston, reports BBC. The 2004 Wimbledon champion began by beating Tamira Paszek 6-3 4-6 6-2 in a much-delayed third-round match which...
Tiger Woods is confident his experience will tell as he targets his 13th major at the US Open at Oakmont Sunday, reports BBC. The American is two shots behind leader Aaron Baddeley and is the only one of the leading...
David Beckham hopes to end his Real Madrid career on a high Sunday by helping the club take the Primera Liga title before leaving to join LA Galaxy, reports BBC. If Madrid beat Real Mallorca they will pip Barcelona and...
Andy Roddick eased into the final of the Artois Championships at Queen's Club after a straight sets win over Russian Dmitry Tursunov, reports BBC. The American second seed put in a strong display to get the better of Tursunov with...
JAKARTA, Jun 17 (AFP): Kenya dominated the Jakarta International 10K run Sunday with John Cheruiyot Korir first over the line and compatriot Rita Sitienei Jeptoo the first woman. Korir clocked 29 minutes and 23 seconds while Rita Sitienei Jeptoo finished...
Paul Malignaggi comprehensively out-pointed champion Lovemore N'dou to take the IBF light welterweight title, reports BBC. Malignaggi (26) used his speed and quickness to keep N'dou at bay on his way to his 23rd win in 24 fights. He landed...
GOVERNMENT'S development activities in this country often suffered badly in terms of delay in implementation or escalation of costs. These also more than occasionally suffered even in quality for a variety of reasons. While ill intentions of those who were...
Shamsul Huq ZahidTHE present caretaker government, it seems, is serious about addressing the problems that have been affecting the implementation of the annual development programme (ADP) for decades. It has taken a number of initiatives that are intended to expedite...
Clive CrookTHE sponsors of the Senate's stalled immigration reform had braced themselves for a fight, but their compromise bill roused a depth and breadth of hostility that surprised even them. Protests came from both extremes, as expected, but what stopped...
Fazle Rashid from New YorkCORRUPTION and graft surrounding the student loan in US universities and colleges have not only taken an embarrassing turn and is sweeping through and has not even spared such world renowned institution like John Hopkins.The moot...
THE government is contemplating a move to hand over the entire power supply and generation to the private companies. Tapan Chowdhury, the power adviser, said these private operators would also be allowed to fix their tariffs.In fact, total handover of...
THE largest two political parties, which ruled the country alternatively for the last 15 years, gave us the hardest shock with their chronic confrontational politics. Much of the corruption they have reportedly done individually might have been resorted to, for...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is due to quit office on June 27, in his parting kick has sought to stoke ashes with the dubious intention of igniting fire again. He has succeeded in having controversial writer Salman Rushdie...
Michael T Klare Sixteen gallons of oil, either directly, through the use of Humvees, tanks, trucks, and helicopters, or indirectly, by calling in air strikes. Multiply this figure by 162,000 soldiers in Iraq, 24,000 in Afghanistan, and 30,000 in the...
Kimia Sanati from TehranAs Iran reluctantly begins implementing Thursday a plan to reduce consumption of mostly imported petrol by cutting massive consumer subsidies, it is with an eye to possible tightening of international sanctions for the country's controversial nuclear programme....
Amy Yee from New DelhiIndia is within reach of ambitious targets of signing up 500m phone subscribers by 2010, or nearly half its population, but delays in adding more spectrum could stifle near-term growth, according to the country's telecoms industry...
Over 150 political leaders and activists from different parties Saturday gathered at a city hotel apparently to discuss about launching of a new political party, reports bdnews24.comThey, however, said that they had got together for lunch, hosted by Dhaka City...
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